When background actors secure a job, most expect to be working a few days, at most. They don’t expect to be working every day for months.
Last July, a casting call went out for a new show, “The Pitt,” which had a unique request: it was looking for background actors with open availability. “They gave us a loose date of July until February,” says Shaun Lagadi, who plays a nurse on the show.
The Max medical drama takes place throughout one 15-hour shift at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital, led by Noah Wyle as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch. That continuity meant the background actors were needed every single day.
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