Hello everyone, I know that agencies like Abrams,cesd,Osbrink,Coast To Coast,KSR,and Diverse are in the top spots but who are some others you guys think are good as well. Thanks

Daniel Hoff
Commercial Talent
Commercials Unlimited
Innovative Artists
Independent Artists
Flick Commercials
DPM
DDO
Venture IAB
Sutton, Barth, Venari
Baron Entertainment
Arlene Thornton and Associates
Pantheon
Beverly Hecht
Don Buchwald and Associates
AKA
Amsel, Eisenstadt & Frazier
Brady, Brannon, and Rich
Brass Artists

I found out recently that ACME Talent, a top Agency across the board, is no more. Emily Hope, head of their wonderful commercial department, has gone to Talent Works. So maybe Talent Works will soon become a top contender.

Also, Shanna Randell of Bobby Ball left several months ago. She was a great agent with Bobby Ball and has moved and taken her clients to BMG Talent. So that's another up and comer.

One way to find out if a commercial agency is great is to go to the places that hold the biggest commercial auditions such as Alyson Horn, Terry Berland, Joe Blake, Danielle Eskinazi, 200 S. La Brea, Skirts Casting, etc. and look on the sign in sheets. You'll see the obvious (KSR, Commercial Talent, Diverse, CESD) and those agencies that I mentioned previously as consistent agencies on some of the biggest commercial auditions.

Also, talk with some of the top Commercial CDs and ask them which agencies they like to work with. In my experiences it has always been the obvious and some of those names mentioned above.

Thanks for your help!

Searching on IMDB Pro I see that Commercial Talent doesnt have to big of names on there, although they specialize in commercials. Are they in the top 15 or have "pull"? Thanks

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Originally posted by actor4life:
Searching on IMDB Pro I see that Commercial Talent doesnt have to big of names on there, although they specialize in commercials. Are they in the top 15 or have "pull"? Thanks

That's because they're STRICTLY Commercials/Infomercials. Commercials aren't listed on IMDB. They're the William Morris of Commercial agencies. I know that Blair Taylor who's more in charge of the Union branch won't sign let alone see you unless you have at least 5-10 Commercial credits. I've seen a few people get signed as a non-union with them, but VERY rarely. They don't have a big client list because the very few they have are regularly working commercial actors so there's no need to sign similar looking clients.

What about Special Artists Agency? I know they do have top names but I have seen some with no credits get signed by them. Any feedback about them?

I forgot to mention them. They're really great too. I think it's the too many agencies named (something) Artists Agency that made me forget then.

You do know that on your resume you don't list commercials in your credits. You put "List/Conflicts available upon request." Those people listed in IMDB with few credits could be people who are just commercial actors.

Lol, I agree but it does make the name sound good. Who would be good in your opinion for a 19 year old to go with commercially who has a few credits.

Yea I know that for the resume credits. Now theatrically it will be a little harder to sign with the agencies listed above but should I still send out anyway or wait a while?

Send your stuff to all that are mentioned above. We don't know what they want and they don't know what they want.

Commercial agents don't care if you have any major movie or tv credits. They want to just see your real personality. Training and special skills/abilities are some things that they pay more attention to when looking at an acting resume. A lot of the top agencies prefer that you study at good commercial, cold reading, and improv classes.

Thanks for your help. Im pretty sure I can get a great commercial agent but well see what happends theatrically because I guess there more "strict".

DON'T SAY THAT! That can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. You're working towards getting one!

Take a good commercial, improv, and cold reading classes.

It's more difficult to get a good theatrical agent because they usually won't see you unless you're SAG, have a sizeable resume, and have a reel. Commercial agents aren't as Nazi about that.