Alloy Entertainment and Bonanza Productions have begun production on the fifth season of the hit CW supernatural drama series “The Vampire Diaries”, which has been given a full 22 episode order. The show’s casting directors in Los Angeles are auditioning actors and actresses for new recurring and guest starring roles. Smaller day-player roles and extras will be cast throughout the season by the local casting directors in Atlanta, GA where shooting takes place beginning on July 11, 2013. The series is based on the book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith.
‘The Vampire Diaries’ centers on the beautiful and compassionate Elena Gilbert of Mystic Falls, Virginia. After 145 years, the virtuous vampire Stefan Salvatore returns to his home town and falls for Elena, who has a tragic past and uncanny resemblance to his lost love Katherine. Always close on Stefan’s heels is his vampire brother Damon, a ruthless killer who also loved Katherine and is determined to make Stefan’s after-life a living hell in any way he can. When Elena succumbs to vampirism, she struggles to control her new powers, and longs to return to life as a human. The fifth season has some characters going off to college, a freshly cured vampire undertaking the task of human survival, and an astonishing Salvatore secret.
The series boasts an impressive cast that stars four-time Teen Choice Awards winner Nina Dobrev in dual roles as Elena Gilbert and as Katherine Pierce, the ruthless vampire the brothers knew and loved in the nineteenth century. Prior to Diaries, Dobrev was a series regular playing Mia Jones on the series “Degrassi: The Next Generation”. During the break in shooting, she has been starring in the Twentieth Century Fox feature film “Let’s Be Cops” in Atlanta. Also starring in “The Vampire Diaries” is Screen Actors Guild Awards winner Ian Somerhalder in the role of Damon Salvatore. Somerhalder previously was a regular on the hit ABC series “Lost”. Two-time Teen Choice Awards winner Paul Wesley plays Stefan Salvatore. Wesley began his television acting career playing Sean McKinnon on the soap “Guiding Light”, where he used his birth name of Paul Wasilewski.
Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson executive produce and are the series head writers, with Plec serving as showrunner. Alloy Entertainment CEO Leslie Morgenstein also executive produces. Caroline Dries and Pascal Verschooris are co-executive producers. In addition to Alloy Entertainment, Bonanza Productions is also one of the production companies behind “The Vampire Diaries”. Other series produced by Bonanza include Showtime Network’s “Shameless,” Fox Network’s “The Following,” NBC’s “Revolution,” and CBS’ “Person of Interest”. Kevin Williamson’s company Outerbanks Entertainment is the third production company.
Minors and foreign talent must and be legally eligible to work in Atlanta, GA and the United States.
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Principal Actor Casting
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.
Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.
Los Angeles:
Greg Orson
Lesli Gelles-Raymond
GO Casting
6464 Sunset Blvd.
Suite 970
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Atlanta:
Mark Fincannon
Fincannon & Associates, Inc.
500-D Amsterdam Avenue
Atlanta, GA 0306
Extras Casting
Atlanta:
Marty Keener Cherrix
“The Vampire Diaries” Extras
931 Monroe Drive NE
Suite A-102
Atlanta, GA 30308
The Vampire Diaries Casting Database
Production Companies:
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
“The Vampire Diaries”
Production Office
2364 Park Central Blvd.
Decatur, GA 30035
Alloy Entertainment
6300 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 2150
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Bonanza Productions
3727 Magnolia Blvd
Suite 255
Burbank, CA 91505
Outerbanks Entertainment
9000 Sunset Blvd
Suite 1001
West Hollywood, CA 90069
CW Television Network
3300 W Olive Ave
Burbank, CA 91505
Executive Producers: Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec, Leslie Morgenstein
Co-Executive Producers: Caroline Dries, Pascal Verschooris
Directors:
Note: Various directors work different episodes during the season. In television shows composed of individual episodes, the television director’s role differs from that of a film director in that he or she may work only on some television episodes as opposed to the director of an entire film production. In episodic television productions, the major creative control resides with a producer of the show. The television producer with creative control is called the showrunner (in this case Julie Plec).
Starring:
Nina Dobrev – Elena Gilbert
Paul Wesley – Stefan Salvatore
Ian Somerhalder- Damon Salvatore
Steven R. McQueen- Jeremy Gilbert
Kat Graham – Bonnie Bennett
Zach Roerig – Matt Donovan
Candice Accola – Caroline Forbes
Michael Trevino – Tyler Lockwood
Joseph Morgan – Klaus Mikaelson
Claire Holt – Rebekah Mikaelson
Story:
“The Vampire Diaries” focuses on the love triangle between Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) and vampire-brothers Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley) and Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder).
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