HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age‘ is now casting and hiring actors in New York City.
HBO Casting directors are now hiring actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming in New York City starting this February 2020. Producers are looking for babies, background actors, photo doubles, stand-ins, and other positions for acting jobs as the show films throughout NYC.
About HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’:
The stars of the new HBO drama series from the Downton Abbey creator will feature Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, and Amanda Peet. HBO describes the show as a series set in 1882 during the American Gilded Age, which is a “period of immense economic change when huge fortunes were made and lost, Marian Brook, the orphaned daughter of a Union general, moves into the home of her rigidly conventional aunts in New York City. Accompanied by the mysterious Peggy Scott, an African-American woman masquerading as her maid, Marian gets caught up in the dazzling lives of her stupendously rich neighbors, as she struggles to decide between adhering to the established rules of society, or forging her own path in a new world on the brink of transformation.”
How to apply:
HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age’ Casting Call
African American Cafe Patrons Casting Call
#GWCISeeking is SAG-AFTRA/NONUNION men and women to portray 1880’s African American cafe patrons for background work on season 1 of the HBO series The Gilded Age. Tentative work date is 12/3 in Sleepy Hollow, NY. Fitting 11/9 thru 11/20 in Brooklyn, and required covid tests prior to the fitting as well as the work date, in Brooklyn.
Covid test provided by production likely in Greenpoint as well.
THIS IS PAID WORK!!! SAG-AFTRA rate is SAG background scale; Nonunion rate is $165/10hrs.
SEEKING NYC/Tristate Area LOCALS ONLY FOR THIS!
Scene is set in the 1880s….
– MEN & WOMEN must have NO VISIBLE TATTOOS. (especially on neck & hands)
– MEN must have natural hair colors and ok getting period haircut and have your facial hair styled/altered to be period appropriate
– MEN NO fades, super clean edges, shaved sides, etc.
– MEN & WOMEN must have NO wool allergies
– WOMEN must have natural hair colors only (no highlights, ombre or balayage). Looking for women with longer hair lengths preferably at least 4-6inches below the shoulders in it’s natural texture (please note current length of hair.)
-WOMEN must be okay wearing a corset, bustle and multiple layers as appropriate to the 1880s.
If interested/available, please email gildedage@gwcnyc.com, change the subject line to read “FB African American Cafe Patrons, fully available” and include in the body of the email the following information:
– Name
– Union Status (SAG-AFTRA or NONUNION)
– Phone Number
– Confirm that you are local to the NYC tri state area
– MEN & WOMEN: Several candid full-body photos, photos from the back that shows your hair length in natural state
– WOMEN: Current photos without makeup.
– Men: OKAY clean shaven (or altering facial hair if you have facial hair).
– Women: current hair length below the shoulders
– Women: Confirm okay wearing/working in a corset and/or bustle
– All current wardrobe sizes (MEN: height, weight, jacket, neck/sleeve, waist/inseam, shoe; WOMEN: height, weight, dress, bust-waist-hips, shoe)
– Which forms of IDs you will be bringing for your i9 if booked (if you have a VISA or Employment Authorization Card, please let us know!)
– Confirm your hair has NOT been colored, dyed, or highlighted (if it has, please elaborate)
– Confirm the dates you are available/submitting for
Please write in the subject line: “FB African American Cafe Patrons, fully available”
Upscale Charity Attendees Casting Call
#GWCISeeking is seeking NONUNION women 5’3 – 5’7 30″ waist and below with long natural hair to portray 1880’s Caucasian Upscale Charity Attendees for background work on season 1 of the HBO series The Gilded Age. Tentative work dates are 12/1, 12/2, and 12/4 in Sleepy Hollow, NY. Covid test on Sunday 11/8 in Greenpoint, fitting Monday 11/9 in Greenpoint, and covid test 11/30 prior to the work, in Greenpoint.
Covid test provided by production!
THIS IS PAID WORK!!! Nonunion rate is $165/10hrs.
SEEKING NYC/Tristate Area LOCALS ONLY FOR THIS!
Scene is set in the 1880s….
– MEN & WOMEN must have NO VISIBLE TATTOOS. (especially on neck & hands)
– MEN must have natural hair colors and ok getting period haircut and have your facial hair styled/altered to be period appropriate
– MEN & WOMEN must have NO wool allergies
– WOMEN must have natural hair colors only (no highlights, ombre or balayage). Looking for women with longer hair lengths preferably at least 4-6inches below the shoulders (please note current length of hair.)
