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JODIE Bentley
JODIE Bentley
@jodiebentley
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Actor | Narrator | Career Coach 🎞️ Seen on Netflix, Hulu, ABC, CBS, AppleTV 🖥 CEO @theactorsoffice 🎬 Creator @actorinsider ♍️ Type-A Virgo
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At my fitting for  9-1-1 Lone Star, the costumer said - “Oh, you’re even smaller than we thought. I’ll be right back.”

Thankfully he did manage to find a police uniform that fit my 5’2” frame.

She may be a tiny cop, but Officer Garrick is still mighty. 😊

My episode officially airs TONIGHT on FOX! I originally got the date wrong. Alas.

In this odd year we’ve had in the entertainment industry, I’m so grateful to have gotten to work on the final season of this show.

Though… I do wish I could’ve met Rob Lowe.  Would it have been weird to tell him I had a poster of him on my wall as a kid?

Yeah, probably better I wasn’t in a scene with him. 🤣

#tv #bookedit #workingactor #actorlifestyle #actorsofinstagram
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Feeling so honored to have been a guest on *Not a Straight Line* with Peter Daly Dickson back in February!

We had such a beautiful, honest, and thought-provoking conversation about life as an artist — and how, truly, it’s never a straight line.

The episode just dropped, and if you’re curious, I open up about the fears I’ve faced as an artist entrepreneur and how I continue to move through them.

Since meeting Peter, life surprised me even more — we’ve started a venture together that was actually one of my 2026 goals for my coaching business. Proof that you never know who you’ll meet and how quickly things can shift.

Highly recommend checking out Peter’s podcast — and if you’re so inclined, give my episode a listen. Stay tuned for what’s coming next...

#workingactor #actor #vulnerability #notastraightline #belonging  #ArtistJourney #Entrepreneurship #NewBeginnings
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You may know that our film "cat." was accepted into the UCLAxFilmFest 2025.

Even better, it won the award for Best Unique and Artistic Film!

Woo-hoo! A big shout out to @jessicaredish. Her POV on the world is what makes her a one of a kind filmmaker and director. This award is well-deserved. Unfortunately, Jessica wasn’t able to be there so @alphafaye and I got to accept it for her!

And of course, a huge congratulations to the entire cast, crew and producers of @cat_shortfilm. 

Wait….is this dog girl becoming a bigger cat fan??

I also got to say, the Los Angeles Theatre downtown was so freakin’ cool! Charlie Chaplin famously premiered his "City Lights" and refurbished the theatre to do so. It was incredible to be surrounded by such film history.

I’m honored to be a part of the UCLAx community.

#workingactor #filmfestival #awardwinning #actor
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Gone are the days of the information scavenger hunt! 

No more comparing yourself to others.
No more not standing in your power.

Join me and 18+ Industry Professionals as we sit down and get real about the entertainment industry.

Comment WAITLIST to learn what’s happening in the Industry now from working Casting Directors, Producers, Agents, and more…

WeAudition THE SHORTLIST: A Summit for Actors is your inside look at what’s actually working now in TV, film, and theatre!

🎬 5 days. 18+ casting directors, agents, producers, directors and actors.

🎯 Real strategy. Real talk. Real results.

The waitlist is open—join now to get early access, VIP perks, and a special freebie to jumpstart your momentum.

#actorsofinstagram #workingactors #actorlifestyle #freeforactors #actorlife
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Branding isn’t armor. It’s vulnerability.

It’s not a descriptor you hide behind and prop up. It comes from inner and outer alignment.

You deserve to get auditions that feel like they were made for you, that you can shift into with ease. So you can really dive in an play.

Casting WANTS to see you in your best element. Give them the tools to line up those opportunities for you.

It starts with branding…

Want to hear it straight from the CD’s themselves? Comment WAITLIST to get in on my upcoming Summit, where you’ll hear from working Casting Director’s what’s really going on behind the scenes, WeAudition: THE SHORTLIST

#actorsofinstagram #workingactors #actorlifestyle #freeforactors #actorlife
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Fear is sneaky like that...

Watering yourself down doesn't serve you! You deserve to fully embody yourself and your authenticity. 
Stand out with integrity and presence. Be YOU.

Want to stop guessing what casting wants and start showing up like the actor they remember?

