BTA
British Talent Agency®
Big Agency Clout, Boutique Agency Care™
“one of London’s leading talent agencies” – Broadway World
As well as serving the UK, our clients also benefit from our close relationships
with studios, agents and casting directors around the world;
especially in Los Angeles, New York and across Europe.
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THE BTA® DIFFERENCE
Artists First
An agency that artists can genuinely talk to and have a closer relationship with. At BTA®, we understand and empathise with the artists’ precarious journey. We therefore place the artist first and foremost in our thoughts – from appropriate and plentiful submissions, to forthright negotiation on their behalf over castings, contracts and renewals.
We combine our artistic empathy and experience with business/legal savvy and expertise, to represent our clients with care, understanding and balance. All we ask for in return is your respect, and your loyalty.
Mastery of Law
When you consider that the primary job of an agent is to review, negotiate, enforce and sometimes sign contracts on a client’s behalf, actually studying Law – and especially Contract Law – could be seen as an obvious and essential prerequisite to becoming an agent. Yet, oddly, almost all agents and managers in the entertainment industry have had no legal training whatsoever. And we mean NO legal training – nothing, zero, nada, zip – and these are the people negotiating your contracts and advising you legally! 😳 🤔
Conversely, BTA’s Founder & Senior Agent, Ryan J-W Smith, has a master’s degree in Law (awarded with distinction). During the course of his master’s, Smith received many distinctions in examinations. Most notably, in respect of negotiating your future employment contracts, he received distinctions in Contract Law; Equity & Trust Law, and EU Law.
Global Partners
Unlike some London agencies who fear losing their clients to America and American agents, we actively encourage our local talent to think internationally from day one. We are proud to share clients with some of the biggest and most respected U.S. agencies, such as Abrams Artists Agency, Innovative Artists, Momentum and TalentWorks, to name just a few.
Global Clients
We represent a growing body of established American, European and international actors who recognise the importance of having a strong U.K. rep to cover the increasing number of U.S. productions (and others) choosing to shoot in the U.K./E.U. under PACT/Equity, rather than in the U.S. under SAG-AFTRA.
International by Nature
It often surprises people to learn that Ryan started the British Talent Agency® whilst living and working in Los Angeles. As such, his first clients were American film and TV stars, and his main contacts were casting directors in Los Angeles and New York. Obviously since then BTA® has rooted itself in London, which continues to be our main HQ. However, just before Brexit, Smith extended the company physically into Europe with an office in sunny Spain. Further to this, we now have so many Asian clients, that we have started to extend our reach into Asia.
Through this natural growth and extension, we are now grateful to offer work to our clients via the four most important cultural hubs for our industry: the UK; North America, Asia and the EU. This is reflected in the international feel of many of our clients who, even if they have local agents in other cities around the world, wish to have one ‘go-to’ UK/International agent for all their international job opportunities – that’s BTA®.
Our Multi Award-Winning Founder
Ryan J-W Smith, MA Law (Dist)
Ryan J-W Smith winning the OFFIES OffFest Award 2025 for his Pretty, Witty Nell® photo: Piers Allardyce
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- recordings of Smith's sonnets read by Smith himself -
50 sonnets per volume!
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Smith was nominated for the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award in 2008.
An Agent trained in Law – Case Study
So, being trained in law, just how good is Ryan at negotiating contracts and defending his clients’ interests? How much of a difference can it make?
Here’s just one example:
A company wanted to renew a contract for a commercial buyout that featured, among many others, 2 of our clients. While we can’t discuss the details, we can say that at the last moment the company tried to offer a much lower deal that had been negotiated. While every other agent rolled over and accepted the new low deal, Ryan simply used his law school training to argue that the negotiated deal must be honoured. Faced with his legal prowess, the company gave in – only to Ryan – and our clients, in this case, received over six times more £$ than they would have if any other agent had been representing them. Welcome to BTA®! 😉
One of our clients was so delighted she bought Ryan a £100 Amazon voucher to say thank you! ☺️🙏 And countless other clients join in singing Ryan’s praises in respect of his contract negotiations and legal expertise.
