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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 19/06/2026

My homework for Juneteenth. I was only able to identify this one female former slave actor. I found many other male former slave actors, including Powhatan Beaty, Johnny R. Matlock, and Henry “Box” Brown. #Juneteenth #BlackHistory #TheatreHistory #ActorsLife

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Two formerly enslaved Americans who were actors were William Wells Brown (left) and Nancy Green (right). Both were born into slavery near Mount Sterling, Kentucky.
Brown escaped to free territory in Ohio in 1834 at the age of 19 and became known as an abolitionist, novelist, playwright, and historian. He often performed dramatic excerpts from his play The Escape.
Green became known as “Aunt Jemima,” performing as the character at countless live promotional events.

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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 09/06/2026

The #NoFakesAct, crucial legislation that will establish federal, individual intellectual property rights, is heading to the Senate Judiciary Committee for a vote this month. Sign the letter and let Congress know you support the NO FAKES Act: ow.ly/S5F550Z94j0

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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 05/06/2026

SAG-AFTRA Members Approve 2026 TV/Theatrical Contracts Tentative Agreement Read more: www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-me...

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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 04/06/2026

SAG-AFTRA Statement on 60 Minutes Terminations

SAG-AFTRA condemns CBS News management's continued assault on the foundations of CBS News. The company's latest decision to terminate several veteran journalists from 60 Minutes is shocking.

Like all workers, journalists have the right under federal law to speak up on behalf of their colleagues about workplace concerns without fear of employer retaliation or punitive action. SAG-AFTRA is prepared to take and support any and all legal actions related to the company's conduct over the last several weeks.

Following the company's decision to shut down CBS News Radio and lay off employees across multiple platforms in March, the 60 Minutes decisions can only be seen as part of a broader strategy to gut the crucial independent journalism that is so important to our democratic system.

The dedicated journalists who work for CBS deserve management's respect and trust to do their jobs without interference from forces and interests that should have no role in the editorial process.

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 15/05/2026

Learning about color grading, today. (Still a tad too much red...) #DataWrangler

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 13/04/2026

I was afraid neighbors might call the police if I self-taped this top-of-my-lungs scream of agony in my apartment, so some friends generously offered their home and a reader. (And it was during a thunderstorm.) #SelfTape #ScreenActor #NYCactor #NYactor #FilmActor

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 01/03/2026

I don't know why they asked for a 7-1/2-minute monologue (maybe I was too slow?), but they got it! All off-book! #ActorsLife #SelfTape #FilmActor #NYCactor

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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 30/01/2026

SAG-AFTRA Statement on the Arrest of Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 30/01/2026

This is age 67½. Sometimes I feel like casting expects us all to have gray hair, but I do know that they know better & if they want gray hair they ask for gray hair. Yes, I can be cast younger, as long as they don’t shoot my liver spots &c. So, yes, a first-world, lucky-genes problem. #ActorsLife

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 24/01/2026

Focus Features’ Hamnet cast and crew dance to Rihanna’s “We Found Love” www.focusfeatures.com/hamnet

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Human Artistry Campaign @humanartistry.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

We're not anti-tech, we're anti-theft. If the future of “innovation” depends on stealing creators’ work without asking or paying, that’s not progress - it's stealing, and we shouldn’t accept it. #StealingIsntInnovation www.stealingisntinnovation.com/

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 10/01/2026

Andor Season 2 | Mon Mothma’s Senate Speech

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Writers Guild of America West @wgawest.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

“Netflix is the biggest streaming service in the world. Consolidating its power over the streaming video market not only kills jobs but also raises prices and hurts the U.S. entertainment industry.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

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Hollywood Labor Comes Out Swinging Against Warner Bros.-Netflix Deal: “This Merger Must Be Blocked”

The most severe in its criticism was the Writers Guild of America, so far.

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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 05/12/2025

SAG-AFTRA Statement Regarding Proposed Netflix/Warner Bros. Transaction www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-st...