-WOMEN must be okay wearing a corset, bustle and multiple layers as appropriate to the 1880s.
If interested/available, please email gildedage@gwcnyc.com, change the subject line to read “FB 1880’s Charity, fully available” and include in the body of the email the following information:
– Name
– Confirm you are NONUNION
– Phone Number
– Confirm that you are local to the NYC tri state area
– Several candid full-body photos, photos from the back that shows your hair length
– Current photos without makeup.
– Current hair length below the shoulders
– Confirm okay wearing/working in a corset and/or bustle
– All current wardrobe sizes (WOMEN: height, weight, dress, bust-waist-hips, shoe)
– Which forms of IDs you will be bringing for your i9 if booked (if you have a VISA or Employment Authorization Card, please let us know!)
– Confirm your hair has NOT been colored, dyed, or highlighted (if it has, please elaborate)
– Confirm the dates you are available/submitting for
Please write in the subject line: “FB 1880’s Charity, fully available”
Expired Casting Calls
Bearded Actors Casting Call
Seeking NONUNION men with facial hair/beards/mustaches to portray 1880’s Caucasian working class for season 1 of the HBO series The Gilded Age.
Work date is April 2nd, 2020; fitting date will be Thursday 3/12 or Monday 3/16.
THIS IS PAID WORK!!! Nonunion rate is $165/10hrs. There will be atmospheric smoke in the interior scenes. SEEKING NYC LOCALS ONLY FOR THIS!
Scene is set in the 1880s….
– MEN & WOMEN must have NO VISIBLE TATTOOS. (especially on neck & hands)
– MEN & WOMEN must have NO wool allergies
If interested/available, please email gildedage@gwcnyc.com, change the subject line to read “FB MEN WITH FACIAL HAIR” and include in the body of the email the following information:
– Name
– Confirm NONUNION
– Phone Number
-Confirm that you are local to the NYC tri state area
– MEN & WOMEN: Several candid full-body photos, photos from the back that shows your hair length
– WOMEN: Current photos without makeup.
– Men: OKAY clean shaven (or altering facial hair if you have facial hair).
– Women: current hair length below the shoulders
– All current wardrobe sizes (MEN: height, weight, jacket, neck/sleeve, waist/inseam, shoe; WOMEN: height, weight, dress, bust-waist-hips, shoe)
– Which forms of IDs you will be bringing for your i9 if booked (if you have a VISA or Employment Authorization Card, please let us know!)
– Confirm your hair has NOT been colored, dyed, or highlighted (if it has, please elaborate)
– Confirm okay with atmospheric smoke
– Confirm okay with exteriors
– Confirm okay wearing/working in a corset and/or bustle
– Fully avail April 2nd
– Fully avail fitting 3/12 (or 3/16)
Please write in the subject line: “FB MEN WITH FACIAL HAIR”
1800s Scene Casting Call
seeking NONUNION men & women to portray 1880’s Caucasian working class people for season 1 of the HBO series The Gilded Age. Fitting date will be Wednesday 3/11. Works Thursday 4/2 in NYC area. Exteriors.
THIS IS PAID WORK!!! Nonunion rate is $165/10hrs. There will be atmospheric smoke in the interior scenes.
Scene is set in the 1880s….
– WOMEN must have natural colors, NO balayage, NO undercuts, NO wigs, NO weaves, NO braids, NO ombre or unnatural looking highlights.
– WOMEN must be okay with working in a corset, bustle and multiple layers as appropriate to the 1880s.
– MEN & WOMEN must have NO VISIBLE TATTOOS. (especially on neck & hands)
– MEN & WOMEN must have NO wool allergies
If interested/available, please email gildedage@gwcnyc.com, change the subject line to read “FACEBOOK WORKING CLASS AVAIL 4/2” and include in the body of the email the following information:
– Name
– Confirm NONUNION
– Phone Number
-Confirm that you are local to the NYC tri state area
– MEN & WOMEN: Several candid full-body photos, photos from the back that shows your hair length
– WOMEN: Current photos without makeup.
– Men: OKAY clean shaven (or altering facial hair if you have facial hair).
– Women: current hair length below the shoulders
– All current wardrobe sizes (MEN: height, weight, jacket, neck/sleeve, waist/inseam, shoe; WOMEN: height, weight, dress, bust-waist-hips, shoe)
– Which forms of IDs you will be bringing for your i9 if booked (if you have a VISA or Employment Authorization Card, please let us know!)
