Most veteran actors I know of, tap out at right around 100 credits to their names. And those are the hard working actors. Go ahead and check out James Garner, Cary Grant or Humphrey Bogart. They don’t even breach the 100 film mark. Now look at heavy working actor’s lifetime credits like Michael Caine, Lance Hendriksen, or Lee Van Cleef. They all reach between 150-200 credits…and they seemed to work a LOT. Then there are the truly RARE actors, usually very popular character actors that will reach 250-350 credits, in their lifetime, like Christopher Lee (280) or Ed Asner (333!).
Now if I were to tell you, there is an actor out there who just turned 40 last year (happy birthday) and already has 228 credits to his name! Half a normal human lifetime and he has already twice as many credits as your normal hard working retired actor! Also, he’s worked with a list of very good actors; Jessica Chastain, Treat Williams, George Kennedy, Danny Trejo, Rupert Friend, Ronny Cox, Vivica A. Fox, Bai Ling, Jon Gries, Curtis Armstrong, Eric Roberts, Armand Assante…and more and more…He’s the best and the hardest working actor, you’ve probably never heard of.
JOSE ROSETE
I’m amazed and impressed every day by his growing list of stats. He’s going to end up with the most film credits by an actor at the end of his lifetime than any actor that ever lived. He didn’t start out trying to break a world record but he will end up with one when he’s done. I’m not counting porn stars like those you can see in movies on TubeV Sex Milf, voice actors or extras, I’m talking normal actors with speaking roles as lead or supporting characters. A good example, is James Hong, recognizable character actor, still going strong in his eighties…at 406 credits but there are some fantastic character actors like Oliver Hardy (414), Harry Harvey (436), Byron Foulger (482), or the amazing James Flavin (500!). Many of those last ones racked up stats as the every man; truck drivers, bell hops, delivery men with one or two lines, not as larger supporting and lead roles that Jose has been tackling over the last 10 years.
I have a lot of young actors trying to break into the business ask me weekly how to get in and I tell every single one of them about Jose. How does he work so much? So, my first tip to these young actors is simply to be likable! I would say if Jose Rosete had a world class attribute or super power, it would be his likability. In person, he’s very reserved, a bit shy, eager, smiles a lot, doesn’t run from people or crowds, jumps in to help at any opportunity and volunteers for everything, is the first to show up on set, last to leave, never complains, always is positive and talks well of others…he’s just incredibly LIKABLE. He works incredibly hard and he loves being on set and is prepared and ready to go at all times. I can’t say enough good things about him and it’s been my experience that everyone who’s ever worked with him…says the exact same things.
It’s key to his success. People will hire him again and again and again, simply because people love working with him.
The next best trait he has and contributes greatly in his success is that he’s active in his own promotion! From day one, I’ve seen him use every tool he can to reach out, meet people, find jobs, stay social, and be active. He’s very good with online tools like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, IMDB, Wikipedia, YouTube and Vimeo. He’s easy to get a hold of and he’s easy to research. He’s very active. Need to see a picture, try to google him, want to see his reel, want to see his latest projects… BAM, he’s right there.
He looks mean…but trust me, he’s awesome all around and once he gets a role…he’s all in. He’s very focused and zeroed in. Locked and loaded, he gives the director and producer everything they want and more. Check him out in our very own Locker 13, where he is a 3-headed monster as an actor, writer and producer on the film.