I chose to interview Toby Levins, an actor from Vancouver who recently was in the new series, “The Last of
Us.” His role as an actor is to memorize his lines and connect with the character, he is playing to make it seem more realistic, which leads to the audience connecting with the scene more.
I chose to interview him, because it’s been my dream to become a successful actor that books easily, and that’s what Toby’s doing. Since he’s been in over 60 movies, TV shows, commercials, I thought it would be a great opportunity to talk to him, see what it’s like, and what it takes to get there.
I learned that it’s not easy to become a celebrity though acting, because as he says when auditioning, he’s 1 out of 1000 people. Sometimes, depending on what you’re auditioning for, it could be a lot more. It could even be over 10,000 people auditioning for one role. In some cases, casting doesn’t even see your audition,
because they lean towards more well-known people. That makes it even harder for a small, not too well-known actors like myself, to succeed. I also learned that if you’re in it for money, or fame, you really shouldn’t be an actor. 90% of the time, you aren’t booking, so you have to be passionate about acting to keep going. And, if you’re really good at it, it might turn out well and you might start booking more, like Toby! The most important thing is that you’re in it because you’re passionate about acting, not because you want to become Ryan Reynolds overnight.
I think Toby is a great actor, he shows confidence in his work, and he’s really good it too! Maybe someday he’ll remember me and hire me to work on one of his movies together!
This is his IMDb, you can see all the roles he’s done!