Member Categories
Every SAG-AFTRA member is registered in one of four official categories.
ACTORS / PERFORMERS
On-Camera Principal Actors
Principal performers are the credited cast of an on-camera, narrative project.
Background Actors / Extras
Performers who are not part of the principal cast and do not have spoken dialogue whose presence adds to the realistic atmosphere of a scene.
Voiceover Actors (VO)
Principal performers with off-screen spoken dialogue or narration.
Stunt Performers
Principal performers who perform potentially dangerous actions on-camera, sometimes doubling for an actor.
Performance Capture (motion capture/mocap)
Principal performers who perform actions that provide motion data used in video games, CGI, and animation; sometimes also recording voiceover simultaneously.
Puppeteers
Principal performers who manipulates an inanimate object to create the illusion that it is alive, sometimes adding voice performance as well.
Pilots
Principal performers who operate a plane or helicopter used in filming.
RECORDING ARTISTS / SINGERS
A principal performer who sings either as a solo or in a group requiring unison or harmony, either on or off camera.
DANCERS
A principal performer who is engaged to freestyle dance or execute a choreographed routine.
BROADCASTERS
Broadcasters - News & Information
Anchors, reporters, and various staff at broadcast news stations and networks.
Broadcasters - Entertainment
Disc Jockeys and radio show hosts.