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Toronto Acting Agents

Written by Indiana Kwong on October, 18th 2019 | Acting Industry Resources

This list is not exhaustive, just a few of the acting agencies we researched and came across in Toronto, Canada.

Paradigm Talent Agency

Paradigm Talent Agency is a large agency with branches all across the world – Los Angeles, New York, Monterey, Nashville, Austin, London, Berkeley, Chicago and Toronto. Paradigm provides global representation to a diverse and dynamic roster of artists and content creators across all media channels. With over 140 agents, and over 2,000 clients – Paradigm are one of the largest agencies in the world.
“For the art. For the artist.”

The Characters Talent Agency

The Characters Talent Agency as branches in both Vancouver and Toronto, representing 1,300+ actors with 28 Talent Agents to look after them. Another big agency, with lots of experience and industry connections. They represent some great working actors such as Tatiana Maslany, Avan Jogia, and Donald Sutherland.

Meridian Artists

Based in both LA, and Toronto, Meridian represent 246 artists, managed by 7 agents across both locations. They are an established leader in the representation and management of Actors, Screenwriters, Directors, Authors and Key Creatives.

Talent House

Talent House represent a prominent roster of Theatre/Musical Theatre, Film, Television, Youth, Commercial, Voice Over and Creatives talent, with 7 agents/managers and 300+ actors between them. It appears that Talent House represent a lot of Theatre and Musical Theatre actors.

GGA

GGA was founded by Gary Goddard but it now currently run by Pam Winter and Kishwar Iqbal. This boutique agency is well-known as a home for many of Canada’s top actors, writers and directors, including Stephen Amell of CW’s Arrow.

Amanda Rosenthal Talent Agency (ART)

Amanda Rosenthal Talent Agency is a boutique agency representing actors for film, television, theatre, voice, animation and commercials. They have offices in both Toronto and Montreal. Their 4 agents represent 181 actors.

Fountainhead Talent

Fountainhead represent over 250 actors in Film, TV, Theatre and Voiceover.

Ambition Talent

Started in July, 2006, by David Ritchie, Ambition represents actors, directors & writers in the Film, Television, Commercial, Voice and Theatre market in North America. They acts as an agency in Canada and double as a management company in the US. The company has just under 100 clients based in Toronto, Vancouver, New York and Los Angeles.

AMI Artist Management

AMI represent 212 actors for film, television, live theatre, voice-over and animation, with their base location in Toronto.

Creative Drive Artists

Creative Drive represent some great working actors in Canada and the US, with 125+ actors and 4 agents to manage them.

Hero Artists

“Our artists are our Heroes.” A Boutique agency with just 140 actors between 4 staff, Hero Artists have offices in both Toronto and Vancouver.

Butler Ruston Bell

With 120 clients, and 6 staff, Butler Ruston Bell is a boutique agency based in Toronto with departments devoted to film and television, to commercials and voice, and to theatre.

Oldfield Talent Management

Seems like a small dedicated team of 4 agents, managing over 200 actors in Canada.

Ritter Talent Agency

Ritter represent a diverse group of both Union and Non-Union actors that are working in all areas of the industry (Television, Film, Commercials, Theater and Print). 90 actors, with 3 agents.

Parent Management

Louise Parent along with Barb Godfrey represent a small group of 60 clients who work in all areas of the entertainment industry in Canada and internationally.

Integral Artists

5 staff, 160+ actors – including prominent actors in film, television, theatre, and voice over; some of Canada’s leading screenwriters, showrunners, directors and producers. Integral is also a leading firm in the production talent arena representing various key crew members such as line producers, cinematographers, editors, production designers, costume designers, hair and make-up.

Edna Talent Management

With 7 staff, and 162 clients, Edna represent performers in every category, including film, television, theatre, commercials, industrials, animation, and narration. They also have a French-speaking division on their books.

Vanderwerff Talent

Established by Mirjam Vanderwerff in 2000, Vanderwerff Talent is one of Toronto’s most respected boutique principal agencies, representing children and young adults.

da Costa Talent Management

Founded by Peter da Costa, da Costa represent over 250 actors in both Vancouver and Toronto.

Bella Agency

2 agents and 110+ actors, with the focus being on people – Bella pride themselves in being “boutique” sized as it allows them to foster real relationships with their clients.

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About the Author

Indiana Kwong

is an actor, filmmaker and sometimes social media manager based in Sydney. I trained as an actor and filmmaker at the International Screen Academy in Waterloo, and everything else I learnt from Google and sheer willpower. You can find me in short films, web-series, TVC’s or Instagram (I spend a lot of time there.)