Do you want to get paid between $75 and $250 a day to stand around in the background of a movie?

If so, you can do that just by being a paid extra.

In New York City, there are always movies and TV shows filming, which means you have a lot of opportunities to be a paid extra.

If you’re interested in being a paid extra – NEVER pay a casting agency for extra work! You should be the only person getting paid!

Legitimate extras casting agencies do NOT charge you.

Before contacting a NYC extra casting agency, you need to get some headshots done. You can just do a Google search for headshot photographers and pick one that you like. I wouldn’t spend too much on the photos because you can always get more taken.

Once you have the headshots, you need to submit them to NYC extras casting agencies. Some of the top NYC extras casting agencies are:

Background, Inc
20 W. 20 th St., Suite 232
NYC 10011
212-609-1103
www.bgroundinc.com

Central Casting
200 W. 54 th Street
NYC 10019
212-582-4933

Extra Connection
1382 Third Ave
NYC 10021
212-472-6981

Extra Extra Casting, Inc
212-327-4685
www.extraextracastings.com

Extra Talent Agency
1133 Broadway, Suite 1201
NYC 10010
212-807-8172
www.extratalentagency.com

Grant Wilfley Casting
60 Madison Ave, Ste 1027
NYC 10010
212-685-3537
www.grantwilfleycasting.com

Sylvia Fay Casting
71 Park Ave
NYC 10016
212-889-2626

You can find other casting agencies on the New York 411 website (link opens in new window).

Just contact the casting agencies, or look on their website, to see how they accept headshots. Some may allow you to send them via email or to upload them on their website.