Extra People Juniors is a casting agency that provides child supporting artists for roles on productions in film, television and commercials across the UK.

We are a division of Extra People which has been involved in numerous productions such as Paddington in Peru, The Crown, Bridget Jones; Mad About The Boy, Bridgeton, Gladiator and many more!

We represent children aged 9 - 16 years old.

Once 16-year-olds have completed their GCSEs or GCSE-equivalent qualifications, they are eligible for the adult division.

Background extras, also known as Supporting Artists (SA’s), are people who appear in the background of scenes of a movie or TV show! They might be in a crowd scene, at a park, in a cafe or just walking down the street. They help make the scene feel real!

Our books are currently closed - when we open them we will notify you, as long as you have signed up to our newsletter.

You'll need to fill out a registration form with your child's details, including their age, measurements, skills (if any), and upload clear, recent photos.

Registration is free - there are no sign-up/booking/admin fees charged. We only make money from commission earned from wages, which is 20% plus VAT.

Production companies will send us a casting brief with their specific requirements. If your child is suitable, we will reach out to you regarding availability and all details related to the production. If your child is available & meets all the requiremements, we will send their photos & sizes onto production. Once selections are made by production we will be in touch with a Booking Confirmation (if successful) or a Release message (if unsuccessful).

We aim to put your child forward for as many suitable roles as possible - however selections are at productions’ discretion. Therefore we cannot guarantee bookings. Please also be aware that booked dates can be cancelled or rearranged at short notice (these are circumstances beyond our control). However we will keep you as up to date as possible.

Yes. We represent your child non-exclusively and we don't have any issues with your child be represented by more than one agency.

Birth Certificate or Passport

Pay rates vary depending on the production, the length of the work and the type of role. We will inform you of the fee for each specific job offer when we send availability checks. (Click here for our rates page)

The agency earns from commission only - there are no sign-up/booking/admin fees charged.

Our Commission is 20% plus VAT. Commision is deducted from your child's payment after they have after they have completedthe work on set.

Payment is made via bank transfer.

Payment takes on average 28 days from the day that your child has worked.

Our target is that payments are completed within 6 weeks for all projects. However, due to factors outside of our control (inc. how long it takes to receive the salary vouchers and payments from production companies), we ask artistes to allow up to 8 weeks for payments to arrive. If there is a delay beyond that, the Entertainment Partners back office will chase moneys on your behalf and will keep you informed.

You will have visibility of the provisional figures during your child's work day through the Job Review section on thier profile, and on wrap these figures will be updated with any supplementary fees incurred.

If this wasn’t settled by the AD at sign out, please use the query box on your child's Job Review which will become active soon after the work day.

Due to the nature of filming, we often get all the finalised shoot details (call time, exact location, etc) the evening before the shoot. However, we will always give you as much provisional information as we have beforehand.

The bookers will try to get call details as soon as possible in the form of a Check-In message. However if you haven’t heard anything before 5PM the day before, please get in touch with us.

When reaching out to us, be ready with the name of the project, your child's character and the Extra People Booker you’ve been in communication with.

Your child will be briefed by a crew member once they are on set.

They will explain what your child will need to do in each scene (e.g, they might be asked to pretend to be kicking a ball or talking to a friend in the park).

Your child would need to listen carefully and follow the intructions given.

Pre-Booking: Parents need to maintain their child's profile information and ensure it's always correct and updated (i.e measurements, payment info, address etc)

Once Booked: Parents need to transport their child to and from set (they are not allowed to stay on set to take care of their child; there will be trained & DBS-checked chaperones (as explained below) that will take care of the child on set for the duration of the shoot.

Yes. Parents are not permitted to look after their child/children on set once they are of compulsory school age.

The children will be cared for by trained, Enhanced DBS-checked, experienced & professional chaperones. Chaperones are arranged by production.

Filming days are often long hours and early starts. You mustn't be afraid of an early alarm!

The length of filming days vary greatly, so you and your child should be free all day and evening when you accept a job.

We will always give you as much information as possible when we make our enquiries.

This will all be relayed to the parents before filming. We usually receive rough filming hours which we state in our availability checks and booking messages.

Drop Off: Once production have provided the child's exact call time, which we often receive the day before filming, we relay to the parents as soon as we have all the information.

Please never just drop your child off outside of the fitting/filming location without ensuring that they have signed in with the designated on set contact/AD.

Pick-Ups: We will inform you of your child's estimated wrap time. If they wrap sooner/slightly later than expected we will notify you immediately.

When your child is out at work, the chaperone/AD/production/EXP Booker will contact you with estimated finishing or collection times.

It is legal requirement for a child to be licensed if they're under school-leaving age and taking part in films, plays, concerts or other public performances that the audience pays to see, or that take place on licensed premises; and any assignments where the child is paid.

Children should never work without a licence in place, not least because this would invalidate the production’s insurance.

Before your child goes onto set, we always ensure that you have name and number of the:

On-Set Contact
Main EXP Booker
Main Chaperone

Either a member of production, the chaperone or the EXP booker will contact you to arrange the collection of your child as soon as possible.

Emergency contacts for both us and someone on set will be provided in the check-in information.

Only contact these numbers if totally necessary and pay attention to who is best to contact as per the check-in message.

Unfortunately not. Parents are allowed to drop their child off and pick them up from the filming location but no other members of the family are allowed access to the fitting/filming locations for insurance, safety & security purposes.

Yes! Productions have catering services which provide breakfasts, snacks, lunches, juices and water etc. By default, there will be Meat, Vegetarian and Vegan options available.

If the child is called to set for a time that is just after breakfast or lunch, we will be sure to warn the parents that the kids need to arrive on set having had a meal.

