A good “About me” section shouldn’t just summarise your CV. It should give casting directors something they can’t read from your credits: a sense of the person behind the profile.
How do you sound when you talk about yourself? What defines you? What small details help people start to understand who you are?
Your CV tells people what you have done.
Your “About me” should help casting directors understand who you are.
It’s not enough to just tell people a little about yourself. The text has a job to do.
Personality, tone and concrete details stick better than general statements.
Not by listing the roles you think you’re suited for, but through how you describe yourself, your tone and what defines you.
The text should feel like a real person. Someone you can imagine meeting and working with.
When the text works in harmony with your photos and showreel, it becomes easier to move forward with your profile.
A good “About me” text makes you easier to understand and easier to remember. It should give casting directors a sense of you as a person and a reason to want to see more.
“Passionate”, “versatile” and “committed” might be true. The problem is that almost anyone could write the same thing. The first sentence doesn’t need to be spectacular, but it should ideally give the reader something concrete.
“I am a passionate and versatile actor with a love for film and theatre. I enjoy new challenges.”
“I grew up in Skåne and my Skåne accent is still close at hand. I enjoy understated acting, where more happens behind the words than in them. Dry humour is never far away.”
Now you’re starting to see a person, not just reading a description.
Facts don’t become personal just because they’re in an “About me” section. Put them into context. One or two details can be enough to paint a picture.
Turn your facts into a story, not a list.
“I enjoy film, theatre, travelling and working out.”
“I find it hard to sit still for very long. When I’m not working, you’ll likely find me at the gym, on the move, or behind the wheel of my 1963 Fiat 600, which requires more patience than I actually have.”
The point isn't the car or the gym. The point is that the details belong to that specific person.
Two people can have roughly the same experience and still write completely different texts. One might be quick, warm, and self-deprecating. Another might be understated and direct. A third might have more edge and intensity.
There is no single right tone. The important thing is that the tone feels natural to you. Your text shouldn't sound like a press release unless that’s how you want to be perceived.
On your own website and in a personal “About me” section, the first person usually feels most direct and human. On agency sites, programme descriptions, and more formal presentations, the third person may be more appropriate.
Casting directors don't need to know everything about you. But if they remember one thing afterwards—your accent, your dry humour, the fact that you sail, grow chillies, or drive a vintage car—then your text has done more than just fill an empty space.
That doesn't mean you should go looking for something “original”. It should be true. And it should be yours.
The goal isn't to seem interesting. The goal is to be clearer as a person.
If your profile picture says “quirky best friend” but your “About me” text reads like a press release, annual report, and list of qualifications, you’re sending out two completely different signals.
Your text, images, and showreel don't need to say exactly the same thing. But they should feel like the same person.
What impression do you give when someone sees the whole picture? That is your casting energy.
After someone has read your “About me” text: do they just know more about what you have done, or do they feel they know a little more about who you are?
The latter is the goal.
The reasoning in this guide is also in line with Casting Networks' advice on actor bios, where they highlight personality, tone, and “casting energy” over repeating a CV.
Source: Casting Networks
