The Characters
The Characters Talent Agency is Canada's only national full service talent agency. Characters Talent Agency has offices in Vancouver and Toronto representing some of Canada's top actors, directors, voice over talent, producers and production talent, including designers, editors, casting directors and writers. Characters also has a packaging division operated out of Toronto and Los Angeles.
British Columbia is touted as the second busiest television production centre in North America with numerous features, television series, movies of the week, animated series, animated features and commercials. Characters has personnel working on virtually every project.
F 604.733.6000
Talent Agency License Number ER097-992
| THEATRICAL (STAGE, FILM, TELEVISION AND COMMERCIALS AGENTS) | |
| Leonard Bonnell | President |
| Tyman Stewart | Vice President |
| Murray Gibson | Agent |
| Ryan Stewart | Agent - Children + Teens / Associate to Leonard Bonnell |
| Kendra Naka |
Associate to Tyman Stewart and Caroline Young |
| Stacey Ando |
Agent / Associate to Murray Gibson |
VOICE-OVER DIVISION |
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| Caroline Young | Agent |
| Click here FOR SAMPLES OF VOICE-OVER TALENT | |
PRODUCTION AGENT |
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| Barbara Bird www.barbarajbird.com |
Agent representing production talent: Directors, Cinematographers, Editors, Production Designers, Costume Designers, and Make-Up Designers. |
LITERARY AGENT |
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| Ben C. Silverman | Literary Agent, Film and Television representing Writers, Directors and Producers |
ADMINISTRATION |
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| Karela Noppe Isley | Accountant |
| Suzanne Hatcher | Receptionist |
If you are interested in being represented by Characters, you may drop off one photo, one resume, and a demo reel if possible. Please do not submit originals as we will not hold or return these materials. Your package will be circulated to all agents, and you will be contacted within two weeks if there is any interest in working with you. Due to the number of submissions we receive, it is not possible to contact everyone.
**Please note that we will no longer be returning submissions. Do not submit any original or one-of-a-kind materials.
If you wish to inquire about literary representation, please submit a resume, along with any synopses and loglines (i.e. approximately 30 word description) for the completed feature length screenplay(s) or TV series you wish to submit. If there is interest, a full script will then be requested. For electronic submissions, please contact: characters.office@canadafilm.com.
Submissions can be sent to or dropped of at:
Characters
Attn: Submissions
#200 1505 West 2nd Ave
Vancouver BC
V6H 3Y4
FOR GENERAL INQUIRIES REGARDING BECOMING AN ACTOR, PLEASE CONTACT THE UNION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PERFORMERS (UBCP) AT 604-689-0727. THANKS.