What Actors Should Confirm Before Signing

An acting opportunity can move fast, especially with real production pressure behind it. Speed is not a reason to skip the read. Know the role, the pay, the usage, your credit, any exclusivity, your union status, travel, options, publicity obligations, and anything that blocks you from taking other work.

Pay close attention to options and to credit together. A project might want the right to hold you for sequels, future seasons, pickups, or promotional work down the line, and those rights should be written clearly and priced fairly, not assumed as part of the original fee. Where you are credited and how you are expected to promote the work can shift how the role positions you next, so ask about both before you sign anything.

Synthetic performance language belongs in this read now too. Your voice, your face, your motion, your captured performance: all of it can create rights questions that reach well past the day you were actually on set.

Treat an acting agreement as both a creative choice and a financial one. We would rather you came to us with too many questions before you sign than too few after.