13 Best Talent Agencies In Atlanta

About the agency
In the early to mid-2000’s Barbara Garvey Myers took over ownership of East Coast Talent Agency from initial founder and talent agent Kelly Tippens who wanted to pursue a career in casting. 

ECT is a full-service agency and does not consider itself to be a boutique agency or a mega-agency. Instead, they prefer to operate more like a management company by actively helping their talents develop their careers and preparing them for the industry. 

Even though they now represent talents of all ages, they initially started out as a talent agency for kids. ECT mainly focuses on finding jobs for their clients in the following categories:
TV
Film
Commercial
Industrial

The agency also encourages their talent to engage in activities that are not related to acting such as volunteer initiatives that it organizes. 

In an interview with VoyageATL, Barbara Myers mentioned that a key difference between ECT and other talent agencies is that ECT will rarely drop a client from their roster for not booking gigs. 

Furthermore, ECT frequently partners with film festivals like the Marietta International Film Festival where Barbara is on the board. The agency also works with Film Racing which sponsors 24 – 100 hour film races to encourage and support indie filmmakers. 

ECT encourages its talent to participate in these film races in different capacities from writing and producing to directing and acting. 

ECT talents have performed in high-profile movies and TV shows including The Walking Dead, Vice Principals, Stranger Things, House of Payne, Constantine, etc… In the print and commercial sector ECT’s talent have worked on projects for companies like ESPN, Nike, Food Network, Coca-Cola, and Walmart amongst others.

Agency Requirements
The minimum age requirement to be represented by ECT is 5 years old. Once you are represented by the agency, you need to set up a Casting Network and Actors Access accounts. 

Both of these accounts will be free to talent. You must also have a working phone number where the agency can get a hold of you.

Note: ECT strongly recommends that you don’t take professional headshots until you sign with an agency. Every agency has its own preferences and you don’t want to spend your money re-taking headshots.

However, once you join ECT’s client roster you need to have professionally taken and printed headshots within 3 months of signing your contract. 

Submission Process
Submit your headshot, two small current snapshots, and your resume to ECTsubmission@gmail.com. 

Make sure to include your full name, age, height, weight, and general location (like the Atlanta area or Charlotte, or Nashville) when submitting your photos. Don’t send big files. (Use proper file formats or compress your files to avoid this.)

Do not call or use the direct agency email for submissions. If ECT is interested they will contact you in 2-3 weeks. If you have not been contacted, you can re-submit in 3 months’ time with new photos. 

If you are a minor your parents should contact the agency on your behalf.

Note: ECT is currently accepting a limited number of talent submissions. The agency is looking for seasoned actors who are 50 years old or above, kids under 12 years old as well as fully Asian or fully Hispanic talents of any age.

Applicants should be fully vaccinated and located within 2 hours of Atlanta. ECT will give strong preference to talents who have referrals from the acting industry as well as professional headshots.