Background performers fill every frame of film and TV, and AI production needs them at a scale traditional casting was never built for. A single generated crowd scene can call for hundreds of distinct, believable faces. The Extras Registry is where they come from: a dedicated pool of real, consented background talent, searchable by look and licensed the same way as featured talent on Actorsy.
How it will work
Productions will be able to browse and filter background talent by age range, look and region, then license individuals or whole groups in one transaction. Every face in the registry belongs to a verified person who has opted in to background and crowd work, with the same consent record, licence contract and payment trail as every other licence on the platform. No scraped datasets, no synthetic composites of unconsenting people.
For talent
Background and crowd work is the most accessible way to start earning from your likeness. There is no casting call to win: productions license from the pool, and you get paid every time your face is used. Talent who sign up to Actorsy now will be enrolled in the Extras Registry automatically when it launches, with the option to opt out at any time.
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For productions
The Extras Registry launches with Stage 2 of the Actorsy platform. If your production or AI pipeline needs licensed background talent at volume and you want early access, tell us what you are working on at [email protected] and we will be in touch as it rolls out.