eh, the skinnyguy, in defense of barbara W, ever heard of sarcasm? just saying . . . 🙂

Barbara, the word is not “spelt”; it is “spelled”. Just sayin’, too. ;^)

Agree

Honestly, I worked with extras, aka background actors who now have, speaking parts, co-star and recurring roles. What people don’t understand is that some background actors are trained actors, actors attending classes, inspiring actors, inspiring filmmakers or writers who are working towards becoming a professional actor, Filmmaker or writer. if you look at some of the biggest stars let’s use oscar award winning Brad Pitt as an example he started out as a background actor. People should respect background actors because they work hard too and they are acting the just don’t have lines but, they help bring the scene to life. Yes they get paid less then everyone else but some of these background actors are people with brilliant talent who are starting from the bottom to work their way up to the top. You have to begin somewhere so I don’t like when people act like background actors don’t do or know anything. The goal is to be a working actor period. No matter where you are in your career extra, co-star, guest star no one should be putting you down because of your position. Any actor that is in the industry is an actor/ performer and should be shown some kind of respect for the job they do no matter if they are at the bottom, middle or top in their career. People should think about this next time before putting down an entertainer for the position they play in this industry.

What about “actor “ I’ve never heard co-star be one up from extra . Get your facts straight woman . Go do some extra work you’ll figure it out . Lol

Co-star is considered to be “cast” or “first team” on a show. Whether you are cast or background is dependent entirely on your contract (though if you have speaking lines that can be heard you have to be cast). If you are cast (co-star, guest star, or series regular) on a union show you will be on a minimum of about $950 a day, and you almost certainly booked via your agent and a casting office. Background artists are skilled professionals, and an essential part of the tv and movie-making process, but it’s not really a route into getting cast in a show.

that is spelt role. Just saying

Yes all actors are important for the roll & the you can learn from others too bg