Seeking Talent for Audition Movie in NY
Auditions for feature film “Night Service”. Actors needed. ONLY LOCAL & FL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See the roles 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.
5 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. Russian crime boss in New York who financed Dimitri’s way to the US. Immaculate suit, dead eyes, talks softly, lets others do the hitting. Appears in the opening to define the moral universe debt, time, and violence as “bills.” Less a recurring character. Russian accent with some Russian lines, elegant, calm, and terrifying think accountant of violence, not loud gangster; key supporting/opening antagonist with few scenes but big impact. SHOOTING IN NEW YORK 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 Player. The terrified guy in the opening who owes Yuri money. We see him beg, get dragged out, and beaten. Needs to sell real fear and desperation quickly. Normal guy who fell into the wrong debt; day player (one major scene). SHOOTING IN NEW YORK 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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