Actors

How AI is changing actors work

6 of 9 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Red (lots of AI use) — 67%.

This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.

Tasks in this job and recorded AI use

• Portray and interpret roles, using speech, gestures, and body movements, to entertain, inform, or instruct radio, film, television, or live audiences (main task) — a lot of recorded AI use
• Perform humorous and serious interpretations of emotions, actions, and situations, using body movements, facial expressions, and gestures (main task) — some recorded AI use
• Read from scripts or books to narrate action or to inform or entertain audiences, utilizing few or no stage props (main task) — some recorded AI use
• Study and rehearse roles from scripts to interpret, learn and memorize lines, stunts, and cues as directed (main task) — some recorded AI use
• Learn about characters in scripts and their relationships to each other to develop role interpretations (main task) — some recorded AI use
• Work closely with directors, other actors, and playwrights to find the interpretation most suited to the role (main task) — some recorded AI use
• Attend auditions and casting calls to audition for roles (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Collaborate with other actors as part of an ensemble (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Work with other crew members responsible for lighting, costumes, make-up, and props (main task) — no recorded AI use
• Write original or adapted material for dramas, comedies, puppet shows, narration, or other performances — a lot of recorded AI use
• Tell jokes, perform comic dances, songs and skits, impersonate mannerisms and voices of others, contort face, and use other devices to amuse audiences — some recorded AI use
• Promote productions using means such as interviews about plays or movies — no recorded AI use
• Sing or dance during dramatic or comedic performances — no recorded AI use
• Prepare and perform action stunts for motion picture, television, or stage productions — no recorded AI use
• Introduce performances and performers to stimulate excitement and coordinate smooth transition of acts during events — no recorded AI use
• Dress in comical clown costumes and makeup, and perform comedy routines to entertain audiences — no recorded AI use
• Construct puppets and ventriloquist dummies, and sew accessory clothing, using hand tools and machines — no recorded AI use
• Perform original and stock tricks of illusion to entertain and mystify audiences, occasionally including audience members as participants — no recorded AI use

Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).

Your first steps (guidance)

1. Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
2. Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Portray and interpret roles, using speech, gestures, and body movements, to entertain, inform, or instruct radio, film, television, or live audiences”. Try the prompt for: “Perform humorous and serious interpretations of emotions, actions, and situations, using body movements, facial expressions, and gestures”.

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