About Us

Getting to Know Gray Talent Group
Gray Talent Group is a SAG, AFTRA, Equity and non-union agency talent agency that secures work for actors in film, theatre, commercials, voiceovers, industrials, website and print advertisements. We have a passion to work closely with a select number of actors to help them develop a blueprint for career success, be it making a living in their profession in Chicago or ultimately heading to LA or New York. We are unique in our commitment to nurturing diverse and hard to find types and in the personal service and response we provide to casting directors and actors who employ us to be their exclusive Chicago agent.

Mission Statement
To provide talented actors to casting directors, producers and advertising agencies and production companies in Chicago and major markets. A special emphasis is placed on recruiting and training hard-to-find categories of talent. All talent is put through a rigorous audition process and signed exclusively to Gray Talent Group. The result is a highly trained, dependable work force from which to choose. A formal one-on-one orientation session when actors sign on helps ensure a high-level of professionalism.

Executive Team

Dawn Gray, President
Dawn Gray has been a talent agent for the past nine years, placing actors in such high visibility films and television shows as The Dark Knight, Public Enemies and Prison Break as well as in national commercials and Broadway shows. Prior to that she produced the film, Stray Dogs, which is available on Netflix. Dawn previously ran a successful business, MOMents Inc, which provided support to working mothers and also has extensive experience in public relations and marketing. A proud graduate of Northwestern University, and a former child actor, Dawn is delighted to pursue her passion of helping actors find success in this wonderful, wacky business.

Brooke Shoemaker, Agent
Brooke joined Gray Talent Group from Claire Simon Casting, where she had worked as a freelance casting assistant, handling street casting and assisting with on-camera auditions. She is a graduate of the Columbia College acting program and has a minor in Entertainment Management with a focus on talent management. She has also worked as a costume designer for television and theatre productions and as a makeup artist.