How much experience do i need for an acting agent?

Question

ok i have been in a special school related pragram called "gifted and talented" for acting / theater arts for 4 years. i also joined a proffessional theatre school 1 year ago and i learned alot in the past year. Do you think that is enough "experience" for an acting agent to represent me? If so, what agents should i go to? i am 13

Answer 1

Enough experience? Possibly.

Certain agencies will probably be more strict about accepting new clients with limited amounts of experience. Some, though, would be happy to represent new talent with your level of experience (and possibly lower.)

The key thing here is to figure out what you want and what's possible to achieve right now.

Being 13, your parents MUST be supportive of your possible acting career or you won't be able to do anything until you're 18.

Also where you live is going to be a huge factor in what kind of work you can get.  If you live in a city with lots of film work, then trying to find an agent would be a good idea. If you live in a small town, there would be little point because you'd have to travel very far for auditions and most parents aren't willing to do that with their kids.

At any rate... talk to your teacher (in the GT program). Likely they'll know how a person your age could get more involved in professional acting work.

Best of luck!