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The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities’ Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that journey.<\/p>\n
Whether you’re a working actor or an aspiring one, you might be curious to know which movies and TV shows are casting roles near you. Backstage<\/a> compiled a list of projects casting right now in Houston, nearby cities, and nationwide, and which roles they’re looking to fill.<\/p>\n – Project type: short film – Project type: short film – Project type: short film – Project type: feature film – Project type: feature film – Project type: short film – Project type: scripted show – Project type: short film – Project type: feature film – Project type: feature film – Project type: short film – Project type: feature film – Project type: feature film This story<\/a> was produced by Backstage<\/a> and reviewed and distributed by Stacker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Movies and TV shows casting in Houston The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities’ Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2226543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[339834,317123,22292,339677],"class_list":["post-2226542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-average-hourly-rate","tag-feature-film","tag-houston","tag-project-type"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Movies-and-TV-shows-casting-in-Houston.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2226542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2226544,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226542\/revisions\/2226544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2226543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2226542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2226542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2226542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}‘Untitled Short Film’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Actor (lead, 18-100)
– Average hourly rate: $40
– Casting locations: Houston, Texas
– Learn more about the short film here<\/a><\/p>\n‘Multiplayer’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Tatiana Gomez (lead, female, 20-30)
– Average hourly rate: not available
– Casting locations: Houston, Texas
– Learn more about the short film here<\/a><\/p>\n‘Girls Night Out’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Jade (lead, female, 18-25)
— Cape (lead, male, 25-35)
— Amy (lead, female, 18-25)
– Average hourly rate: not available
– Casting locations: Houston, Texas
– Learn more about the short film here<\/a><\/p>\n‘Ballo 2025’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— MakeUp Artist\/Hair Artist (crew)
— Sound Operator\/Engineer (crew)
– Average hourly rate: $31
– Casting locations: Houston, Texas
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n‘Esperanza’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Whitney (day player, female, 29-35)
— Trey (day player, male, 35-45)
— Mike (day player, 45-60)
– Average hourly rate: $62
– Casting locations: Houston, Texas
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n‘Los Plantas’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Angel (lead, male, 27-40)
— Manuel (supporting, male, 50-100)
– Average hourly rate: $31
– Casting locations: Houston, Texas
– Learn more about the short film here<\/a><\/p>\n‘SavageShawnTv’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— On Screen Talent (, 18-45)
– Average hourly rate: not available
– Casting locations: Houston, Texas
– Learn more about the scripted show here<\/a><\/p>\n‘Having Kids For The Wrong Reasons’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Deveon (supporting, male, 20-33)
— Jason (supporting, male, 18-25)
— Yolanda (day player, female, 18-30)
– Average hourly rate: $25
– Casting locations: Houston, Texas
– Learn more about the short film here<\/a><\/p>\n‘Progeny,’ Lead Roles – Nationwide Casting’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Tanner Keith (lead, male, 20-35)
– Average hourly rate: $37
– Casting locations: nationwide
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n‘Lowball’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Ann (supporting, female, 20-35)
— Jenna (day player, 18-30)
– Average hourly rate: $75
– Casting locations: nationwide
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n‘J\u0101ti’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Henry (supporting, male, 25-35)
— Patrick (supporting, male, 35-50)
– Average hourly rate: $25
– Casting locations: Austin, Texas
– Learn more about the short film here<\/a><\/p>\n‘The House by the Marsh’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Matt (lead, male, 18-100)
— Casandra Tracy (lead, female, 18-100)
— Jen (lead, female, 18-100)
– Average hourly rate: not available
– Casting locations: Austin, Texas
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n‘The Perfect Partner’<\/h2>\n
– Roles:
— Eve-9 (Eve) (lead, female, 25-50)
— Lyra-5 (lead, female, 25-40)
— Sasha-X (lead, female, 18-25)
– Average hourly rate: $30
– Casting locations: Austin, Texas
– Learn more about the feature film here<\/a><\/p>\n