What to Include in Your Acting Resume

If you want to keep your acting resume clean and simple, follow these guidelines:

Opening:
This should include your name, contact information (cell phone or service), height, weight, age range, eye and hair color.

Body:
Any acting experience you have had belongs in this section. Use the sections Theater, Film, Television, and Commercials. If you have done voice-overs as well, you can include these here. List in columns the title of the piece, then your character's name, then the place where you performed. (i.e., Once Upon a Mattress; Winnifred; Bucks County Playhouse)

Education:
List here any acting programs you have attended, as well as any schools you've gone to.

Special Skills:
This is a list of skills you have that may be needed for certain roles. (i.e., Spanish speaker, horseback riding, fencing, dialects (list them), etc.