📺 What does it take to go from independent films to booking your first network television role? In this episode of Podcast of Traveling Actors, co-host Brandon Wall shares the story behind booking Chicago P.D. after nearly missing the audition deadline. He discusses rushing to film a last-minute self-tape, finding out he booked the role, and what it was like stepping onto the set of a major network television series.

Brandon also looks back at the independent film projects and relationships that helped shape his career, including Late Checkout and Phantom Fun-World, working with L.C. Holt and Chaney Morrow, and taking on opportunities that required him to adapt quickly. He shares what he's learned from years of acting, the difference between independent productions and network television, and why being prepared matters when the right opportunity finally arrives.

Topics include: booking Chicago P.D., filming a last-minute self-tape, landing his first major network television role, working on a network TV set, going from independent film to television, Late Checkout, Phantom Fun-World, working with L.C. Holt and Chaney Morrow, building relationships in the film industry, and staying ready for unexpected acting opportunities.

Episode Chapters: 00:00 Brandon's Acting Reel • 03:03 Welcome to the Podcast • 03:35 How Podcast of Traveling Actors Started • 05:21 Brandon's Career Since Season 1 • 05:29 Late Checkout • 07:04 Joining Late Checkout at the Last Minute • 07:37 Learning Nearly 70 Pages • 08:41 Working With L.C. Holt & Chaney Morrow • 09:37 Phantom Fun-World • 11:24 Building Relationships on Indie Film Sets • 12:37 Booking Chicago P.D. • 12:46 The Chicago P.D. Audition Story • 13:41 Racing to Record the Self-Tape • 14:12 Finding Out He Booked the Role • 15:01 The Original Chicago P.D. Audition • 16:15 From Self-Tape to Network TV • 17:25 Advice From the Chicago P.D. Set • 18:22 What Network Television Is Really Like • 18:47 Where to Watch Brandon on Chicago P.D. • 19:22 Breaking Through to Network Television • 20:11 What's Next for Brandon.

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