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ARTISTS - YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR PASSION
We secure work for our clients in a vast range of mediums, including but not limited to: film, TV, video games, documentary, commercials, all forms of theatre, all forms of musical theatre, dance, cruises, resorts, voice over, presenting, modelling, events, corporate, webisodes; apps and new media, etc.
PROFILE TALENT & RISING STARS
Meet just a few members of our wonderful tribe
Among others, we represent…
ACTORS
WRITERS
SINGERS
DIRECTORS
DANCERS
PRESENTERS
MODELS
PRODUCERS
COMEDIANS
MUSICIANS
INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS
Below is just a small selection of some of our clients… please visit our IMDb pro page for more
NICHOLLE TOM
Nicholle Tom has been a profile name in Hollywood since the 90's when she was propelled to fame with her role as Ryce Newton in Beethoven (1992, Universal Pictures) and Beethoven's 2nd (1993, Universal Pictures). Nicholle then became known for her role as Maggie Sheffield on the hit CBS TV series, The Nanny (1993-1999), for which she was nominated for 5 acting awards.
Further credits include notable roles in feature films such as Panic (2000, Artisan Entertainment) starring William H. Macy and Donald Sutherland, The Princess Diaries (2001, Walt Disney Pictures), starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews, along with numerous roles in high profile TV shows such as Masters of Sex, About A Boy, Gotham, Survivor's Remorse and Hollywood Darlings. Nicholle is also known for voicing Supergirl in the DC Animated Universe.
A seasoned expert in both comedy and drama, Nicholle is revered for her gritty realism and selfless commitment to her roles.
IRINA DUBOVA
Born in Kazakhstan, raised in Azerbaijan, with Armenian heritage, Russian-speaking Irina Dubova can currently be seen as Gosia in every episode of the Netflix six-part mini series, The Perfect Couple, starring Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber.
A professional actress with over 20 years of acting experience for stage and film. Trained in Russia, she moved to the United States, where she is known for her work in The Americans, Barry, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Hunters, While You Were Breeding, Chad, Life by Ella, For All Mankind, and Goodbye Vesna.
LANGUAGES: English, Russian
DIALECTS: English, Russian, Eastern European, Ukrainian, French, Middle Eastern
JAMIE BERNADETTE
ELIZABETH GREER
Elizabeth is an award-winning actor who earned an MFA from the Yale School of Drama, and a BFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She works regularly in episodic television, with guest spots and recurring on many shows such as "Succession", "The Morning Show," "Ray Donovan," and many more.
She started her acting career on many New York and east coast stages such as Lincoln Center, Ensemble Studio Theatre, American Jewish Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre (full list of professional theater credits on request).
MICHAL SINNOTT
Michal Sinnott is an award winning, classically trained actress & filmmaker with dual citizenship to the U.S. & E.U., best known for her comedic performance capture turn as Tracey De Santa in the billion dollar phenomenon video game, ‘Grand Theft Auto V.’
Her narrative feature, 'Unpacking,' as co-director/writer/producer/actress is 100% Popcorn Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes & streams Amazon Prime & Tubi. Her second feature, a political comedy set at a survivalist camp, as co-writer/producer/actress,’ YOYOs’ (with Linda Purl & Patrick Duffy) is in Post Production.
SAG-Aftra & American Equity Association, she’s appeared in dozens of plays and over fifty principal / starring roles for radio, television, film, and video games with companies / institutions as diverse as ABC, Sundance and The Whitney Museum of American Art. Other performance highlights include roles in ‘The Better Sister,’ multiple roles on ‘Law & Order: CI,’ recurring on ‘One Life to Live,’ and Spike Lee’s ‘Inside Man.’
TRICIA COLLINS
Over the past 15 years, Tricia Collins has established herself as a creative force—writing, directing, and acting in an impressive range of films, plays, and television productions. She stars in her own films and is an alumna of several prestigious programs, including the Stowe Story Lab Screenwriting Workshop at the Galway Film Fleadh, Women in the Director’s Chair, and the WGC–Bell Media Diverse Screenwriting Program in Canada. As an actress she has trained with Patsy Rodenburg, Larry Moss and Ivana Chubbuck.
