CastSlate's Premium directory of 650+ talent agencies and management companies across Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and New York. Office addresses, websites, SAG-AFTRA franchised status, company size, and how each one takes submissions.
650+ talent agencies and management companies, and how to reach each one.
Write to either coast — where you live doesn't decide who you can approach. An actor in New York can mail a Beverly Hills office and an actor in LA can mail a New York one. If a company is interested enough, they arrange it: a paid trip to their office, or a video meeting first.
Talent agencies are the companies that represent actors — the ones who put their clients in front of casting for studio and network productions. For every one: the mailing address of each office, the website, whether they're SAG-AFTRA franchised, how big they are, and how they actually take submissions, whether that's post, email, a web form, or only through a referral.
A list of names is worthless — you already know the big agencies. What you don't know is which of them will open an envelope from an actor they've never heard of. These are the fields held on all 663.
Premium prints your Actor Business Card: headshot, details, and a QR code that opens your live profile. Nothing to download, nothing that expires.
Free agency lists float around for years after the companies on them have closed or moved.
Filter to the talent agencies in your city that accept post.
Print the A4 sheet from your dashboard and post it to the office on file.
Headshots, self-tapes, credits, contact. Update it tomorrow; the same card shows the new version.
SAG-AFTRA franchised offices are marked, verified against the union's own list rather than whatever a blog post said three years ago.
Small and boutique, mid-size, major and management are separated, so you know who to write to first.
Companies that have closed since the last pass are removed rather than left in to pad the number.
354 talent agencies and 309 management companies in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and New York, with office addresses, websites, SAG-AFTRA franchised status, company size and how each takes submissions.
Get your materials ready first: a professional headshot, a résumé, and a short reel or a couple of self-tapes. Then comes the hard part: knowing who to send them to. Most actors spend years piecing that together on their own, guessing which agencies are real, which are still open, and which would even look at someone new.
That's exactly what the CastSlate Agencies Directory hands you. 650+ talent agencies and management companies in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and New York, kept up to date rather than copied once and left to go stale, so companies that close are taken out. Each one is sorted by size (small and boutique, mid-size or major), marked if it's SAG-AFTRA franchised, and comes with its current office address, website, and how it takes submissions: by post, email, online form or referral. You'll know who's who, who to write to first, and exactly how to reach them.
Then send each one a short, personal note through the route they ask for, and keep working while you wait. Classes, student films and showcases give agents something new to see.
A talent agent submits you for auditions and negotiates your bookings, and is usually paid around 10% of what you earn. In states like New York and California, talent agencies must be licensed. A manager guides your career more broadly: your materials, your type, and finding you an agent. Managers often take on newer actors and usually charge 10–20%. Many working actors have both.
No. Legitimate agents and managers are paid a commission only when you are paid for work. If they ask you for an upfront fee or a monthly fee to represent you, that's a red flag. Walk away.
Your headshot, your résumé, a link to your reel or self-tapes, and two or three sentences: who you are, what you're right for, and why you chose them. Keep it short, follow each agency's own instructions exactly, and send one at a time rather than a mass email.
No. Many agencies represent non-union actors. Agencies that are SAG-AFTRA franchised have agreed to follow the union's rules when representing members. The CastSlate directory marks which offices are franchised.
Yes. Where you live doesn't decide who you can approach. An actor in New York can write to a Los Angeles office and the other way round. If a company is interested, they'll arrange a meeting or a self-tape.
It lists 650+ talent agencies and management companies in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and New York. For each one: office addresses, website, SAG-AFTRA franchised status, company size, and how they take submissions. It's included with CastSlate Premium.