[custom_adv] Modeling and acting are different arts, no doubt. But for being different they are awful similar in many ways and the transition from modeling to acting is a well-established route of many performance artists. [custom_adv] Through modeling work models meet agents and other artists, many of whom can help with the transition from modeling to acting. Actually, a lot of modeling agents also represent actors or can help find agents that do. [custom_adv] Other models and photographers may also work in film or commercials and have advice on for how to get started as an actor. Point being, models should use their existing connections to help start their acting career. After all, you aren’t the first to make the transition to becoming an actor. Just ask Ashton Kutcher. [custom_adv] It is never easy to become a professional actor and the transition from modeling to acting will be rife with challenges. A support network of fellow models and actors, as well as a firm self-belief will be needed to make the jump from photographs to moving pictures and stage plays. [custom_adv] However, models have the unique advantage of having worked in a similar industry with high expectations. Use your past experiences and seek out acting classes to learn the ropes and help ensure that your transition from modeling to acting is the smoothest it can be. [custom_adv] Before he became a mega movie and television star, Ashton Kutcher was a simple midwestern boy trying to make it in the modeling world. He entered an international modeling and talent competition in 1997 with the hopes of being crowned Male Model of the Year but lost out to Josh Duhamel. [custom_adv] Just like Ashton Kutcher, Josh was a good ol’ Midwestern boy (he’s from North Dakota) who dreamed of making it big. He moved to California after college, working odd jobs and dabbling in modeling, and even though he beat out Ashton in the aforementioned modeling competition, it took a few years of working modeling gigs here and there before his career took off.
