The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that journey.

Whether you're a working actor or an aspiring one, you might be curious to know which movies and TV shows are casting roles near you. Backstage compiled a list of projects casting right now in Houston, nearby cities, and nationwide, and which roles they're looking to fill.

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'Playthings'

- Project type: short film
- Roles:
--- Person at Lake (background extra, 18-100)
--- Megan (supporting, female, 20-25)
--- Sarah (supporting, female, 30-40)
- Average hourly rate: not available
- Casting locations: Houston, Texas
- Learn more about the short film here

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'Dating Reality Show'

- Project type: reality TV
- Roles:
--- Singles (content creators & real people, 18-100)
- Average hourly rate: not available
- Casting locations: Houston, Texas
- Learn more about the reality TV show here

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'Tea With Lea'

- Project type: reality TV
- Roles:
--- Guest (content creators & real people, 18-100)
- Average hourly rate: $20
- Casting locations: Houston, Texas
- Learn more about the reality TV show here

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'The Caste of Beula'

- Project type: scripted show
- Roles:
--- Cinematographer (crew)
--- Ari Jones (supporting, female, 32-40)
--- Bassey Ibeh (supporting, male, 40-55)
- Average hourly rate: $58
- Casting locations: Houston, Texas
- Learn more about the scripted show here

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'Will You Please Join a Sorority?!'

- Project type: short film
- Roles:
--- Kris (supporting, 35-65)
--- Tammy (supporting, female, 28-50)
--- Tina (lead, female, 18-25)
- Average hourly rate: $18
- Casting locations: Houston, Texas
- Learn more about the short film here

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'A Real One,' Houston, Miami, Atlanta, Richmond'

- Project type: reality TV
- Roles:
--- Single Person Looking for Love (lead, female, male, 55-100)
- Average hourly rate: $50
- Casting locations: Houston, Texas
- Learn more about the reality TV show here

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'Talking Taron'

- Project type: short film
- Roles:
--- Talking Taron (lead, male, 25-50)
--- Madison Money (lead, female, 25-35)
--- Sizzlin' Sam (supporting, male, 35-60)
- Average hourly rate: $10
- Casting locations: Houston, Texas
- Learn more about the short film here

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'Moontime'

- Project type: short film
- Roles:
--- Addy (lead, female, 18-20)
--- Ruby Perryod (supporting, female, 20-30)
--- Dr. Pimsey (supporting, female, 18-25)
- Average hourly rate: $20
- Casting locations: Houston, Texas
- Learn more about the short film here

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'Falling Darkly'

- Project type: feature film
- Roles:
--- Gabriel (lead, male, 28-38)
--- Detective Parker (day player, female, 18-100)
--- Aurora (lead, female, 28-38)
- Average hourly rate: $12
- Casting locations: Houston, Texas
- Learn more about the feature film here

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'The Undercurrent'

- Project type: feature film
- Roles:
--- Kayla (supporting, female, 22-29)
--- Detective Mason (supporting, male, 35-45)
--- Dante (supporting, male, 40-60)
- Average hourly rate: $18
- Casting locations: Houston, Texas
- Learn more about the feature film here

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'Spider-Man: Fallout,' Fan-Film'

- Project type: feature film
- Roles:
--- Extras (background extra, 10-70)
- Average hourly rate: not available
- Casting locations: nationwide
- Learn more about the feature film here

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'Lowball'

- Project type: feature film
- Roles:
--- Jenna (day player, 18-30)
- Average hourly rate: $125
- Casting locations: nationwide
- Learn more about the feature film here

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'The Eagle'

- Project type: feature film
- Roles:
--- Ellie Hope (lead, female, 15-24)
- Average hourly rate: $50
- Casting locations: nationwide
- Learn more about the feature film here

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'Phases'

- Project type: short film
- Roles:
--- Ryan (lead, male, 21-27)
--- Richard (lead, male, 50-70)
--- Sebastian (supporting, male, 20-30)
- Average hourly rate: $18
- Casting locations: Austin, Texas
- Learn more about the short film here

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'Don't Fear'

- Project type: short film
- Roles:
--- The Reaper (supporting, male, 20-35)
- Average hourly rate: not available
- Casting locations: Austin, Texas
- Learn more about the short film here

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'A Tale of Two'

- Project type: short film
- Roles:
--- Hugo (supporting, male, 35-50)
--- Sable (supporting, male, 40-50)
- Average hourly rate: $18
- Casting locations: Austin, Texas
- Learn more about the short film here

This story was produced by Backstage and reviewed and distributed by Stacker.