Showcast
What are Showcast vitals and why do they matter?
Vitals are the searchable basic facts about you — age range, gender, ethnicity, height, base location, availability. Casting directors filter searches on these. Missing or wrong vitals means you don't appear.
Vitals on Showcast are the first thing casting directors filter by. They're not optional decoration — they're how casting finds you.
The core vitals:
- Gender + Pronoun. Explicit on Showcast.
- Age Range. Playing age, not actual age. Tight 5–10 year band that matches how you genuinely present on camera today.
- Ethnicity. Multiple allowed. Reflect how you're cast, not just your heritage.
- Height. Exact. Casting has specific requirements.
- Base Location. Primary city you live in and can shoot from.
- Available In. All the regions you can realistically get to for a job (often Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Perth, Auckland, etc.). This is huge because AU casting is regional.
- Hair + Eye colour.
- Skills. The actor-skills list — Actor, Model, Presenter, etc.
Why each matters:
- Missing age range or ethnicity: you don't appear in the most common filtered searches.
- Narrow "Available In": you miss submissions for shoots outside your home city.
- Outdated height/hair/size: you show up to a fitting and don't match — burned bridge.
Update cadence:
- After every haircut or major physical change.
- After any weight change of more than ~5 kg.
- Annually at minimum, even if nothing visibly changed.
Pro tip:
Set "Available In" generously — any city you can get to within 24 hours' notice should be listed. AU casting schedules move fast and most productions expect talent to travel.