🎯 Get on the waitlist for…

The Shortlist: A Summit for Actors – your behind-the-scenes roadmap to booking in today’s industry.

Comment WAITLIST!

#ActorBranding #ActorsLife #BrandingMyth #ActorMarketing #ActingCareer
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Think branding puts you in a box?

That belief is the real box.

Most actors get branding wrong. It’s not about being “the girl next door” or mimicking your favorite celeb’s charm—it’s about uncovering your unique POV and essence.

Branding isn’t about limiting who you are. It’s about owning who you are—fully, authentically, and unapologetically.

Want to stop guessing what casting wants and start showing up like the actor they remember?

🎯 Get on the waitlist for…

The Shortlist: A Summit for Actors – your behind-the-scenes roadmap to booking in today’s industry.

Comment WAITLIST!

#ActorBranding #ActorsLife #BrandingMyth #ActorMarketing #ActingCareer
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Happy Birthday to our handsome rescue boy!! 🐾❤️

#dogsofinstagram #rescuedog #pupswithoutborders
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The industry has changed. Are you still playing by the old rules?

Random workshops
Reels with no clear POV
Waiting for reps to change your career

That used to be the path. But now?

The actors who are booking aren’t doing more.
They’re doing what works—with strategy, clarity, and alignment.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, lost, or overlooked… it’s not your fault.
And it’s not your talent that’s holding you back.
It’s your approach—and that’s about to change.

🎯 I’m bringing together the people who actually make the hiring decisions - casting directors, agents, directors and producers - for one powerful event.

It’s called The Shortlist: A Summit for Actors.
💥 Launching August 11–15, 2025
And it’s free to attend. 🎟️

Want first access? Comment WAITLIST!

#ActorLife #WorkingActor #CastingDirector #BookedAndBusy #ActorTips #IndustryInsider #TheShortlistSummit #ActingCoach #ActingCareer #ActingIndustry #ActingStrategy
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Actors don’t get hired for being generic.

They get hired for being clear.

In a time where everyone’s guessing, clarity is your power.

If I brought together top casting directors, reps, producers, and working actors to talk about what actually books in 2025…

What’s one thing you’d want to learn?

What’s one question you’ve never heard answered?

(I’m making something for you. And it’s almost ready.)

#workingactors #actorlifestyle #actorsofinstagram
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Industry Relationships TIP #1 -

Reframe How You Think About It!

Whether you’re sitting at home using social media and attending online events or venturing back out in the world for one-on-one meetings and events when they happen -

Your job is to create, build, and maintain relationships. 💞

The fact is if you aren’t comfortable with relationship building, how are you going to do it—even when you know how important it is?

🎯 In this 6 part series on Industry Relationships, we are going to focus on 3 key areas:

Creating relationships
Building relationships to deepen the connection
Maintaining relationships to be remembered
📌 Here’s the Big Secret: You can have a strategy around building relationships and still be authentic.

Speaking of authentic

- You get to be you! Don’t be what you think people want you to be. 😄

As you create, build and maintain industry relationships, allow people to hear your voice, and let your POV shine through in all you do. That’s what makes you, YOU. 💡

Don’t be a cookie-cutter actor reaching out to the industry. Imagine if you did that in life with friends or lovers.

🔥 PRO TIP - You are more than your reel, your headshots, your self-tapes, and your credits. Be authentically YOU. . . . #foractors #actorhustle #endthehustle #actingadvive #actingcareer #reelsforactors #newreel #buildrelationships
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I got to go to NYC last week to do a reading of a new musical with book by Dana Leslie Goldstein and Music by Sarah Donner.

Since Matt works from home he came with! We crammed as much as we could into those 5 days between rehearsals.

Included seeing the 1st preview of Call Me Izzy starring Jean Smart. There may have been technical difficulties in the first 30 seconds of the show, but the rest of it was flawless. Jean is a powerhouse!

Of course we had to go see Maybe Happy Ending. What a beautiful intimate musical about love and humanity.

We took Memorial Day off and spent the day at the Museum of Natural History. Over cocktails later, I spent the time convincing Matt that when I book a show or series that takes me back to Manhattan for a limited time that we could live on the Upper West side :)

The trip ended with the reading. It was so lovely to see so many familiar faces come out to support. It felt great to do live theater again. 

I missed it…
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