Acting techniques

Description

The different acting techniques for developing lifelike performances, such as method acting, classical acting, and Meisner technique.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 9 occupations
  • Optional in 5 occupations
  • Total: 14 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)

Essential for

  • Performing arts theatre instructor
    Performing arts theatre instructors educate students in specific theory and, primarily, practice-based theatre courses at a specialised theatre, or acting, school or conservatory a…
  • Dancer
    Dancers interpret ideas, feelings, stories or characters for audiences by using movement and body language mostly accompanied by music. This normally involves interpreting the work…
  • Actor/actress
    Actors/actresses play roles and parts on live stage performances, TV, radio, video, motion picture productions, or other settings for entertainment or instruction. They use body la…
  • Singer
    A Singer is a professional performer who uses their voice as their primary instrument to entertain and convey emotion. Singers perform across various genres, including pop, rock, c…
  • Stage director
    Stage directors oversee and orchestrate the mounting of a performance production by unifying various endeavours and aspects of a theatrical production. They ensure the quality and …
  • Stand-up comedian
    A Stand-Up Comedian is an entertainer who performs solo, delivering humorous monologues, jokes, and anecdotes to an audience. They rely on their wit, observational skills, and timi…
  • Drama teacher
    Drama teachers instruct students in a recreational context in the various theatrical genres and dramatic expression forms, such as comedy, tragedy, prose, poetry, improvisation, mo…
  • Voice-over artist
    Voice-over artists perform the dialogues of animated television or movie characters. They empathise with their characters and make them come alive with their voice. Duties Here are…
  • Drama teacher secondary school
    Drama teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, specialised…

Optional for

  • Stand-in
    Stand-ins replace actors before the filming starts. They perform the actions of the actors during the lighting and audiovisual setup, so everything is in the right place during the…
  • Casting director
    Casting directors select actors for all roles in a motion picture or television series. They co-operate with the producer and director to determine what they are looking for. Casti…
  • Performing arts school dance instructor
    Performing arts school dance instructors educate students in specific theory and, primarily, practice-based dance courses at a specialised dance school or conservatory at a higher …
  • Stunt performer
    Stunt performers execute actions that are too dangerous for actors to perform, that they are not physically able to do or require specialised skills such as fight scenes, jumping…
  • Extra
    Extras perform actions in the background or in crowds during filming. They do not contribute to the plot directly but they are important to create a certain atmosphere. Duties…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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