Actor for Hire (2015)

Actor for Hire: Directed by Marcus Mizelle. With Jesse O’Neill, Joel Hogan, Jandres Burgos, Greg Perrow. A bald, out of work actor finds immediate and overwhelming success when he discovers the power of persona in the form of a cheap wig.

“u0026quot;Actor for Hireu0026quot; recently was given the Best Ensemble Cast award at the Orlando Film Festival. This film, no doubt, will resonate strongly with folks in the film industry as well as with folks putting on film festivals. After all, the film features a group of young people who want to break into acting but who struggle to even get noticed! u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne of the struggling actors in this movie, Jesse, goes so far as to try something a bit audacious–to don a wig and create an all-new persona. After all, being bald hasnu0026#39;t gotten him any parts…perhaps having Keanu Reeves-style hair will! Surprisingly, heu0026#39;s now suddenly very popular…very, very popular. He apparently now has u0026#39;the looku0026#39; and the future looks bright for him. However, just because things look good doesnu0026#39;t mean this film is going to have a happy ending for Jesse…especially when heu0026#39;s in a land of phonies and heu0026#39;s quickly becoming a phony himself. And, interestingly, the production was actually filmed in and around Hollywood.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMarcus Mizelle wrote and directed this film. While he has quite a few production credits already many have the less glamorous ones, such as a grip–one of the guys who assists the camera operator. Now this doesnu0026#39;t mean Marcus hasnu0026#39;t tried his hand at either directing or writing– but these were almost exclusively short films. Here with u0026quot;Actor for Hireu0026quot;, heu0026#39;s taking a big step and is helming a full-length picture. Because this is rather new to him, I didnu0026#39;t expect a perfect film…which it isnu0026#39;t. I really hesitate to rate it, as I donu0026#39;t want to discourage any of the folks who were in the film–and you cannot compare this sort of picture with a big-budget Hollywood release. But it is very interesting, the cast quite engaging and the film shows a lot of promise. Iu0026#39;d love to see what he and these other folks are doing in the near future, as I would assume theyu0026#39;d continue to hone their craft and only get better.”