Please always ensure that you flag any allergies and dietary requirements with the EXP booker on confirmation of all bookings for all productions.

We will relay these to the production team but we ask that you also flag it with the AD/chaperone you sign-in with on the day of the booking to ensure that absolutely everyone is aware.

We will clarify whether your child needs to attend a fitting where production will provide all of the clothing items necessary or if your child needs to take their own clothing items to set based on a costume brief.

Yes! On almost every production, the hair & make-up department are responsible for styling your child’s look.

Please ensure that your child arrives with clean, with recently-washed hair and no make-up. Please do not make educated guesses about how your child should look in advance!

However, in the rare instance that the production asks your child to arrive with their hair styled a specific way or with specific make-up on, we will notify you in advance.

This depends on the production.

We will always ask in our availability checks if you are happy to have your child's hair trimmed, cut or styled.

This will be relayed to production in advance and should they wish to make any changes to your child's hair, we will request your permission.

All haircuts are compensated as per our Junior Rates Page.

Production will have somewhere secure for your child to keep their items, often manned by a professional security personnel, but this isn’t always guaranteed. If in doubt, please ask.

It is recommended that your child does not bring valuables with them on a shoot.

We will send you an availability check via email and/or SMS when we have casting opportunities that match your child's profile.

Please ensure your contact details are always up-to-date.

No, we will contact you directly for any suitable jobs via an availability check as explained above

There is no harm in sending us an email should you hear of a new production that you'd like your child to be a part of however we can only put them forward to productionif they suit the casting brief/requirements.

If your child is available and you have carefully read through all the information and you've answered all the relevant questions, you can click 'Available for the dates that your child is available.

If your child is unavailable, we encourage you to respond as ‘Not Available’ rather than not responding. Responding as unavailable does not have a negative effect on your child's profile or on the chances of being put forward for other work. We know all of our artists have lives and commitments so no one is penalised for not being available.

It’s always better that we know your child is not available rather than wondering whether our email hasn’t landed in your inbox.

If you respond to an availability enquiry correctly via the link and before the cut-off time, you will always receive an automatic confirmation email to let you know that we have received your response.

If you do not receive the confirmation it means your response was not registered or you tried to respond after the cut-off time.

If you have responded as available for a job, we will always try to let artists know as soon as possible the status of the job.

Productions vary in their selection process speed - sometimes we’ll know within a few hours whether your child has been booked, other times it may take a few days.

If you are waiting to hear from us regarding a confirmation or release, please be patient.

We always try to give as much notice and time for artists to let us know their availability to an enquiry.

However, due to the nature of the industry, the turnaround time is sometimes very short.

If you have missed the cut-off time and are unable to respond, it is likely that the available artists have already been sent to production and unfortunately the opportunity has passed.

Do not be disheartened - we’ll be in touch again the moment your child matches another casting brief we’re working on.

The best way of increasing your child's chances of getting work is to make sure their profile is complete and up to date.

We search for artists via the criteria you fill out on your child's profile, so the more up to date their profile, the more likely they will match a brief we are working on.

If you don’t fill in their profile with all the relevantinformation, they could be missing out on potential work.

Check out our Photo Guide and our Profile Advice here.

We represent children aged 9 - 16 years old.

Once they have completed their GCSE's or GCSE-equivalent qualifications, they are eligible for the adult division.

Clear, well-lit photos of your child.

A headshot (close-up of the face) and a full-body shot are essential.

Photos should be recent (taken within the last 4 months) and reflect your child's current appearance.

Professional headshots are welcomed but not required; clear photos taken on a phone are usually sufficient.

Please no filters or excessive editing.

Simple costume such as a plain tee and trousers are encouraged.

Click here for photo guide.

Please make sure to list any special skills or talents (e.g dancing, singing, playing a musical instrument, sports) on your child's profile.

This will help us identify them for roles that require specific skills.

We currently only supply children for background and featured walk-on roles for productions.

We encourage you to put your child forward for these roles and not limit them to only apply for acting roles.

Being on set, even for background roles, is a huge learning experience and can often be far more involved than the name suggests.

Due to the nature of our work and how busy it is, we find it easiest to communicate via email which we’ll often follow up with a phone call.

If you send us an email, we will respond as soon as we get a chance.

Yes, there are standard travel fees included in your child's payment per fitting and filming day. These will be inline with Union agreements.

There may be some productions that will reimburse milage on a case-to-case basis.

All fees will be explained upfront from the initial availability check.

If you are unsure, please ask the EXP booker.

See our Junior Rates page here!

If your child is booked for a fitting, it means the costume department needs to see your child prior to the shoot day to fit them for a costume.

The costume department and hair and make-up departments will see them and prepare their look for the role they are playing on the shoot day.

A fitting is a PAID commitment which will be explained in your initial availability check.

Check out the Junior Rates page here.

If you are unsure of the fees due, please ask the EXP booker.

Yes! Although, we cannot guarantee bookings for filming over weekends, you are most welcome to only respond as available to availability checks for productions filming on weekends.

Supporting Artists are not usually the main stars, but you'll be part of something really cool and you will be able to see yourself on TV and the big screen!

This is not guaranteed. However sometimes on-set the Director bumps supporting artists up to a featured presence on camera.

Some roles are featured roles from the start of the casting process, which will be relayed and explained in detail with the initial availability check.

Most kids have a lot of fun on set! You'll meet new people and see how movies and TV shows are made.

Access to your child’s sensitive personal information is restricted on a strict need to use basis. Bank account details are never shared outside Extra People Juniors.

On termination of your registration with Extra People Juniors, we will keep your contact and compliance information as long as required by law. All other information will be deleted.

However, if your child has worked on a production through our agency, we are required by law to keep a record of your child's name, date of birth, dates worked and right to work information/documents.