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aw-un t1_j0aazr7 wrote

Reply to comment by Pineapple996 in Did TV used to have more speaking roles for extras? by warrenseth

No, they can’t.

Once you get dialogue, you are no longer an extra, you are a principal actor

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Pineapple996 t1_j0b7hue wrote

Not true, at least in the UK. You can be hired as an extra and then be given a supplementary fee if you are given some dialogue. Then you are considered a featured extra but still won't have your name in the credits.

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