Being a background actor isn’t as easy as one might think. There’s still marks to hit, cameras to avoid staring into and world building to upkeep. So, what happens when someone in the background ruins a take that ends up in the final project? Or does something to steal the scene??

We’re going to go over some smaller examples and then highlight an individual who has made a career out of being a background actor!

Also Lisa used to do background work so listen for some bts stories of what it’s like to do this for a job.

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