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What is Working.Actor?

The all-in-one career accelerator for actors

Working.Actor brings together all the educational & motivational resources you need to have a career as an actor.

What's Inside Working.Actor

Courses

Live Webinars

Coaching

Community

Interviews

Courses to give you the skills and insights you need

Level up your career with step-by-step lessons you can access on your own schedule. Over 45 lessons totaling 7 hours of educational content. Total value: $697

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Live Webinars to get up-to-date info and your questions answered

In depth discussion of current topics and Q&A on anything you need to succeed! Total value: $799

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Coaching for accountability and achieving results

Get results with clear direction from experienced & caring coaches. Make leaps and bounds with encouragement and real plans for achieving your goals!

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Community to get up-to-date info and your questions answered

Collaborate with your peers, get feedback, create connection, share your wins, and celebrate the success of others. Total value: $249

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Interviews from professionals to inspire you

Listen to industry wisdom from casting directors, agents, actors, directors, and more. Total value: $299

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Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely! We made this to be the resource we wish we had when we started in this business.

Congrats! Even if you have an agent and are regularly booking, we have content that will help you book even more (and better!) work, improve your networking skills, self-tape like a pro, master social media, and so much more.

You'll also have the opportunity to expand your network and give tips to your fellow artists who are just getting started!

In short, no. Working.Actor is the perfect place to start. You'll learn how to save money on headshots, what to look for so you don't waste money on an acting class that's a bad fit, where to look for auditions, and how to find the right agents and manager for you.

No problem! This is relevant to actors working in commercials, TV, and movies in any market! Most everything is applicable whether you are in NYC, Vancouver, Georgia, or elsewhere. Fundamentally, building a career as a working actor is the same everywhere.

That said, we know that every market has its own unique attributes, and we'll continue add relevant info as we learn more from our friends and members in these places.

As little or as long as you'd like to have access to the content, community, and coaching. You're not locked into anything, so it's up to you. We want you to be here as long as it's supportive for your career. We've had some members stay subscribed for several years!

There are 2 formats:

Membinars are a monthly Q&A call where you can get get live coaching.

There's also a community section (kind of like a Facebook group, but without the distractions of being on Facebook) where you can post your questions, and we'll answer.

We've done phone coaching for $250/hr. But these formats allows you to get answers as-needed for a whole lot less!

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They are so good and much more tasty.
A warm tortilla and veggies are great,
We'd write a sonnet but let's not be hasty.

Need More Details? Here ya go!

Each course consists of easy to follow video lessons. Track your progress, learn on your own schedule. Get feedback and ask questions in the community forum.

Self-Tape Mastery

Everything you need to know about self-tape auditions. Feel confident in your set up, give a performance that stands out, and get comfortable with the technical elements of editing and sending.

Social Media for Actors

This is a comprehensive guide to understanding how social media works, and how to leverage it as a useful relationship building and marketing tool (not just a time-suck).

How to Get an Agent (or Manager)

A step-by-step guide to get you the best possible representation for your career

Some of our interview guests include...

Michael Kostroff

Anthony Meindl

Geralyn Flood

Jeremy Gordon

Porter Kelly

J.K. Simmons

Jenna Fischer

Neil McDonough

Chin Han

If there were a textbook on how to be a working actor, the guides are it. Each guide is like a chapter of a book and there's 50+ that will help you with all parts of your career. Everything from how to book dubbing VO gigs, networking tips, getting an agent, and setting up your casting profiles.

