Actors, comedians and circus performers

Example job titles

• acrobat
• acting teacher - private or studio
• actor/actress
• circus performer
• clown
• comedian
• drama teacher - private or studio
• narrator

Main duties

• This group performs some or all of the following duties:
• Actors and comedians
• Study and rehearse lines, gestures and expressions to interpret a role
• Portray roles in video or motion picture productions, television shows, theatre productions, radio dramas, commercials and other productions or perform the narration
• Sing or dance as required by specific roles
• Perform comedy acts in nightclubs alone or as members of comedy troupes
• Improvise a role.
• Acting teachers
• Train students in interpretation of scripts, speech, movement, and dramatic theory
• Prepare acting students for specific auditions and performances.

Employment requirements

• Demonstrated ability, based on an audition or previous acting or circus roles, is an important hiring criteria.
• Circus performers and acrobats may require a period of study at a circus school.
• Acting programs are offered at universities, colleges and private acting schools.
• Acting teachers usually require experience as actors.
• Membership in a guild or union may be required.

Approved positions by year

All work permits by year