Type

Commercial (TV, Online, Still)

Location

Tyne and Wear

Content

This commercial is for a major subscription-based meal kit service that delivers fresh ingredients and recipes directly to customers' doors.

We’re looking for a cast of larger-than-life characters to play our "HelloFresh ingredients", each with a distinct personality and a mission to make family dinnertime more memorable.

The cast should feel eclectic – a mix of the everyday and the unexpected, the bold and the understated.

Each character has their own distinct personality, but also a magic chemistry when they come together as an ensemble.

We are casting for:

Six food ingredient characters (these will be actors costumed as the various ingredients)
One hero family - Mum, Dad, Girl and Boy (aged 12-14)

***SHOOTING IN NORTH-EAST ENGLAND***

CASTING PROCESS:

- Casting from showreels and headshots
- For the Ingredients Characters:
We will be requesting self-tapes from selected submissions

- For the Family:
We will be initially casting from headshots / photos and we will request self-tapes once we have a shortlist from the client.

Dates

Shooting: 6th - 8th May 2026 - likely to be only one of these days

Possible Travel Day on 5th May 2026

Apply By

17:00 - 17th April 2026

Roles

Heirloom Tomato

Female Only 20 - 29

Linguine

Male Only 29 - 39

Salmon

Female Only 29 - 39

Spice Mix

Male Only 19 - 29

Pak Choi

Female Only 39 - 49

Steak

Male Only 39 - 49

Family

12 - 55

Roles Details

Title

Linguine

Content

Can quickly change from hard to a big softie, but also gets wound up very easily.

Range is everything here. We need someone who can move between emotional states convincingly and with comic precision.

The frustration has to be funny, and the soft moments genuine.

We’re looking for six expressive personalties who can bring larger-than-life characters to life in costume.

Experience in theatre or performing arts would be preferred. Trained, reactive and comfortable in absurd circumstances!

Humour is the heartbeat of this campaign and talent should be relatable, quirky, and genuinely funny and not too try-hard.

No two characters are the same, and the ensemble should reflect that range.

We want to reflect a range of backgrounds, ethnicities, and UK accents across the ensemble of ingredients.

IMPORTANT: All candidates must be of medium build and average height due to the nature of the costumes being pre-made:

Male: Height 5'8" - 5'11" / Chest size 38"-40"

Salary

BSF: £450 + BUYOUT: £1500

Gender

Male Only

Age

29 - 39