Actor, trainee

Actors play roles in films, television or radio productions and stage performances.

• memorising lines and cues and performing parts in dramatic productions on stage, in film, radio and television productions and commercials;
• embodying a role created by the playwright or author and conveying that interpretation to the audience;
• telling stories or reading literary works to educate or entertain listeners;
• attending auditions and castings to obtain roles;
• preparing for performances by rehearsing under the direction and supervision of directors;
• reading scripts and researching parts, themes and roles;
• performing parts and roles rehearsed in advance in film, television, radio and stage productions.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Actor
• Actor, mime