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Agencies (WME, CAA, UTA class), management companies, publicity firms; representative clients only as publicly documented, otherwise marked 'roster not public'.
145 entries
| Firm | Type | Country | Home Base | Representative Clients | Website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Artists Agency (CAA) | Talent Agency | United States | Los Angeles | Publicly reported: Steven Spielberg; Tom Hanks; Meryl Streep; Brad Pitt; Dua Lipa; Harry Styles | caa.com | Formed 1975. Acquired ICM Partners in a deal that closed June 28, 2022 (valued at about $750M); ICM's literary, talent and Stellar Group sports businesses were absorbed into CAA. Majority-owned by Artemis (Pinault family) since 2023. |
| WME (William Morris Endeavor) | Talent Agency | United States | Beverly Hills | Publicly reported: Dwayne Johnson; Ben Affleck; Matt Damon; Martin Scorsese; Quentin Tarantino | wmeagency.com | Formed in 2009 by the merger of the William Morris Agency (founded 1898) and Endeavor Talent Agency. Parent Endeavor was taken private by Silver Lake in March 2025 and rebranded WME Group in 2026; the agency continues as WME. |
| United Talent Agency (UTA) | Talent Agency | United States | Beverly Hills | Publicly reported: Harrison Ford; Chris Pratt; Benedict Cumberbatch (US); Seth Rogen | unitedtalent.com | Formed 1991. Acquired UK literary and talent group Curtis Brown Group (2022), literary agency Fletcher & Company (2023) and European soccer agency ROOF (2024). David Kramer became CEO in 2025, succeeding co-founder Jeremy Zimmer. Sports arm via KLUTCH Sports Group. |
| Independent Artist Group (IAG) | Talent Agency | United States | Los Angeles | Publicly reported: Gary Oldman; Sylvester Stallone; Taraji P. Henson; William H. Macy; Billy Joel; Metallica | independentartistgroup.com | Formed in June 2023 by the merger of APA (Agency for the Performing Arts, founded 1962) and music touring agency Artist Group International (AGI); backed by Ron Burkle's Yucaipa. Full-service talent and literary agency with a top-tier music touring division. |
| The Gersh Agency | Talent Agency | United States | Beverly Hills | Publicly reported: Adam Driver | gersh.com | Founded 1949. Crestview Partners took a 45% stake in 2023. Acquired A3 Artists Agency's digital and alternative divisions in January 2024. Film, TV, literary, comedy and theatre departments. |
| Verve | Talent Agency | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | vervetla.com | Literary-led full-service agency founded in 2010 by former WME literary agents. First major agency to sign the WGA franchise agreement in 2019. Known for writer, director and showrunner representation; individual roster not published. |
| Paradigm Talent Agency | Talent Agency | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | Founded 1992 by Sam Gores; once a top-five agency. Its North American live music business was sold to Wasserman in 2021 (now Wasserman Music) and its UK music arm (including Coda) was sold to Wasserman in 2022. The firm continues at much reduced scale as Paradigm Entertainment; it is no longer a full-scale rival to CAA, WME and UTA. | |
| Innovative Artists Entertainment | Talent Agency | United States | Santa Monica | Roster not public | innovativeartists.com | Founded 1982 by Scott Harris and Howard Goldberg. Rebranded from Innovative Artists to Innovative Artists Entertainment in March 2025 alongside a minority investment from Coral Tree Partners. Talent, literary, voiceover, commercial and unscripted departments. |
| Buchwald | Talent Agency | United States | New York | Roster not public | buchwald.com | Founded 1977 as Don Buchwald & Associates. Full-service agency with particular strength in voiceover, commercial, broadcast and theatre talent. |
| CESD Talent Agency | Talent Agency | United States | New York | Roster not public | cesdtalent.com | Formed in 2005 through the merger of established voiceover and commercial agencies (Cunningham, Escott, Slevin, Doherty lineage). Leading agency for voiceover, commercial, print and on-camera talent. |
| Stewart Talent | Talent Agency | United States | Chicago | Roster not public | stewarttalent.com | Full-service talent agency with offices in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta; film, TV, theatre, commercial and voiceover. |
| The Osbrink Agency | Talent Agency | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | Agency known for representing children and young-adult actors for film and television. | |
| A3 Artists Agency | Talent Agency | United States | Los Angeles | Publicly reported: Carl Weathers; Fred Hechinger (former clients) | CEASED OPERATIONS February 12, 2024. Founded 1977 as Abrams Artists Agency; rebranded A3 in 2020. Sold its digital and alternative divisions to Gersh in January 2024, then shut down. Included as a notable recent closure. | |
| The Wylie Agency | Literary with Screen Arm | United States | New York | Publicly reported: Salman Rushdie; the Philip Roth estate | wylieagency.com | Literary agency founded by Andrew Wylie (1980); New York and London offices. Active film/TV rights operation placing clients' books for screen adaptation. |
| Janklow & Nesbit Associates | Literary with Screen Arm | United States | New York | Publicly reported: the Michael Crichton estate | Major literary agency with a long-established film and television department working with Hollywood agencies on adaptations. | |
| Writers House | Literary with Screen Arm | United States | New York | Roster not public | writershouse.com | Large independent literary agency; dedicated media/film rights representation for its authors. |
| Trident Media Group | Literary with Screen Arm | United States | New York | Roster not public | tridentmediagroup.com | Literary agency with an in-house film and television division representing authors for screen deals. |
