MORE COLORS AVAILABLEA background actor, also called an Extra is a performer in a film, television show, who appears in a nonspeaking, nonsinging or nondancing capacity, usually in the background (for example, in an audience or busy street scene). War films and epic films often employ extras in large numbers: some films have featured hundreds or even thousands of paid extras.

Suprisingly, many of todays stars, at one point were MORE COLORS AVAILABLEbackground actors. Actors like: Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Clint Eastwood, Adam Brody, Eva Longoria Parker, and many more all began in the back of the scene and not the front.

A typical background actor that belongs to a union (specifially SAG) makes $135 for eight hours of work (135/8). Non-Union extras are paid $64 for an eight MORE COLORS AVAILABLEhour day.

ALL APPAREL FOR BACKGROUND ACTORS