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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 04/12/2025

SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative Agreement with AMPTP on Historic First Intimacy Coordinator Contract

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 30/11/2025

Need a DIT (Digital Imaging Technician) for your short film? I just finished a weekend shoot that generated 1,000 GB of digital files! I’d love to help you wrangle, organize, preserve, and prepare all your video and audio for handoff to your editor. #DIT #TexasFilm #AustinFilm #ATXfilm #TXfilm

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 30/11/2025

RIP and thanks for the experience of performing during nonstop laughter, start to finish. 🎭 #theatre #playwright #NYactor #StageActor #TomStoppard

Cover of script titled "The Fifteen Minute Hamlet" a play by Tom Stoppard

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 17/10/2025

ICYMI, #CastingNetworks is raising fees that our reps pay for their side of the service. CN suggests that it will reduce the burden on actors w/o specifying how much it would be reduced. Let’s see both rep & actor fees at the same time! #ActorsLife #ScreenActor #FilmCasting #TVcasting

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 03/10/2025

Like the audition director I didn’t hear say “action” proceed to condescendingly explain what “action” means. #ActorsLife #DeafAndHardOfHearing #HoH

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Writers Guild of America East @wgaeast.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

“It’s hard to push back when you don’t have power, but Bob Iger and Dana Walden have power,” [WGAW President Meredith] Stiehm said of Disney’s CEO and entertainment chair. “They know what this is. This is appeasement. This is cowardice. They’re being bullied. And they should say no."

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‘Hour to Hour’: Kimmel Crisis Deepens at Disney as Comedy World Erupts

Dana Walden, Rob Mills & their star attempt a second meeting as top comics fume: ‘There will be careers for people who make fun of the powerful’

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 16/09/2025

Do No Harm is the 2nd episode of The Opioid Trilogy on Independent Lens on PBS. It is one of three very personal stories about opioid addiction and treatment. #AddictionRecovery #OpioidCrisis #EndAddictionStigma #ActorsLife #ScreenActor #TexasActor #AustinActor

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 12/09/2025

#OTD in 2024. Free haircut! All episodes of 1923 are now on Blu-ray and streaming on Paramount+ #ActorsLife #1923tv #ParamountPlus

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 09/09/2025

At first, I thought zin zun zan was an acting studio. #ActorsLife

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 06/09/2025

I’m ready for my closeup! My first manicure, ever! The audition notes mentioned “hand” or “hands” nine times, even though it’s a tabletop-to-head frame. (And, yes, there’s also a hand photo slate.) #ActorsLife #ScreenActor #CommercialActor #SelfTape

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 04/09/2025

The Opioid Trilogy, Ep. 2: Do No Harm premieres on PBS on Sept. 16. (Local time may vary.) The 2nd installment of The Opioid Trilogy follows a 17-year struggle with heroin addiction and path to recovery. I performed in this rotoscope-animated (reenactment) documentary. #ActorsLife #ScreenActor

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 27/08/2025

My first residuals check! Just in time to pay September rent! (This is a typical portion of Distributor's Gross Receipts, DGR, for a day player. It’s divided among all cast and crew working under a union contract.) #ActorsLife #ScreenActor #TVactor #ATXactor #AustinActor #TexasActor

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 23/08/2025

1923 audition vs. final. Most self tapes stand alone, a single performance for the casting director, each with hope but without expectation that there will be a second audition (callback) or a role in the production. #OTD last year #ActorsLife #ScreenActor #TexasActor #ATXactor #AustinActor #1923tv

Two photos stacked of a man in a tie and open-lapel collar, top a blank wall captioned "Audition" and bottom with a blurred background captioned "1923 Season 2"

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 20/08/2025

I do love playing a villain. (From today’s self tape for a role in a feature.) #ActorsLife #SelfTape #ScreenActor #FilmActor #IndependentFilm

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Liz Phelps @lizphelps.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

“This is certainly not the first time that free speech has come under assault in this country, but free speech remains our right because generation after generation of Americans have dedicated themselves to its protection.”

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 04/08/2025

Test simultaneous post to IG, FB, Threads, & BlueSky with the #Fedica app.

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 26/07/2025

See which movies I’ve seen and want to see at my #Letterboxd profile: letterboxd.com/danielnorton/

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Daniel Norton @danielnortonactor.com · 24/07/2025

What are some fantastic early film classics that I might have forgotten to add to my #Letterboxd list?

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