| InkWell Management | Literary with Screen Arm | United States | New York | Roster not public | inkwellmanagement.com | Literary agency representing fiction and nonfiction authors; active in film/TV rights sales. |
| Fletcher & Company | Literary with Screen Arm | United States | New York | Roster not public | Full-service literary agency acquired by UTA in 2023; continues to operate under its own name within UTA. | |
| Anonymous Content | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | anonymouscontent.com | Management and production company; management roster is not published. Production arm is known for series and films including True Detective and The Revenant. |
| Brillstein Entertainment Partners | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Publicly reported: Brad Pitt; Adam Sandler; Brendan Fraser | One of Hollywood's oldest major management firms. Acquired by Wasserman in 2023; since 2026 it sits within THE TEAM (the former Wasserman group) under Providence Equity control. | |
| 3 Arts Entertainment | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Publicly reported: Tina Fey; Amy Poehler; Mindy Kaling | 3arts.com | Management and production company; Lionsgate acquired a majority stake in 2018. Strong in comedy talent. |
| Untitled Entertainment | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | Management company founded by Jason Weinberg and Stephanie Simon; film, TV, music and fashion/celebrity divisions. Roster not published. | |
| LBI Entertainment | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Publicly reported: Leonardo DiCaprio; Martin Scorsese | Management company led by Rick Yorn; small, senior roster of A-list filmmakers and actors. | |
| Range Media Partners | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Publicly reported: Keanu Reeves; Bradley Cooper | Management company founded in 2020 by former CAA agent Peter Micelli and partners; expanded into sports, music and branding. | |
| Mosaic | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Publicly reported: Judd Apatow; Will Ferrell | Management company led by Jimmy Miller, formed from Artists Management Group (AMG) and The Miller Company; comedy-heavy roster. | |
| Grandview | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | grandviewla.com | Literary-focused management company for writers and filmmakers; combined with production company Automatik in 2019. |
| Entertainment 360 | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | Management and production company; rebranded from Management 360 to Entertainment 360 in 2023. | |
| Sugar23 | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | sugar23.com | Management and production company founded by Oscar-winning producer Michael Sugar after leaving Anonymous Content. |
| Circle of Confusion | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | Management and production company for writers, directors and actors; long-time producer of The Walking Dead franchise. | |
| Industry Entertainment | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | Management and production company evolved from Addis-Wechsler & Associates; represents actors, writers and directors. | |
| Zero Gravity Management | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | Management and production company; its principals produced the series Ozark. | |
| Echo Lake Entertainment | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | Management and production company founded by Doug Mankoff; represents writers, directors and actors. | |
| Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | Management company with a literary lean, representing writers, directors and actors. | |
| Artists First | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | Management company; renamed from Principato-Young Entertainment in 2019. Strong in comedy and multi-hyphenate talent. | |
| The Gotham Group | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | gotham-group.com | Management company founded by Ellen Goldsmith-Vein; particular strength in family, animation and literary management. |
| LINK Entertainment | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | Talent and literary management company representing actors, writers and directors. | |
| Thruline Entertainment | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | thruline.com | Talent and literary management company with an affiliated production operation. |
| Magnet Management | Management | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | Management company founded by Mitch Solomon; represents actors, writers and directors. | |
| Digital Brand Architects (DBA) | Talent Agency | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | digitalbrandarchitects.com | Influencer and digital talent agency; acquired by UTA in 2019 and operated as UTA's digital brand arm. |
| Whalar | Mixed | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | whalar.com | Creator-economy company with talent management, agency and platform businesses; offices in Los Angeles, New York and London. |
| 42West | Publicity & PR | United States | New York | Roster not public | 42west.com | Entertainment PR firm covering personal publicity, film and TV campaigns and awards work; acquired by Dolphin Entertainment in 2017. Client roster is not published. |
| ID PR | Publicity & PR | United States | Los Angeles | Publicly reported: Jake Gyllenhaal; Michelle Williams | id-pr.com | Personal publicity firm founded by Mara Buxbaum in 1993; represents film and TV talent, filmmakers and musicians. |
| PMK Entertainment | Publicity & PR | United States | Los Angeles | Publicly reported: Denzel Washington; Hugh Jackman; Kevin Costner; the Grammy Awards; Tribeca Festival | Launched in November 2025 at Acceleration Community of Companies (ACC) by CEO Cindi Berger and president Alan Nierob, with roughly 35 staff and dozens of clients moving from R&CPMK. Focused on A-list talent, music, sports, content companies and crisis work. | |
