“Actor Unions” can offer essential protections and benefits for professional actors. Whether in Hollywood or on international stages, this category provides a list of organizations dedicated to fostering collaboration, providing protection, and nurturing the shared passion for the art of acting.
ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) is the national union of professional performers working in recorded media in Canada. ACTRA represents the interests of over 30,000 members across the country – the foundation of Canada’s highly acclaimed professional performing community.
Equity is the voice of professional artists engaging in live performance in English Canada. We are a national association representing almost 6,000 artists working in theatre, opera and dance from coast-to-coast-to-coast. Equity’s membership includes performers, directors, choreographers, fight directors, intimacy directors and stage managers.
We are the performing arts and entertainment trade union. We’re made up of 50,000 performers and creative practitioners. We are actors, singers, dancers, designers, directors, stage managers, puppeteers, comedians, voice artists, and variety performers. For more than a hundred years we’ve been pushing for better pay, terms, and conditions.