Actors
NKPD code: 2655
Description
Actors play roles in films, television or radio productions and stage performances. Actors perform the following main tasks: • 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 Excludes: – Stunt performer – 3435 – Prompter – 3435