Want to get on set? Here are seven open casting calls we verified this morning (Oct. 5, 2026), starting with two in North Carolina, then the Southeast and national calls. Every listing below has a future shoot date or deadline. Apply through the official link only.
Before You Apply: Never Pay to Audition
Legit casting directors don’t charge you to audition, book a role or “hold” a spot. Be careful with anyone asking for money up front, gift cards, paid photo packages or your bank info, and with “castings” that only exist in DMs. If a deal sounds too good, check out the casting company before you send anything.
North Carolina
1. “Secrets of Sampson” (series): Sheriff/Detective Narrator, Wilmington
- Casting: Dirty Laundry Picture Company
- Role: Male, 60–75, plays a sheriff or detective who narrates the stories on camera. Narration and on-camera skills preferred.
- Location: Wilmington, NC (local talent only)
- Pay: Paid; rate not listed
- Deadline: Oct. 31, 2026
- Apply: Project Casting listing
2. Outdoor Commercial: Real Families, Duck (Outer Banks)
- Casting: C&J Casting
- Roles: Real families, ideally a family of four (parents around 40–46, kids around 8–12). Must genuinely enjoy biking, fishing and beach/water activities.
- Location: Duck, NC (two shoot days)
- Pay: $6,400 per family of four ($1,600 per person, plus 20% agency fee if applicable). Hotel, per diem and a $150 travel stipend per family.
- Deadline: Oct. 29, 2026
- Apply: Project Casting listing
Southeast
3. “2016 The Movie”: Female Lead, Atlanta
- Casting: Samantha Blake Casting
- Role: Lead model/actress, female, 18–24, with a confident on-camera presence
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Pay: $600/day, $1,200 total
- Deadline: Nov. 1, 2026
- Apply: Project Casting listing
4. “Thunder Road” Season 1 (series): Tailor/Seamstress Background, Senoia, Ga.
- Casting: CL Casting
- Role: Any ethnicity, 18–50s, with real tailoring, alterations or measuring experience
- Location: Senoia, GA
- Pay: $182 for 12 hours
- Deadline: No deadline listed. Shoot dates are Oct. 7 or Oct. 15, so apply ASAP.
- Apply: Register at submit.catrettcasting.com and fill out the availability form linked in the official casting notice.
5. “Golf Trip”: Background Talent in a Drunk Tank Scene, Canton, Ga.
- Casting: Rose Locke Casting
- Role: Men and women, 21+, all ethnicities, playing suspects in a jail drunk tank
- Location: Canton, GA
- Pay: $168 for 12 hours
- Deadline: No deadline listed. The shoot is Sat., Oct. 10, so submit now.
- Apply: Email Extras@RoseLockeCasting.com with the subject “DRUNK TANK,” at least three photos (including a dated headshot and full body), your age, height, weight, contact info and clothing sizes. Full notice
National
6. “Miami Vice” (feature film): Background and Specialty Talent, South Florida
- Casting: Casting TaylorMade
- Roles: Local South Florida background talent with an authentic Miami or 1980s look: beachgoers, nightlife types, hospitality workers, first responders, musicians, roller skaters and classic or exotic car owners
- Location: Miami / South Florida (locals only)
- Pay: $212 for 12 hours and a $50 fitting. Vintage car bumps run +$200 (1968–1989) to +$250 (1960–1967).
- Deadline: Nov. 2, 2026
- Apply: Project Casting listing
7. “You Ain’t Gotta Lie To Kick It” (short film): Leads and Featured Roles, Los Angeles
- Production: Directed by Keaton Greene, part of the anthology You’re Missing The Point. It shoots on 35mm in late November under the SAG-AFTRA Short Film Micro Budget Agreement and is open to union and non-union talent.
- Roles and pay: Young Man (lead, $1,000), Young Woman (lead, $1,000), Maxxer (lead, $500), Maxxer’s Mom ($250), Server (featured extra, $400), Patrons (featured extra, $200)
- Location: Los Angeles (LA local hire)
- Deadline: Nov. 1, 2026
- Apply: Project Casting listing
Keep an Eye on NC Productions
The NC Film Office’s current productions page lists the feature JoJo and the Freaks filming in the Wilmington region. No public casting call was posted for it when we checked. Wilmington’s Kimmie Stewart Casting has been posting background calls for ABC’s R.J. Decker through The Southern Casting Call, so bookmark that page for the next round.
Sources
- Project Casting: North Carolina Casting Calls
- Project Casting: Latest Casting Calls
- The Southern Casting Call
- NC Film Office: Current Productions