Her work has resonated on an international scale, with screenings and showcases at major festivals around the world. Notably, her work was featured at Carifesta in Guyana, an event attended by the country’s Prime Minister and President—underscoring both her cultural relevance and artistic impact. Her short film Clinch garnered critical recognition, earning Best Actress at the Vancouver International Women’s Festival and a Best Cinematography nomination at the Richard Harris International Film Festival.
Tricia’s films have been showcased at esteemed festivals such as WIFT, the Vancouver Asian Film Festival, and the Female Eye Film Festival, affirming her status as a rising talent in Canadian and international cinema. In 2025, she completed BOB, a comedic short created for the Canadian Film Festival’s Comedy Igniter in Toronto, further demonstrating her versatility across genres.
A proud woman of colour, Tricia's work is deeply rooted in authentic, female-driven narratives that reflect the diversity and complexity of the world we live in. Her critically acclaimed one-woman play Gravity premiered at the prestigious Theatre Guild of Guyana, toured to CINARS in Montreal, and traveled across the Caribbean—earning praise for its bold innovation and emotionally resonant storytelling.
Tricia holds a BFA in Contemporary Theatre from Simon Fraser University and a Master’s degree in Television Production from Metropolitan University.
CC MASON
CC Mason is an American SAG-AFTRA actress, professional model, fashion journalist, and digital content creator.
She was signed to CAA as a child, with whom she did commercials for Colgate and Nickelodeon. She returned to acting first as a body double and stunt double, and has now had roles in shows like Discovery's Supercar Showroom, Pretty Little Liars, and commercials with MasterCard.
CC has over 450k followers on Instagram @CCMASONRLLY, 49k on Tiktok @CCMASON__ , and 12,5k on Youtube (CC MASON). You may also recognize her from the cover of the Ulster Tatler, Northern Ireland's largest magazine, from dozens of magazine features, or from the front row of London Fashion Week.
CC has a USA passport, a German passport and German citizenship, plus British Settled Status with right to work in the UK.
HANNAH ROSE MAY
Hannah Rose May is an Irish actress known for her work across television and film, including Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO), Ghosts (CBS), Shooter (Paramount), Ballers (HBO), and Altered Carbon (Netflix).
She has trained with multiple leading acting studios in Los Angeles.
Hannah is also a bestselling, critically acclaimed graphic novelist, with her work being adapted across multiple studios, including her feature film The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, currently in development with Blumhouse and Atomic Monster.
CLARISSA ADELE
Clarissa Adele as ‘Nell’ in Rogue Shakespeare’s OFFIE Award-winning tragicomic verse play, ‘Pretty, Witty Nell‘.
STEVIE BINNS
Shane Meadow's fans may recognise Stevie from her recent screen debut as a leading role in The Gallows Pole on BBC TV.
RAHUL SIDHU
Rahul's heritage is Indian (Punjabi), born in the UK.
Viewers can currently see Rahul playing a leading role in The Buckingham Murders, which recently debuted in the top 5 on Netflix in the UK & India, and peaked at number 5 on the Netflix global top 10, in November 2024. The film premiered at the BFI London & Mumbai JIO MAMI Film Festivals, before releasing worldwide in cinemas earlier in 2024.
Rahul is currently rehearsing for Hotel, a new play written and directed by Jim Cartwright, to be performed at The Empty Space Media City, Manchester.
He also appeared in the BAFTA winning Channel 4 mini series How to be a Person. and has done a number of commercials, including one for McDelivery X ITV Movies.
DANIELE MONTEROSI
BTA'S Daniele Monterosi is an Italian actor known for film and TV productions such as House of Gucci, Gomorrah III, Il Grande Sogno.
We also recently booked Daniele as a major character in a forthcoming high-profile video game - unfortunately we are not allowed to mention the game by name - arrrggggghhh! We've also booked him as a major role in the forthcoming TV series Ride Out, which is currently filming in the EU.
