Actor guide
Find your typecast from audition history:The market already voted.
You can theorise about your type in a classroom. Casting already answers in breakdowns: the roles you keep getting called for. A few months of honest logging shows the pattern faster than another mood board.
Why history beats guessing
“Best friend,” “copper,” “exhausted mum,” “tech CEO,” “deadpan comic” — if the same labels keep landing in your inbox, that’s data. It informs the reel, the headshot session, and what you say when an agent asks how you’re going out. It also tells you when you’re stuck in a box you want to widen.
This isn’t destiny. Markets shift. You can train out of a lane. But you can’t steer without looking at the map — and the map is your audition list. Same idea as reading audition stats: weather, not a life sentence.
How to spot the pattern
After a real sample of jobs (dozens, not five):
- List the role descriptions in your own words
- Group repeats (authority, soft support, menace, comic relief…)
- Note age band and status cues casting used
- Separate “what I want” from “what I’m booked to read”
Then ask: does my reel prove the lane I’m already in — or only the lane I wish I had? For offices that keep seeing that type, keep casting contacts tidy so you can talk specifics with your rep. A monthly wrap helps too — what to send your agent.
How to use it without shrinking
Lean into the lane that’s working and pick one stretch role for the reel. Tell your agent the pattern in one sentence: “I’m consistently up for dry, competent professionals — I’d like one warmer piece on the reel this quarter.” That’s clearer than “I can do anything.”
Typecast in Audition Tracker
Audition Tracker includes Typecast tools that draw on your audition history (and a guided questionnaire) so you’re not inventing a brand from scratch. It works best when roles and outcomes are actually logged — which brings you back to a living audition log.
One-time purchase on iPhone and iPad; Premium optional.
Download Audition Tracker — or highlight role columns in a Sheet. Either way: read what casting already thinks you are, then decide what to do about it.
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