Actor

What you'll bring to the team

We are looking are Actors tobepart of the scariest and funniest journey throughYork's most perilous pastas one of our many infamous charactersat York Dungeon.

You could find yourself tackling the role of The Torturer, a warrior from Viking Age Yorkand a Witch, amongst others.

There'sa variety of characters to sink your teeth into. Each character delivers a short, scripted show, which is crafted to be interactivewith our guests.

As well asmaintainingstrong characterisation throughout each show,you'llalso beoperatingand controlling special effects during your performance, to enhance the whole experience. At peak times,you'llbe performing shows every 8 to 10 minutes and as this is a dungeon after all,you'llbe working in dark,somewhat confinedspaces.

These roles are seasonalwith a minimum guaranteed hours of 5 per week.Our seasonal roles will start from 6thJuly 2026through to11thSeptember 2026(withpossibleextensionsthereafter).

You'llneed to be flexible with working hours and days, which will include weekdays, weekends and public holidays as the need arises. Working hours could also include some evenings, forspecial eventssuch as our 'Dungeon Lates' experience.

We'rebringing together an outstanding cast of theatrical actorsto createa totally immersiveexperience for all our guests!

Qualifications & Experience

• Someone who is outstanding at performing scripts and character acting
• A good knowledge of voice control and taking direction
• Performance skills that could be utilised to create memorable experiences for our guests
• A BA (Hons) or equivalent in Acting, Performance, Performing Arts, Theatre or similar (desirable)

Benefits

To be considered click on the apply button uploading your acting / performance related CV.

If your CV passes the screening stage, you will be invited to conduct a Self-Tape Performance as the first part of the Audition stage. If successful here, you will then be invited to the Dungeon for an in-person Audition, this will be on either Wednesday, 17thor Thursday, 18thJune 2026. If successful here,you can consider yourselfstaringinyour position with us on Saturday, 6thJuly 2026.

At Merlin we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters!

Together, we work to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender,disabilityor sexual orientation. Although we understand thatwe'llalways be learning and growing, we aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry.

We reserve the right to remove this vacancy advert early, should sufficient applications be acquired.

Pay Range GBP £13.59/Hr.