“Night Service” Feature Film Seeking Actors in FL
Casting call for feature film “Night Service”. Looking for cast. ONLY LOCAL & NY TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See the details below. About the project: Casting non-union actors for a gritty, neo-noir feature. Logline: A former Russian debt collector hiding as a line cook in a struggling Miami restaurant is forced back into his old life when his boss’s last chance at survival collides with the violent people he still owes. Rate: Deferred payment/micro-budget, but directors provide meals, IMDb & on-screen credit, downloadable footage for reel, and festival exposure. Additional info: NY cast shoots January 12–14, and Miami cast shoots January 17–February 1. When applying, please include headshot, reel (or clips), and city.
17 roles
Lead. Eastern European/Slavic actor to portray a lean, intense, emotionally contained ex-collector trying to bury a violent past by disappearing into a Miami kitchen, hyper-controlled, obsessive about craft, carrying guilt without self-pity, with a Russian accent in English & some Russian lines, capable of strong physical acting (knife work, cooking choreography, controlled violence), reading dangerous even when silent, & able to handle stillness & micro-expressions. Culinary Arts: Cooking.
Lead. Latina (preferably Cuban-American/South Florida Latinx) to play a warm but resilient Miami server with quiet grace & a dry sense of humor, dreaming of more (dancer, lawyer) while grinding double shifts to help her family, finding brief escape in late-night coffees and drives with Dimitri, fluent in English (Spanish/Spanglish a plus), embodying the emotional grounding of the film with real working-class authenticity, not glossy influencer vibes. SHOOTING IN MIAMI ONLY.
Lead. Chef-owner of Terre del Sapore, equal parts hustler, dad, and firefighter—running a drowning restaurant and a drowning family budget. Loves food and his crew but is under brutal financial pressure; (Ideally Cuban/Latin American, rooted in Miami), bilingual English–Spanish, moves naturally between both, charismatic and paternal, able to go from joking to brutally honest in one breath, and feels like someone who’s done 20 years on the line. Culinary Arts: Cooking. SHOOTING IN MIAMI ONLY.
Lead. Grill cook, slick, territorial, and proud. Feels the restaurant is his home turf and Dimitri is the outsider who stole “his” spot on the line. Big ego, fragile underneath. (Preferably Miami/Caribbean/Central or South American background), English with comfortable Spanish/Spanglish, talks a little too loud, flirts a little too hard, gambles when he shouldn’t, and can flip from clown to quietly menacing. Culinary Arts: Cooking. SHOOTING IN MIAMI ONLY.
Lead. Mid-20s. Russian, Sergei’s daughter. Lives in Miami running “accounts”—essentially debt collection with brains instead of brute force. Elegant, composed, physically controlled (pool laps/gym work), genuinely enjoys psychological leverage. Speaks Russian and English with confidence (not “tourist Russian”), ice-cold focus, chic and minimal with a shark underneath, never raises her voice, and the threat is always underplayed. SHOOTING IN MIAMI ONLY.
Day Player. German ex-military working as Katarina’s shadow and enforcer. The guy who carries the extra box, drives the car, and quietly reads the room. European (German or similar), European accent in English (Russian optional), physical and controlled with ex-special-forces energy, doesn’t need to be huge but must feel like someone who could break you without raising his heartbeat, strong supporting role with limited lines but key screen presence. SHOOTING IN MIAMI ONLY.
Day Player. Fellow cook from New York, worn down but kind. He drives Dimitri to the bus, gives him the watch, and later calls to warn him that Russians are asking questions. Feels like a blue-collar New Yorker, American accent with some kitchen slang (no Spanish/Russian required), tired, funny, loyal the friend who sees you clearly and still helps you move; small but meaningful supporting role (prologue + phone call VO). SHOOTING IN MIAMI ONLY.
Lead. Line cook at Terre del Sapore. Mustache, a bit of comic relief, but also constantly scrambling to keep up with Dimitri’s standards. He reacts to the chaos, jokes when he’s scared. (Ideally fits Miami’s mix), English (Spanish a plus), likeable and slightly overwhelmed but not a clown think “fun guy on the line who’s one ticket away from a panic attack”; supporting role recurring in kitchen sequences. Culinary Arts: Cooking. SHOOTING IN MIAMI ONLY.
Day Player. Muscle for Yuri in the prologue a “slab of meat in a coat.” Performs the beating while Yuri talks. Almost no dialogue; all physical presence. Eastern European (or can pass as Russian mob heavy), quiet brute, no monologue required he’s what happens if you don’t pay; day player/stunt-heavy role (one big scene). Required Skills: Stunts.
Day Players. Cooks/driver Manuel plays cards with. Locker-room energy, loud, teasing; not outright criminals but used to grey money. They help flesh out the working-class Miami world and Manuel’s environment. Latinx (feels like back-of-house Miami), funny and a bit shady but not evil, comfortable with card-table banter and improv; day players (one or two sequences). SHOOTING IN MIAMI ONLY.
Day Player. 20s beginner on the line moving tomato cans, doing grunt work. Mostly visual, but embodies the “new kid” in service. (Ideally fits the kitchen’s existing mix), a bit lost but trying, reacts to chaos more than drives it; featured extra/possible day player (may have a line or two). Culinary Arts: Cooking. SHOOTING IN MIAMI ONLY.
Day Player. Famous critic in white linen—the “night we’ve been praying for.” His presence raises the stakes for the whole restaurant. Elegant, observant, not loud; the nod he gives at the end is basically a verdict on their lives. Italian/Italian-American or similar European culinary-world vibe, quiet shark—the kind of guy whose single Yelp-style line can bury or save you; day player (one big night sequence). SHOOTING IN MIAMI ONLY.
Day Player. Regular driver who brings the tomato crates and unknowingly rolls in the drugs with Hans. Friendly, normal, not part of the crime world. Working guy with quick banter who moves on; day player (one scene, a couple of lines. SHOOTING IN MIAMI ONLY.
Day Players. Two regulars who come in early, joke with Rodrigo about last week’s arrabbiata, and set the tone for the restaurant as a real neighborhood spot. (Could be a couple or friends), (ideally feels like Coral Gables locals), friendly, chatty, a touch entitled but not villains. SHOOTING IN MIAMI ONLY.
Day Player. Celebrity chef screaming at his brigade over a perfect dish the “passion” Dimitri watches on TV. Energetic, over-the-top, only heard. Gordon Ramsay-esque; VO bit, can be done in ADR. Culinary Arts: Cooking. SHOOTING IN MIAMI ONLY.
Chorus/Ensemble. Kitchen staff & dishwashers: Diverse, comfortable moving in tight spaces with hot pans. Dining room guests: Date nights, families, influencers, older couples (reflecting Miami demographics). Garage gamblers: Extra cooks/drivers at the poker game (1–2 may be upgraded to speaking roles). New York commuters/café patrons: Winter coats, subway riders, Little Russia café. Street background: Little Havana pedestrians, etc. SHOOTING IN MIAMI ONLY.
VOICEOVER. Work-from-Home. Papa Voice (possible Cameo), Katarina’s father, an old-school Russian boss still in Moscow. Mainly heard on the phone—dry wit, ruthless worldview, treats family and business as the same ledger. It’s his money Dimitri still owes. (Voice can skew older), Eastern European/Slavic, strong Russian (most lines in Russian, some English), charismatic, weary, dangerous father figure; voice role with potential single visual cameo (photo or final scene).
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