Big Mouth Talent

What Big Mouth Talent does

Big Mouth Talent is a privately held, boutique talent agency headquartered in Chicago with a secondary office in Atlanta. Founded around 2004 and operating for over 20 years under co-owners Brooke Tonneman and Kelly Wilkening, the firm exclusively represents actors and voiceover artists in film, television, theater, commercials, and print. The roster is deliberately limited and organized across three categories (male-identifying, female-identifying, kids) and four production verticals (television, film, theater, voiceover), enabling hands-on agent attention.

The agency's product offering is unified talent representation: auditions, bookings, and booking-fee negotiations, supplemented by voiceover demo reel production and hosting. Talent is placed directly with casting directors, producers, and production companies; the website (hosted on Squarespace) functions as the primary marketing channel, surfacing categorized talent portfolios and downloadable demo reels. Submissions are routed through dedicated Chicago and Atlanta inboxes, with Atlanta restricted to regional residents. The business model is commission-based, with the agency earning a percentage of talent's booking fees when actors secure roles; pricing is not publicly disclosed and there is no productized or subscription pricing.

At four employees (two co-owners plus a theatre agent and an on-camera agent) and two U.S. offices, Big Mouth is positioned as a focused, founder-led boutique rather than a scaled agency. Its placements span high-profile network and streaming shows (Chicago Fire, Chicago MED, Chicago PD, The Goldbergs, Fargo, Abbott Elementary), major feature films (Superman, Candyman, Contagion, The Break-Up, Public Enemies), and Broadway and regional theater (Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare Theater). Membership in the Association of Talent Agents (ATA) provides industry-standard legitimacy, but the firm has no disclosed institutional investors, funding history, or parent company, and operates without proprietary technology.

Name

Big Mouth Talent

Legal name

Big Mouth Talent

Website

https://bigmouthtalent.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Big Mouth Talent is a privately held Chicago-based boutique talent agency that exclusively represents actors and voiceover artists in film, television, theater, commercials, and voiceovers, operating from Chicago and Atlanta with a four-person team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Talent Representation Services

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (711410)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Agency & Representation Services (HSACAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Talent Casting & Auditions (Casting Directors, Open Calls) (HSACAHAL), Talent Booking Agencies (Live Performance) (MPAIAGAB), Dubbing & Voiceover Production (Casting, Recording, Lip-Sync) (MPAHAFAB)

Keywords

• Talent representation
• Actor representation
• Voiceover agency
• Talent management
• Casting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Talent Representation and Commission: Big Mouth Talent generates revenue through commission-based representation of actors and voiceover talent. The agency places talent in film, television, theatre, commercials, voiceovers, and print advertising, earning a percentage of the talent's booking fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Big Mouth Talent is a full-service talent agency that exclusively represents male-identifying, female-identifying, and child actors, placing them in television, film, theater, commercials, voiceover, and print advertising. The agency accepts submissions (headshots, resumes, reels, demo reels), maintains a deliberately limited roster for personal attention, and earns revenue via commission on bookings. It also produces and hosts downloadable voiceover demo reels for casting directors.

Product overview

Big Mouth Talent is a full-service talent agency offering a unified representation service for actors across multiple entertainment verticals. The company represents exclusive talent only in three categories—male-identifying, female-identifying, and kids—providing voiceover demos, auditions, and placements across four core verticals: television, film, theatre, and commercials. The agency operates from Chicago and Atlanta, representing talent for over 20 years with personal attention to each actor. The product portfolio includes talent representation across these verticals with downloadable voiceover demo reels as a key service feature.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Male-Identifying Talent Representation Exclusive talent representation for male-identifying actors, providing voiceover demos, auditions, and placement services across television, film, theater, commercials, and print advertising.
• Female-Identifying Talent Representation Exclusive talent representation for female-identifying actors, providing voiceover demos, auditions, and placement services across television, film, theater, commercials, and print advertising.
• Kids Talent Representation Specialized talent representation for child actors with voiceover auditions and casting services tailored to kids whose voices are still developing.
• Voiceover Demo Reels Professional voiceover demo reel production and hosting services for talent across all categories, with downloadable audio files for casting directors.
• Theatre Talent Representation Talent placement services for Broadway and regional theater productions, representing actors who have appeared in shows including Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and national tours.
• Film Talent Representation Talent placement services for feature films, representing actors who have appeared in productions including Superman, Candyman, Descendants, and Contagion.
• Television Talent Representation Talent placement services for television productions across network, cable, and streaming platforms, representing actors who have appeared in shows including Chicago Fire, Abbott Elementary, and Fargo.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Association of Talent Agents (ATA)coreOthersBig Mouth Talent is a proud member of the Association of Talent Agents (ATA), an industry organization that supports and regulates talent agencies. ATA membership provides legitimacy and adherence to industry standards.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Abrams Artists Agency: Larger full-service talent agency with offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Atlanta, representing actors in film, television, theatre, and voiceover — a broader incumbent competing for the same regional clients at greater scale.
• William Morris Endeavor (WME): Global mega-agency representing actors, writers, and directors across all entertainment verticals. Operates broadly in the same space as Big Mouth Talent and competes for talent as it ascends to higher-tier opportunities.
• Creative Artists Agency (CAA): Global talent and entertainment agency representing actors across film, TV, theatre, and voiceover. Competes in the same representation space as Big Mouth Talent but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• United Talent Agency (UTA): Major full-service talent agency representing actors in film, television, theatre, and voiceover. Operates as a broad incumbent in the same actor-representation space as Big Mouth Talent.

Direct peers

• Paonessa Talent Agency: Chicago-based boutique agency providing representation for actors in film, television, theatre, and commercials, serving as a direct regional competitor to Big Mouth Talent in the same Chicago market.
• Grossman & Jack Talent: Chicago-headquartered boutique talent agency representing actors across TV, film, theatre, and commercial verticals with a similar selective-roster representation model.
• Gray Talent Group: Mid-size Chicago-based talent agency representing actors in film, television, theatre, commercials, and voiceover, operating a selective roster model analogous to Big Mouth Talent's approach.
• Shirley Hamilton Talent: Chicago-based talent agency representing actors and voiceover artists for film, television, theatre, and commercials, sharing the same multi-vertical Midwest representation niche as Big Mouth Talent.
• Stewart Talent: Chicago-headquartered boutique talent agency representing actors across commercial, television, film, theatre, and voiceover categories, with a multi-vertical roster of similar scale to Big Mouth Talent.
• DDO Artists Agency: Mid-size talent agency with Chicago and New York offices representing actors in film, television, theatre, and commercials — directly comparable in structure and verticals served.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bigmouthtalent
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/big-mouth-talent

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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