Jason Lockhart is a Talent Agent with Atlanta Models and Talent from Los Angeles who relocated to the Southeast market in 2017 as the Head of TV & Film at one of the most prestigious agencies in Atlanta. He is also an accomplished filmmaker, having worked with National Lampoon and sold two feature films as an award-winning Writer/Director, one of which The CW picked up as a Movie of the Week.
Having grown up as a child actor, Jason has over 20 years of experience & education in the industry, but after bouncing around several seats in Hollywood, he finds it most rewarding behind the talent agent’s desk, helping others pursue their dreams. And in 2020, he became a #1 Best Selling author for his book Ask an Agent: Brutally Answered Questions for Actors of All Stages.
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What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- How to get a talent agent
- What an actor can do for their career during the pandemic
- Why diversity is important in the entertainment industry
- What an actor can do to stand out against the competition
- What anyone can do to get ahead in a competitive industry
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