Archive · 12 Nov 2025
UK Casting Platform Performeo Launches Free for Actors
Imagine a new website for actors to find jobs, kind of like a job board for movies and TV shows.
This new website, called Performeo, is special because it will be completely free for actors to use.
The people who created it think it's unfair that actors usually have to pay a lot of money for different websites just to look for work.
They also think current systems are old-fashioned and make it hard to find jobs, especially with so many people looking globally.
Performeo wants to make it easier for everyone involved in casting, including agents.
They have received money from important investors to help make their website work well and become popular everywhere.
It's set to launch in the UK in early 2026.
A new casting platform called Performeo is set to launch in the UK in January 2026.
The platform will be free for actors, individual casting professionals, and agents to use.
Founders Alex Breeden and Thomas Howe aim to create a more modern and less costly alternative to existing casting services.
Performeo has received significant funding from investors, including Paul Forster, co-founder of Indeed.
The platform aims to address the administrative burdens and fragmented nature of current casting processes.
- Who
- Performeo, a new casting platform founded by Alex Breeden and Thomas Howe
- What
- Launching a new casting platform that is free for actors, casting professionals, and agents.
- When
- January 2026
- Where
- UK
- Why
- To address what founders see as legacy, costly, and fragmented casting tools, and to provide a platform that prioritizes the needs of agents.
- Platform Name
- Performeo
- Founders
- Alex Breeden and Thomas Howe
- Launch Date
- January 2026
- Target Users
- Actors, casting professionals, agents
- Pricing for Actors/Professionals
- Free
- Funding
- Significant capital injection from investors including Paul Forster (Indeed co-founder)
- Backers
- Kharmel Cochrane (Nosferatu casting director), Philip Rowley (ex-Sony Pictures Entertainment CFO), Rory Aitken (42 Management & Production co-founder)