Hi I'm in 1st year and I'm doing a careers project! Dose anyone no what qualifications you need to be an actor?[:confused:

Here's the online version of the Occupational Outlook Handbook, a U.S. government publication that gives good information about many jobs. The pages for actor are here:

Motion Picture and Video Industries (http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs038.htm)

A lot of times you don't need any qualifications...

hi im in 1st year and im doing a careers project! dose anyone no what qualifications you need to be an actor?[:confused:
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Yes I do! Get yourself in an ongoing acting program where you are practicing acting daily or at least weekly. Get a nice headshot done by a professional entertainment photographer. Take some good courses on marketing and promotion so you know how to promote yourself. Seek a modeling and actor consultant in your local area. Invest in yourself. If you need more help--write back.

Alot of times you don't need any qualifications...

I agree. If you really love the job, that is enough.

There can be many qualifications that one should and also might have to have in order to be an actor. Just being a body with two arms and two legs and a desire to be an actor may not be enough in most cases for anyone wanting to seriously go into the profession of being an actor.

Wondergirl provided a link to an excellent and informative site in her post #2 above. Below, is a quote from that site.


Actors usually are required to have formal dramatic training or acting experience. Training can be obtained in acting conservatories, university programs, theatre-sponsored training programs, and independent dramatic arts schools. The National Association of Schools of Theatre accredits 135 colleges and universities that offer bachelor's or higher degrees in dramatic and theater arts. However, many reputable studio programs offer training on a course-by-course basis or that do not lead to a formal degree. Many professional actors who are between acting jobs obtain additional advanced training through private sessions with an acting coach or by participating in a master class to focus on a particular challenge or to broaden their skills.

Training in singing, dancing, or stage combat, or experience in modeling, stand up comedy, or acting in commercials is especially useful and helps an actor stand out among the many resumes being considered. But actual performance credits, even those for performing in local and regional theater productions, can be the most useful in getting into an audition. Many actors begin their career by performing in smaller markets and commercials and working as extras. Most professional actors rely on agents or managers to find auditions for them.