ExtraOrdinary Casting

ExtraOrdinary Casting Over 20 years of casting Background Talent and more in the Chicago area. At least 250,000 roles in TV series, commercials, and film.

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11/13/2025

NEW INDIE FEATURE FILM~
For the FAO movie, we will not need many extras at all. Looks like an amazing movie to be a part of! You will see some familiar crew and actors.

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Joliet Prison--our old 'Prison Break' stomping ground, will be the backdrop for Friday's scenes. Starting THIS Friday, the 14th, we will be casting only a few male INMATES and a Correctional Officer and a Guard.
Adult Extra Rate of Pay is the usual $132.80 for up to 8 hours. If overtime, time and one half.

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Minor Rate of Pay: $170.00
They only need for a few minors in a school scene for this SATURDAY, 11-15.

If available and interested and if your child's work permit is still current, please submit for consideration before we post for others. This is if you have no problem getting to River Forest, Illinois Saturday.

We will be needing only a few girls and boys--any ethnicity--especially female and ethnic. We already have other considerations for most.

7 to 10 years old, no older or younger

Need to already have a current work permit.

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[email protected]
with current color photo~current hair/facial hair

Prison OR Student in subject line

by midnight tonight

Thanks!

11/12/2025

For this one, you. need to have your own reliable transportation to get to WINFIELD, Illinois.
Need submissions by tomorrow, Thursday afternoon. If you do not have your pizza tossing video until then, that is ok. Still send your photos with a note that you can do this!

It is for a popular gas station/pizza. We need a few pizza tossers to actively toss pizza. They will need to be 'experienced pizza dough tossers'. Maybe you worked at a pizza place and did this at some time. Would need people to send a quick phone video of yourself tossing dough or something of the like. And photos.
Shoot dates: 11/19 & 20, next Wednesday and Thursday. Location: Winfield, IL
*need to be available both days to submit
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We’ll also need a few other background talent for customers. 21--71 years of age. Any gender/ethnicity. Must have worked with us in the past to narrow down the volume.
These submissions only open until 4PM today since there will be many more in this category.
Shoot dates: 11/19 & 20. Location: Winfield, IL
*need to be available both days to submit

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OK if you submitted for another one of our shoots scheduled for this day. If you are selected for both, by chance, we will work it out. Otherwise, you do need to keep total avail if submitted until shoot is booked.
Rate of Pay for everyone is $300.00 for up to 10 hours
email a few current 'recent' color photos, including your current hair/facial hair to:
[email protected]
*pizza tosser OR pizza in subject

Thanks!

11/10/2025

Production has all of these outstanding submissions. They will be reviewing tomorrow. Thanks all!

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We need non-union talent: 5 general extras and 2 featured extras for a popular breakfast brand protein product, shooting next Wednesday, 11/19.

Must be able to get to Chicago or a local suburb. Not sure where filming yet.

A few Background Talent.
A mix of looking gym-goers. Not too overly
buff, but in good shape. Open to a diverse range of
ethnicities. Both men and women, ages 28-52.
Diversity would be a bonus here.
and
2 Featured Extras - Judges
Two believable looking judges for a bodybuilding
competition. Open to a range of ages and
ethnicities. Both men and women.

Rate for general extras: $350 for up to 10 hours

Rate for 'featured' extras: $500 for up to 10 hours plus a $500 buyout, and a $100 wardrobe fitting up to 3 hours on 11/18

Background Talent will likely be in both spots, but will not receive separate session fees. The rates above cover all spots shot and all versions edited. Here is the usage language in the contract:

SESSION/USAGE BUYOUT FEE: Fee covers use of all campaign assets, including all cut-downs, edits, lifts, tags, versions, foreign language translations, behind the scenes, stills from any and all footage, including all media. Worldwide in-perpetuity from the first public use date. Buyout Fee payable within 30 days from the first use of any creative and provided the talent is fully recognizable in the final creative and if any such creative is used.

If totally available this day and interested in being considered, please submit to:

[email protected]

with a few current color photos with your current hair style, color and facial hair--only you in photo. No sunglasses. Include at least one full body shot.

If you are ONLY submitting for 'featured extra', note that in your email.

Thanks!

11/10/2025

This role is booked. Thanks all!

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This just in! Another last minute casting for an extra role for a retirement party scene tomorrow. Would be needed in LAGRANGE, Illinois from 3:15 PM-5:30 PM, and pays $200. We have our male. Need one female 60--70 years old. For a bank shoot.

[email protected]

with your current color photo

11/06/2025

Mom was selected. We do not need a dad.

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We have enough submissions on this one. Thanks!

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Another right away post LOL

This is a quick post casting. Great opportunity. Asian parent.

An older millennial to play an ASIAN parent, available on 11/11 AND 11/18 (this coming Tuesday AND the next Tuesday).

