CASTING CALL FOR 2 HBO SHOWS

THE GILDED AGE
Grant Wilfley Casting is seeking Troy locals (men, women, and children) to portray various roles as extras in the series "The Gilded Age," which takes place in the 1880s. The production will be filming in Troy May-June 2021.

For more info regarding the series, see https://www.hbo.com/hbo-news/the-gilded-age-julian-fellowes

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THE WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS
Grant Wilfley Casting is seeking Albany locals (men, women, and children) to portray various roles as extras in the limited series "The White House Plumbers," which takes place in the early 1970s. The production will be filming in Albany, NY late Summer / early Fall 2021.

For more info regarding the limited series, see https://www.hbo.com/.../woody-harrelson-justin-theroux...

Anyone interested in working on either project should note the following:
• Extra (aka Background) work is PAID
• Adults must be ok working around atmospheric smoke
• Men must be ok getting a period appropriate hair cut
• Everyone must attend a costume fitting prior to filming
• Mandatory COVID testing will be provided by production

To be considered, anyone can register for free at https://www.gwci.app/talent/

When registering, be sure to:
Select Troy and Albany as your employment area (you may select multiple employment areas)
Upload at least two recent photos (a close up and a full body shot)
We strongly encourage people to register.

Anyone who doesn't want to register can submit via email to gildedage@gwcnyc.com AND locations@gwcnyc.com (please email your submission to both email addresses). When emailing submissions, include: your name, union status (SAG-AFTRA or NonUnion), phone number, current height, clothing and shoe sizes and current photos. Write “Troy/Albany” in the subject line of your email.


The Hudson Valley Film Commission is a 501c3 non profit organization that helps productions secure local crew, cast, locations, vendors, post production facilities, and more.

SELECT Hudson Valley productions:
To view full list or to stream regional films, visit www.hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org/streamfest
Severance (Apple TV+). • White House Plumbers (HBO) • The Whale (A24) • Old Man • The Hating Game (BCDF) • The Green Veil • Linoleum • The Sixth Reel • The Secret Diaries of an Exchange Student • Werewolves Within (Ubisoft Film) • Things Heard and Seen (Netflix) • Billions (Showtime) • Monsterland (Hulu) • Audrey • The Plot Against America (HBO) • Silent Retreat (Miramax) • Black Bear • Lapsis • Foxhole • The Undoing (HBO) • I Know This Much Is True (HBO)• Save Yourselves • I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Netflix) • Scare Me • A Quiet Place 2 (Paramount) • Can You Keep a Secret? (BCDF) • Panic (Amazon Prime) • High Maintenance (HBO) • Shirley (Killer Films) • Driveways • The Dead Don't Die (Focus Features) • Avengers: Endgame (Marvel Studios) • The Irishman (Netflix) • The Climb • Swallow • Skin • The Mountain • A Quiet Place (Paramount) • Fabled • Then Came You (BCDF) • Furlough • A Vigilante • Nancy • Diane • The Miseducation of Cameron Post • La Devotee by Panic at the Disco! • It Comes at Night • Super Dark Times • The Seagull • HAPPYish (Showtime) • The Ticket • Growing Up Smith • Cold in July • Katie Fforde Films • True Story • The Sisterhood of Night • The Better Angels • We Are What We Are • The Bourne Legacy • Frances Ha • Our Idiot Brother • First Winter • The Last Keepers (BCDF) • Francine • Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding • Martha Marcy May Marlene • Higher Ground • Rocksteady • Bitter Feast • Stake Land • Man on Wire • Taking Woodstock (Focus Features) • American Gangster (Imagine Entertainment) • Michael Clayton • The Human Footprint (National Geographic) • The Night Listener • Stephanie Daley • War of the Worlds (Dreamworks) • Down to the Bone • Personal Velocity • Prey

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