Definition

Noun: A business agent for an actor. This is a person or company whose professional role is to represent an actor, managing their business affairs. This typically involves finding and negotiating employment opportunities, such as roles in films, television shows, or theater productions, and advising on career decisions.

Usage

An actor's agent works on behalf of the actor to secure work and manage contracts. * The young actress hired an actor's agent to help her find roles in television. * Before signing the contract, he consulted with his actor's agent. * A good actor's agent has strong connections with casting directors.

Advanced Usage

• The term specifically denotes the professional relationship focused on business and career management, distinct from a personal manager or publicist, though one person or firm may sometimes handle multiple roles.
• The phrase can be used in possessive forms to indicate representation: "She is my actor's agent" or "He is an actor's agent at a major talent agency."

Variants and Related Words

• Agent (noun): A more general term for a person who acts on behalf of another. In the entertainment context, it is often used interchangeably with "actor's agent."
• Talent Agent (noun): A broader term for an agent who represents various kinds of performers, including actors, models, and musicians.
• Representation (noun): The state of being represented by an agent. (e.g., "She sought representation from a well-known agency.")

Synonyms

• Theatrical agent
• Talent agent
• Artist's representative

Related Phrases

• To be signed with an agent: To have a formal representation agreement with an agent.
  • After her successful audition, she was signed with a prominent actor's agent.
• To get an agent: To secure representation.
  • His goal after drama school was to get a good actor's agent.

Noun

1. a business agent for an actor