Daniele graduated in the National School of Cinema in Rome and has worked with directors such as Paolo Genovese, Carlo Verdone, Michele Placido, Ridley Scott, Oliver Hirschbiegel and Robert Dornhelm. He acts in Italian, English and Spanish.
ALEX BENTLEY
(SAG-ELIGIBLE)
Alex Josef Bentley is a Middle Eastern-American actor and producer who was born in San Diego, California and grew up in the Middle East. Before his film and television career, he played college and semi-professional baseball in Mexico, the U.S and Europe.
While playing college baseball in San Diego and pursuing a career in the MLB, Bentley landed his first role, ironically as a San Diego Padres player on FOX’s Pitch. The featured extra role became his cathartic transition from baseball to acting. Since hanging up his cleats, Bentley has booked roles in Beckman (Universal), opposite Brighton Sharbino and Billy Baldwin, Pam and Tommy (Hulu), opposite Sebastian Stan, Tell It Like A Woman, opposite Jennifer Hudson and 80 for Brady (Paramount), opposite Jane Fonda and Sally Field.
JAMAAL BURCHER
KRISTIAN NEKRASOV
A TV, Film and theatre veteran of many years. Among other notable credits, we booked Kristian on the new Kingsman prequel, The King's Man (2021) - starring Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans and Matthew Goode - in which Kristian plays General Ludenforff.
ISABELLE GEORGES
Vocal range: E3 to G♯5/A♭5
We proudly represent the internationally renown French singing star, Isabelle Georges. Isabelle has released no fewer than 10 albums. She's performed all over the world including her most recent performance at the famous Theatre des Champs-Elysees in her native Paris.
Spoil yourself - take a listen to the sound of absolute class.
DOUG HALEY
Bouncing between LA and London, Doug is known for his riveting performances in films and TV shows such as Code Black, The Babysitter and The Spectacular Now, among many others.
DAVID ARANOVICH
David Aranovich is an American character actor who is especially known for his comedic prowess. Also fluent in Russian, David has been privileged to act alongside the likes of Bradley Cooper, Daniel Radcliffe, Anne Hathaway and many more in TV, Film and Commercials in projects such as, Imperium, Four Christmases, Get Smart and top US TV shows such as, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Bones, The Mentalist and many more. Also a Voice-Over artist, David’s voice can be heard on major video games (Call of Duty, etc), A-List films (Mission Impossible, etc), top audiobooks and more.
NATALIA MAGNI
Born in Rome, Ms Magni graduated from the renowned Acting School of the Teatro Stabile di Genova in 1993. She immediately began touring Italy, switching between comedic and dramatic roles, from classical to contemporary plays. In 1999, soon after working with Katie Mitchell in Milan on Crimp’s Attempts on her Life, she moved to the US, acquiring an excellent pronunciation and proficiency in English (IELTS 8 overall score), as well as SAG and AFTRA membership. During her US years, she was a Best Actress Nominee at the MethodFest in Los Angeles and became the main female Italian voice of E! Entertainment Italia.
Back in Italy, she began a parallel solo career, staging her own plays. Recently, she was the Nanny in Romeo and Juliet;Melissa in Pinter’s Party Time and among the leads in Così è (o mi pare), directed by and starring the Cannes and Berlin Film Festivals Best Actor Elio Germano.
She also performs on television (Il Paradiso delle Signore, L’Allieva, Il Cacciatore, Storia di Laura, Carabinieri, Colpi di sole, Beautiful) and in movies, both Italian (Io sono Babbo Natale, L’Ordine delle Cose, Giulia non esce la sera) and international (The International, Heaven, My little family, The Old Guard 2).
As a VO artist, Natalia has dubbed several documentaries, commercials and audiobooks. Natalia is also a playwright, winner of a Special Mention at the Mario Fratti Award 2020 in New York. Her plays have been staged in many Italian theaters.
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THE ART & SCIENCE OF SUBMISSIONS
Success in this industry is weighted by combining a scientific and artistic approach to submissions. Nothing works better than taking and using hard data (the science) and combining that with decades of wisdom and experience (the art) to increase and strategise talent submissions.
