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An acting resume should include the following information:

 Your name.

 Your representation and/or a contact cell phone number.

 Your membership in any of the acting unions, such as Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) or Actor’s Equity Association (AEA). Check out Chapter 3 for more information on joining acting unions.

 Your physical characteristics.

Follow up your vitals with your experience and knowledge as an actor. The bulk of your resume should list:

 Any acting experience in film, television, theater. (The more, the better; and the more current, the better, too.)

 Your college degree if it’s related to drama, film, or television.

 Your acting training, including workshops, coaches, and classes.

 Any special skills you have that may come in handy for an acting role (such as karate or snowboarding).

Make sure you tell the truth in your resume. Otherwise, it will catch up to you. We discuss being truthful and accurate on your resume in the section, “Avoiding Resume No-Nos,” later in this chapter.

Even the most impressive resume is useless if you don’t audition well. Ultimately, what decides whether you get a role isn’t what you’ve done or how your head shot looks, but how you audition. (See Chapter 9 for tips on auditioning.)

The following sections take a closer look at what information and at what level of detail you should include on your acting resume.