🎒Set Bag

📽 Demo Reel Resources

🎙VO

💰Finances

🗣 Dubbing

🎙Voice Over

🍸 Networking Events & Organizations

🚘 Car Kit

📖 Books

🗺 Agents & Casting Outside of LA/NY

🌅 Top Commercial Agents & Casting Directors

📻 Podcasts

📹 Self-Tape Equipment & Locations

📝 The Contract

💪 Getting Reps

🛩 Local Hire Reps

🏖 Commercial Agents

👔 Theatrical Agents

👩‍💼 Managers

⚾️ Self-Pitching

😁 Booking Commercials

🎬 Booking Film

✈️ Pilot Season

📺 Booking TV

▶️ YouTube

😝 Cultivate Creativity

🌇 Moving to the Big City

😈 Facebook

🐣 Twitter

🤳 Instagram

📱 Social Media

🏫 Acting Classes

🔒 Online Security & Privacy

💃 Booked It

🎞 IMDb

🏹 Setting Goals

👷‍♂️ SAG-AFTRA

🥗 Health

📧 Email Newsletter

🏭 Industry

📹 Self-Taping

🐙 Self-Submission

👷‍♀️ Workshops

🎓 Acting Classes

📬 Postcards

👨‍💼 Team

📖 Booking Work

📽 Product / Craft

📸 Headshot Photographers

🛠 Resources

There will be live webinars in the future, and there's the archive of all past webinars on all sorts of topics. Hours and hours of tips, tricks, questions, inspiration, and coaching. Here are some of the latest ones...
April 18, 2024 - Self-Tape vs Live Zoom Auditions, How to Deal with Industry Slowness
Our self-tape course is out! Compare benefits of self-tapes and live auditions over zoom. Discussing the state of the industry and how to manage when things are slow.
December 13, 2023 – SAG-AFTA Contract Update, Yearly Planning & Goal Setting
Update about the newest SAG-AFTRA contract. All about Yearly/Quarterly planning and setting effective goals. Wrapping up your financial year and tax info.
November 15, 2023 - Self Tapes Tips, Demo Reels, Picking Headshots
Gedaly's film festival experiences, self tape tips, strike updates, demo reel wisdom, and strategies for choosing your headshots after a shoot.
October 10, 2023 - Worldwide Actor Unions, How to Find an Acting Class, Resume Tips
Strike updates about the ongoing SA-AFTRA strike and possible Interactive contract strike. Updates from Ben's trip to the FIA conference. Tips on how to find an acting class that's right for you.
September 12, 2023 - Headshots, Film Festivals, Lessons from Jackie Chan Stunt Team
Strike updates, successes & lessons from Gedaly's film premiere, takeaways from training with the Jackie Chan Action Team, and how to choose headshots with your reps.
August 8, 2023 - The Path to Becoming a Working Actor
Strike updates, then Gedaly & Ben share an overview of the path to becoming a working actor.
July 11, 2023 - Strikes, Self-Producing, Threads
Ben explains union contracts and strike info, Gedaly shares thoughts on his self-producing experience and ideas for creating your own work.
June 13, 2023 - Leveraging Press, Virtual Production, Identifying your Character Archetypes
Ben's in the LA Times, Strike & Contract Updates, all about Virtual Production, actually practical advice on how to "bring yourself" to your characters

Who We Are

BEN WHITEHAIR
✅ Working actor: multiple guest star and recurring TV credits, star of feature films, worked with multiple Oscar-winners (IMDb)
✅ Executive Vice President of SAG-AFTRA (2021 - 2023)
✅ Professional business/mindset coach
✅ Chief Operating Officer of TSMA Consulting, entertainment's premier social media management firm
✅ Co-Founder LA Actors Tweetup
✅ Co-created and taught undergraduate & graduate classes at UCLA on social media and the business of showbiz
🐑 Champion sheep and dairy cow showman #TrueStory

GEDALY GUBEREK
✅ Actor & Director
✅ Producer of independent short and feature films
✅ Filmmaking Educator and Founder of DVResolve.com
✅ Award winner in multiple film festivals and screenwriting competitions
✅ Editor of national commercials & content producer for major brands
✅ Certified mindset coach
✅ Digital marketing strategist for startups & multi-million dollar companies
✅ Launched a New York Times best seller (didn't write it)
✅ Ran multiple successful crowdfunding campaigns

What Members & Industry Friends Have To Say

"It is, to this day, one of the best career decisions I've ever made. I have signed with a great theatrical agency, booked a feature film, starred in my own short that is currently circulating film festivals. I also have relationships with major casting directors and a concrete game plan to take my career to the next level." - Jess B.

"I spent years interviewing professionals to demystify the path to success in the entertainment industry…and now it's all in one spot! This is the resource I wish I had when I moved to LA" - AJ Meijer

I got a talent agent in LA! I cannot thank you enough! That course was so good at helping me know how to navigate the meeting, what to prepare, how to end it. I felt really confident in both my materials and my understanding of what to expect. Thank you for being such a fantastic resource!" - Samara S.

"Just wanted to share that yesterday I signed with a manager here in LA. It's been… a process to find the right one but I made it. Thank you both for the advice and for connecting me to the resources I needed to move forward in my career." - Josh V

"I wish every actor on my sets knew this stuff. Working.Actor has all the information actors should know—in one place. I highly recommend." - Mary Lou Belli, Emmy Award-Winning Director

"Working.Actor is a must-have for every actor. Ben has always approached acting with both a creative and business instinct. He's managed to concisely communicate his strategies to his peers for years, and I'm thrilled Working.Actor is a platform that maximizes this information even further." - Andrew Carlberg, Oscar Award-Winning Producer

"I think Ben understands not just the film industry and social media but also human psychology and how tracking anything is the key to success. I just started using working actor and so far I love it. I wish I had this resource when I first moved to LA." - Daniel S

"Ben has the comprehensive expertise on how to effectively pursue a career in acting in the digital age. He helps you organize your goals and customize your tasks so that navigating our industry stops being about desperation and starts being about strategy." - Miki Y.

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