[header] How to make it in the acting business [title] Find local talent agencies. [step] If you live in new york, your agent should also live in new york. If you live in chicago, your agent should be chicago-based. 
Although it may be tempting to have an agent half a world away, where actors and agents are commonplace, your agent needs to be able to communicate with you quickly and effectively. This is far more difficult to do if there is a large distance between the two of you.