{"id":5764,"date":"2023-10-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/uncategorized\/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-spotlight-profile-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T08:56:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T08:56:21","slug":"how-to-make-the-most-of-your-spotlight-profile-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/spotlight\/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-spotlight-profile-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make the Most of Your Spotlight Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Casting director James Pearson\u2019s tips for what you should put on your Spotlight profile and how you can make a showreel with no experience<\/span><\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re a professional actor in the UK, then it\u2019s highly likely that you have a Spotlight profile. However, not all actors use their Spotlight profile to its full extent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Did you know that every bit of information entered on your profile is searchable to casting professionals, or that casting professionals can filter performers based on whether they have a showreel on their profile or not? There are plenty of things you can do to your Spotlight profile to increase your casting chances.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the Spotlight Prize 2023<\/a>, we spoke to casting director James Pearson of Pearson Casting. Pearson Casting have done the casting for West End and London-based shows such as <\/span>Operation Mincemeat<\/span><\/em>, <\/span>SIX the Musical<\/span><\/em>, <\/span>RENT<\/span><\/em> and <\/span>Jerry Springer the Opera<\/span><\/em>. <\/span>Most recently, it\u2019s been announced that they’ll be doing the <\/span>casting for the upcoming <\/span>Starlight Express<\/span><\/em> at Wembley Park Theatre<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

We asked James what tips he had for actors to help them get found through Spotlight. Here is what he shared:<\/span><\/p>\n

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