Where Background Actors Are Finding Work

Job bookings for extras on film or TV shoots in major U.S. production hubs that have been processed by payroll firm Everyset.

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Source: Everyset; 2025 Figures are forecast for full-year jobs booked based on current estimates.

Note: The 2023 SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild strikes heavily impacted California jobs booked that year.