AGE-CREDIT STRATIFICATION IN HOLLYWOOD
AGE-CREDIT STRATIFICATION IN HOLLYWOOD, NY & LONDON A common misunderstanding among novice actors who arrive in Hollywood aged 18-22—a notion still relevant to those aged 22-35—is that their current volume and quality of auditions will continue unimpeded, even if they fail to book a meaningful percentage of them. Actors who start around age 18, in particular, are often able to secure an agent at one of the mid-level agencies. For a glorious few years, they have access to a wide variety of major roles, simply because the role calls for someone 18-22 to convincingly play 15-18. While a few "winners" (e.g., the casts of The Hunger Games or similar franchises like Divergent or Maze Runner ) emerge from this period with significant credits and bookings, the great majority of those invited to audition will wrap up this phase (say, around age 25) with no significant or major credits. Typically, mid-level agencies drop talent at this age, as they are already moving on to t...
