The Workingman's Actor?

Hello!  Thank you for visiting The Workingman's Actor blog. 

The term "working actor" is usually used to define an actor who, while he/she may never achieve stardom, has a long and productive career, earns a better than decent living, and has the admiration of his/hers peers.  

So why the "workingman's actor"?  A workingman is defined as "a man who works for wages, especially in manual or industrial work."  I feel that this stage of an acting career is not often explained or viewed or there isn't a lot of dissecting of the struggles or the actor goes through to get to the next level. When researching "how to become an actor", you get the typical "Step 1: go to acting class and move to Hollywood and get an agent."  Then you get articles or interviews that jump right into a persons burgeoning career after they just happened to meet "so and so" and they got a part on this show and, now, here they are, a working actor!  But what about the in between?  I have an agent, gone to acting classes, have my head shots, have a decent resume, but, haven't gotten that coveted guest spot, haven't got a residual check, haven't built a relationship with casting directors. I'm still working for my wages doing extra work, industrials, and local spots. 

I am inviting you to see my perspective and thoughts in my journey in the trenches of attaining my goals. I will share what may or may not worked for me, my observations, thoughts, tips, etc. on this level of an acting career. 

Join me and hopefully we can figure this out together. I hope that, if anything, I can help one person on their journey in becoming a working actor.