How do I get a Disney channel audition if I live abroad?

How did a BRITISH actor (Gregg Sulkin) get to be on Disney Channel?

• I always thought that you had to live in the US to get a part - or an audition, even - for Disney Channel, but I've just found out that he is definitely British. As well as ...show more

• Answer:

  Disney will hire whoever they think is right for a part. Citizenship has nothing to do with it. When people say "You can't audition for Disney unless you're in the U.S.," they're not talking about your citizenship or your place of birth - they're talking about you being physically able to get to the U.S. to attend U.S. auditions. If Sulkin's parents/guardian were able to bring him to the U.S. to audition, then he could certainly audition. More likely, if someone from the Disney organization spotted Sulkin in a British show (and he certainly had some high-profile credits prior to his Disney work), he may not have HAD to come to the U.S. to audition. He may have had a private meeting/audition in the UK. As far as being able to work in this country even though he's not a U.S. citizen - think about it. There are hundreds of actors who are not U.S. citizens who work in film, TV and theatre in this country. If they can file the appropriate paperwork to do it, why couldn't Sulkin?