2 Years, Broadcast, Digital, Social Media
Stills as part of the video shoot-digital, in-store, web, social (does not include billboards).Exclusivity: Banking
Chicago area

$400 Session (Non bankers 2 x sessions)$1000 Usage

current photos [email protected]

11/06/2025

We have our guy on hold. Everyone else can release. Thanks!

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This is a quick post casting for a male who is about to retire.
Great opportunity! Any ethnicity.

2 Years, Broadcast, Digital, Social Media
Stills as part of the video shoot-digital, in-store, web, social (does not include billboards).
Exclusivity: Banking

Chicago area

$400 Session (Non bankers 2 x sessions)
$1000 Usage

Need to be available next Monday AND Tuesday (11/10 and 11/11)

current photos

[email protected]

right away LOL

We will be finding out by end of day Monday who will be the Stand-In. They will be working weekends! Day 1 looks like t...
11/06/2025

We will be finding out by end of day Monday who will be the Stand-In. They will be working weekends! Day 1 looks like this upcoming Friday.

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Submissions are in for our #1 Stand In. Thanks all!

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NEW Feature Film. Excited about this one also! There will not be many extras cast. Our main casting is for the main Stand-In who will 'more than likely' work every day they do! Nice holiday $ if you can make the time to totally commit to this project for a month. Schedule not out yet. Not certain about off days.

11/12-12/13 starts THIS Wednesday!

We need a professional, dependable, experienced, with reliable transportation Male Caucasian Stand In for this movie.

Rate of Pay: $180.00 for the 8 hour guarantee, plus time and one half overtime each day

5'11" -- 6'2"

Time frame is coming up quickly. We just got the announcement.

Please include a couple current head shots and full body photos in your submission. List your Stand In experience, height, sizes and current cell # please.

Stand In subject line to: [email protected]

11/06/2025

Need just a couple of our muslim 'friends' of actor for the dorm scenes. Especially if you worked as a muslim college student in DOAMC. This is for tomorrow, Friday, final day.

$132.80 for up to 8 hours, plus overtime, if applicable

Parking always free if use designated parking lot

19 to 30 years old

[email protected]

with a current color photo by noon

Thanks!

11/05/2025

Our very last day on SOC is tomorrow. Thursday. If you would like the opportunity to be a part of this, please submit.

If you were booked already for tomorrow as featured, we will not have your details until early tonight. We still need you for this memorial service!

Need to be NEW to this movie for this day. Please only submit if you have not participated in this production yet and can commit to tomorrow.
May be OK if you were a college student already on this. Can be a friend.

Any gender/ethnicity 20--60 years of age
*mostly younger friends-
**all ethnicities

Location: Chicago

Rate of Pay: $132.80 for up to 8 hours. Early call time and may go into overtime with time and one half after 8 hours
Submit your current up-to-date color photo to:

[email protected]

SOC Thursday

*please use this email only
with a couple of your current color photos.

Thanks!

11/05/2025

Looking for a Body Double for a young caucasian male for SOC,
5 feet 4 1/2 inches tall. He has long curly brown hair. But, that does not matter as much as body type and height. They have a wig. Average body build for a 16 year old or so.

Rate of Pay; $190.00 for up to 8 hours, plus time and one half if overtime.

Needs to be available this Thursday, 11-07-25

OK if worked prior

Filming in Chicago.

Email current photos, including full body to:

[email protected]

*include your height, weight, sizes and cell #

Thanks!

11/03/2025

Thanks for all of your great submissions! We do not need any more. If you were booked for Wednesday, we will have your details late in the day tomorrow.

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As we start wrap for SOC Feature Film, need the following to submit for this Wednesday, the 5th.

Need to be NEW to this movie faces for this day. Please only submit if you have not participated in this production yet and can commit to the entire day/night.

A few Diners to then go to the concert, any gender/ethnicity 30--55 years of age

Server: If 'real' experience, mention in your email

Concert Goers, any gender/ethnicity 20--55 years of age
*mostly younger--not a huge crowd scene
**all ethnicities

Location: Chicago/near downtown north

Call Time: starting early in the morning

Rate of Pay: $132.80 for up to 8 hours. Diners may go into overtime with time and one half after 8 hours
Submit your current up-to-date color photo to:

[email protected]

SOC Wednesday

*please use this email only
Include 2--3 current color photos

Thanks!

11/01/2025

These submissions are in. Do not need anymore. Thanks though!

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Looks like one more opportunity here on DOAMC.

We do not need any background talent on Monday for SOC.

Both of these projects wrap up this week. Keep in touch for the next one after next week.

We just need a few more extras to play Muslim Mosque Attendees for this Monday, 11-03.

Location: Northbrook, Illinois starting at 8:30 AM

Ages 6 and older to play muslim child. Minor must have current work permit already.

OK to submit if worked as a Muslim college student or a Muslim MOSQUE attendee prior or new face.

Rate of Pay: the usual $132.80 for 8 hours, plus time and one half overtime. OT more likely the rest of this week.

[email protected]*please use this email only

include your current color photo and cell phone number and age of child if you are submitting for your minor

Thanks all!

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