Becoming a teen actor?

To answer your question - generally speaking if you're Canadian, it's easier to make is as an actor in Canada. If you're American, it's easier to make it as an actor in America. Acting isn't exempt from international laws. You can't just can't just cross the boarder and start working for a foreign company. There are legal issues and work permits involved. If you're hired by an American company filming in Canada, they will probably help you get the necessary work permits.

As for tips:

* Remember you can always have acting as part of your life, even in you decide when you're older not to pursue a professional acting career.

* Understand that professional acting is a business. There are a lot of very talented and well trained actors sitting at home without jobs because they don't understand the business end of things. Attempting an acting career is like running a business and you are the product that has to be marketed and sold. So you need a good product (talent, training and experience) but you also have to understand the industry.

* While there are technical differences between stage and screen acting, the basics are the same. Don't discount theater work because you want a film career. Theater training can help improve your skills and since every acting job you get is temporary - to limit yourself to only film work could me you pass up some good opportunities.

For now, focus on learning and growing as an actor and performer. Some things you can look into doing:

* Take acting classes. Voice and dance lessons can be helpful too.

* Audition for what you can - school play or a community theater production or a church show.

* Look into joining (or creating) a drama club and competing in the acting divisions of forensic speech/drama competitions.

* Join other performing groups - choir, band, dance troupe or the like.

* Read plays and scripts of all kinds and find characters you love and monologue you want to practice and perform for friends/family.

* Contact local film school and ask how they find actors for student films and check those resources.

* Check the website of your local film commission and see what opportunities are there.

* Get together with friends and make your own videos for fun.

* Read books about acting (both the craft of acting and the business end of things). Read websites about what is all involved in an acting career. (http://bizparentz.org/ is a good site for families in the industry. http://www.backstage.com/ has other articles as well. Educate yourself!

There's no one way to become an actor so more specific advice is not going to be possible. You will have a better chance of success if you approach your professional career as a business and not a lottery. Don't expect to get discovered - you'll have to network and be able to sell your skills. Keep researching and learning the business and come up with a plan and a way you want to approach your career that you think will work for you.

Good luck.

I own a film and media company these this is the advice I can give you, when applied correctly it really helps.

Tips

-Until you can move to a big city and become SAG, and to get into a major film you HAVE to be SAG. You need to build a resume before the move, and more to become SAG after the move. Do student films and plays.

-Build an acting website, photos, reel, and resume

-Build an acting facebook page, get likes, casting directors notice that

-Search Indie projects, that is a perfect start, plus you'll probably spend the rest of your acting career doing Indie projects and stage projects, over 90% of actors do.

-Do school plays and drama class. Then go to college and get at least a minor in acting. Do plays there too.

-Get professional photos, even headshots at a Walmart photo place is better than a cheap self picture

-Get high resolution photos. Have a friend or photographer do them. Don't do it yourself, casting directors think self pictures, webcam pictures, phone pictures, and anything with duckface is cheap and show a lack of dedication and professionalism

-Film yourself doing monologues from online and post online. Ask for honest feedback, and follow that feedback. They aren't hating, they are telling you what you need to fix. Perfect your craft and no everyone will like you. This career requires thick skin.

-Working in Canada doesn't help if you are not from Canada, you have to get their version of a greencard, and already work for a company there to even apply for it. It is a costly hassle. Work in the USA if you are from the USA.

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Forget Canada. ACTRA protects all their dead meat talent (watch a Canadian film,if you can keep your eyes open),, and you'll see the same old tired faces. You'll never break into that scene. Not even as an extra as the production companies have to fill a certain quota with ACTRA members. Stay in the US.

I've known several directors and producers who lamented the interference of ACTRA.

one bit of advice that just came to mind is; do what Peter Sellers used to do. He'd stay in character when he wasn't on stage or in front of a camera. He'd be a character out in public.

As far as promotion, it would be a good idea to build your resume. Try acting in school plays, volunteer at a college playhouse.

Make video auditions and mail the dvds to studios and agents. I think you can contact agents thru imdb.com pro. I don't know what it costs for Pro. Who knows, someone might think you're right for a part and might be willing to pay for your flight.

I don't know where is easier. US or Canada, NY or LA ??

if you really do that you have to move to LA or NY to so you can make it to the auditions, it will increase your chances of landing a role. in the meantime you can be in plays in the area where you live.