– Confirm your hair has NOT been colored, dyed, or highlighted (if it has, please elaborate)
– Confirm okay with atmospheric smoke
– Confirm okay with exteriors
– Confirm okay wearing/working in a corset and/or bustle
– Fully avail April 2nd
Please write in the subject line: “FACEBOOK WORKING CLASS AVAIL 4/2”
Upscale Charity Attendees Casting Call
SAG-AFTRA and NONUNION Caucasian women 30’s-50’s age range with long hair (5-6inches below the shoulders) to portray 1880’s Upscale Charity Attendees for Season 1 of the HBO Series THE GILDED AGE! Works Wednesday 4/1, 4/14, & 4/15 interior in NYC area. There will be a fitting prior to the work on TBD date.
4/1 will likely be in Manhattan; 4/14 and 4/15 will likely be on Long Island.
THIS IS PAID WORK!!! Nonunion rate is $165/10hrs. There will be atmospheric smoke in the interior scenes.
Scene is set in the 1880s….
– WOMEN must have natural colors, NO balayage, NO undercuts, NO wigs, NO weaves, NO braids, NO ombre or unnatural looking highlights.
– WOMEN must be okay with working in a corset, bustle and multiple layers as appropriate to the 1880s.
– MEN & WOMEN must have NO VISIBLE TATTOOS. (especially on neck & hands)
– MEN & WOMEN must have NO wool allergies.
If interested/available, please email gildedage@gwcnyc.com, change the subject line to read “FACEBOOK CHARITY ATTENDEES AVAIL ALL DATES” and include in the body of the email the following information:
-Name
– Union Status (SAG-AFTRA or NONUNION)
– Phone Number
– Current photos without makeup, as well as full body photos that also show your current hair length
– Photos from the back that shows your hair length
– All current wardrobe sizes (height, weight, bust, waist, hips, dress and shoe)
– Which forms of IDs you will be bringing for your i9 if booked (if you have a VISA or Employment Authorization Card, please let us know!)
– Confirm your hair has NOT been colored or highlighted (if it has, please elaborate)
– Confirm okay with atmospheric smoke
– Confirm okay wearing/working in a corset and/or bustle
– Fully avail April 1st, April 14th & April 15th
Please write in the subject line: “FACEBOOK CHARITY ATTENDEES AVAIL ALL DATES”
Charity Scene Casting Call
SAG/NU Caucasian women to portray Upscale Charity Attendees; Works Wednesday 4/1, 4/15, & 4/16 interior in NYC area
Scene is set in the 1880s.If interested/available email gildedage@gwcnyc.com with the following:
-Name
-Union Status
-Phone Number
-Current photos without makeup, as well as full body photos that also show your current hair length
– All current wardrobe sizes (height, weight, bust, waist, hips, dress and shoe)
-Which forms of IDs you will be bringing for your i9 if booked (if you have a VISA or Employment Authorization Card, please let us know!)
-Confirm your hair has NOT been colored.
-Confirm okay with atmospheric smoke
-Confirm okay wearing/working in a corset
.- Fully avail April 1st, April 15th & April 16th
Please write in the subject line: “FACEBOOK CHARITY ATTENDEES 4/1”
Seamstresses Casting Call
GWCI is seeking SAG-AFTRA/NONUNION to portray 1880’s caucasian seamstresses w/hand sewing experience for Season 1 of THE GILDED AGE. Tentative work date will be 3/27/2020 on Long Island, New York. Interiors.
-There will be a fitting prior to the work date.
-Must be ok working around smoke, have natural hair colors only (no highlights, ombre or balayage).
-Looking for women with longer hair lengths (please note current length of hair.) Must be okay wearing a corset, bustle and multiple layers as appropriate to the 1880s.
-PAID WORK! Will likely be SAG-AFTRA special ability background rate $184/8hrs.
-If you are nonunion, we may request a SAG waiver for you.
If interested/available please email gildedage@gwcnyc.com and change subject line to read “FB SEAMSTRESSES” and include in the body of your email the following information:
-Name
-Union Status
-Phone #
-Your hand sewing experience (how many years, any professional experience, elaborate)
-Current photos without makeup, as well as full body photos that also show your current hair length
-All current wardrobe sizes (height, weight, bust, waist, hips, dress and shoe)
-Which forms of IDs you will be bringing for your i9 if booked (if you have a VISA or Employment Authorization Card, please let us know!)
-Confirm your hair has NOT been colored
-Confirm OKAY w/atmospheric smoke
-Confirm OKAY wearing/working in a corset
-Fully avail 3/27
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