Thus, every couple of months we encourage our clients to request their Spotlight submission report from us. The responce is always the same - sheer amazement at the qualitative and quantitative data. You're welcome 😉
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"Thank you so much for sending that over. It's fantastic how many things I am being put forward for, and I really appreciate your hard work...
FREDDY PARKINGTON
Mr. Parkington is a remarkably talented young actor with credits in wide-ranging mediums: he performed as Tom Holland's Stand-in for Marvel Studio's 'Spider-Man: Far From Home'; and starred in a lucrative Nintendo commercial etc. Further to this Freddy is well-trained in stunts, parkour and mo cap.
Casting loves Freddy! 🙂
The BTA® Tribe
our clients say it best
There's only one BTA®
Lots of lovely BTA clients, staff and Ryan joined together to celebrate Ryan's law school graduation ceremony in London.
CLIENT FEEDBACK
We recently booked US-based Jeremy Batiste in a highly featured role in feature film shooting in the UK. Here's what he had to say to Ryan half-way through filming. ❤️🥰🙌💪😌
Isabelle is well-known as a stage performer in France. Recently we booked her on her first feature film - and she was more than a little happy about doing it. Have a listen to her VM here 😊🙏
Danielle is a well-known Italian film and TV actor - in 2022 we booked him on several projects including the massive TV project, Ride Out, that he filmed through-out 2023.
"Hi Ryan & team,
Saying thank you is easy, what I would like to say is that apart from being our agent, you’re also our godfather, as well as our confidant, and we frequently feel your support. I hope you know we also care for you.
Thank you all for being amazing, for believing in us and for giving us the chance of a better future.
Sending in an enormous hug!"
“Good Morning Ryan!
I'm very happy with the payment from FBI International - THANKS AGAIN! - but is it normally that high?
It definitely is above the wage I normally get here in Germany! Anyway, hopefully more great projects will come up this year! 😉 ”
Hi Ryan,
I just finished submitting the tapes for the Marvel Studios casting. Thank you!
"Hi Ryan, I just wanted to say again how grateful I am for your guidance. I really appreciate your support. Alice :)"
"Thank you for everything this year Ryan and for giving me a chance! I am so lucky to have met you and so grateful for the chance you gave me. I hope your holidays are relaxing and fun and your new year filled with successes.
Thank you for everything
Farooq"
"...my O2 commercial has just starting showing on tv!! Saw it for the first time today. Thank you so much, I’m thrilled!"
"Hi Ryan,
just letting you know that I have just sent the casting tapes off to Huawei,
I also just wanted to say a massive thank you for all of your support and effort, during quarantine and continuously!
it is great to know that you believe in me and I am so grateful for your encouragement and advice!
I feel privileged to be a part of BTA!
Thanks Again! 🙂 x"
the industry concurs
"You are the best. So hard working."
"During the course of booking one of his clients for one of our productions, Ryan gently pointed out that there was a simple, but rather important, error in our contract. Ryan was absolutely right - the error was obvious once you saw it. I'd been using that contract and sending it to countless other agents for about 8 years and not one of them had spotted it! We amended the contract and booked his client. With his evident and almost effortless knowledge of contract law, Ryan's pretty unique in this industry."
"Legend! 😊 ...thank you Ryan, you’ve sent in some ace groups ❤ ... thanks so much for these fab tapes so quickly xx... ...You da best! X"
"Great - you are the only agent who invoiced correctly"
GETTING OUR CLIENTS 'IN THE ROOM'
Film, TV, Theatre, Musical Theatre, VO, Video Games, Commercials - we excel in all areas.
As such, BTA® clients get life-changing opportunities - here's a small taste of our extensive reach:
WITH LEADING PRODUCTION COMPANIES AND DIRECTORS INCLUDING:
WITH LEADING CASTING DIRECTORS INCLUDING:
FOR MAJOR PRODUCTIONS INCLUDING:
FOR THEATRE INCLUDING:
FOR MUSICAL THEATRE INCLUDING:
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OUT NOW!
On-going album releases - worldwide via Virgin Music
- recordings of Smith's sonnets read by Smith himself -
50 sonnets per volume!
Click an icon to stream or download on your favourite music player