| Rogers & Cowan | Publicity & PR | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | Founded 1950. Merged with PMK*BNC in 2019 to form R&CPMK under Interpublic Group (IPG). In November 2025 IPG retired the R&CPMK name: most talent PR staff and clients left for ACC's PMK Entertainment, and Rogers & Cowan continues within IPG at reduced scale (about 25 staff) across entertainment and sports. | |
| Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis | Publicity & PR | United States | New York | Publicly reported: Leonardo DiCaprio; Ben Affleck | sunshinesachs.com | Communications firm founded by Ken Sunshine; renamed Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis in 2022. Talent representation alongside brand, corporate and crisis work. |
| Narrative | Publicity & PR | United States | Los Angeles | Publicly reported: Bradley Cooper | narrative-pr.com | Personal publicity firm founded in 2017 by publicists including alumni of PMK*BNC; talent, lifestyle and brand clients. |
| The Lede Company | Publicity & PR | United States | New York | Publicly reported: Dwayne Johnson; Rihanna | ledecompany.com | Publicity firm founded in 2018 by Amanda Silverman, Christine Su and Sarah Levinson Rothman, all formerly of 42West. Talent, music, brands and corporate entertainment divisions. |
| Slate PR | Publicity & PR | United States | Los Angeles | Publicly reported: Jennifer Aniston; Gwyneth Paltrow | slate-pr.com | Personal publicity firm co-founded by Stephen Huvane; represents actors and public figures. |
| Shelter PR | Publicity & PR | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | shelterpr.com | Publicity firm for film, television, talent and digital clients, with festival and awards campaign work. |
| Kovert Creative | Publicity & PR | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | kovertcreative.com | Talent publicity and brand strategy firm founded by Joseph Assad, formerly of PMK*BNC. |
| Falco Ink | Publicity & PR | United States | New York | Roster not public | falcoink.com | Film publicity firm led by Janice Roland and Shannon Treusch; festivals, theatrical releases and awards campaigns rather than a published personal roster. |
| Full Picture | Publicity & PR | United States | New York | Roster not public | fullpicture.com | Entertainment, fashion and brand PR firm founded by Desiree Gruber; grew out of the Project Runway era of fashion-entertainment publicity. |
| Ginsburg Libby | Publicity & PR | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | Personal publicity firm founded by Libby Ginsburg; represents film and television talent. | |
| Polk & Co. | Publicity & PR | United States | New York | Roster not public | polkandco.com | Theatre publicity firm founded by Matt Polk; represents Broadway and Off-Broadway productions rather than individual talent. |
| Schure Media Group | Publicity & PR | United States | New York | Publicly reported: Beyoncé | Publicity firm founded by Yvette Noel-Schure, Beyoncé's longtime publicist. | |
| Wolf Kasteler Public Relations | Publicity & PR | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | wolfkasteler.com | Long-standing Beverly Hills personal publicity firm for film and television talent. |
| BWR (Baker Winokur Ryder) | Publicity & PR | United States | Los Angeles | Roster not public | CEASED OPERATIONS in 2020. Major personal-publicity firm shut down by its WPP/Burson parent during the pandemic; staff and clients dispersed to other firms. Included as a notable closure. | |
| Sloane & Company | Publicity & PR | United States | New York | Roster not public | Strategic and corporate communications firm (part of Stagwell). Included for the brief's 'Sloane PR' context: it is primarily a corporate and financial PR firm, not a personal-publicity shop, though it handles entertainment-industry corporate matters. | |
| Curtis Brown Group | Mixed | United Kingdom | London | Publicly reported: Margaret Atwood; Jojo Moyes; Matt Haig; Damian Lewis; Lily James; the estates of Ian Fleming and John le Carré | curtisbrown.co.uk | Founded 1899; one of the UK's largest literary and talent groups. Acquired by UTA in June 2022 and continues under its own name and management. Group includes Tavistock Wood, Markham Froggatt & Irwin and C&W (formerly Conville & Walsh). |
| United Agents | Mixed | United Kingdom | London | Publicly reported: Kate Winslet | unitedagents.co.uk | Formed in 2007 by agents who left Peters Fraser & Dunlop; literary, actors, directors and below-the-line departments. |
| Hamilton Hodell | Talent Agency | United Kingdom | London | Publicly reported: Tom Hiddleston; Hugh Laurie | hamiltonhodell.co.uk | Independent London agency representing actors for film, television and theatre. |
| Independent Talent Group (ITG) | Talent Agency | United Kingdom | London | Publicly reported: Daniel Craig | independenttalent.com | One of the UK's largest talent agencies, representing actors, directors and creatives; chaired by Duncan Heath. |
| The Artists Partnership | Talent Agency | United Kingdom | London | Publicly reported: Emily Blunt | theartistspartnership.co.uk | London agency representing actors across film, television and theatre. |
| Conway van Gelder Grant | Talent Agency | United Kingdom | London | Publicly reported: Benedict Cumberbatch (UK representation) | conwayvangeldergrant.com | London actors' agency representing film, television and theatre talent. |
| Troika | Talent Agency | United Kingdom | London | Publicly reported: Michael Fassbender | London talent agency founded in 2005, representing actors, writers and directors. | |
| YMU Group | Mixed | United Kingdom | London | Publicly reported: Ant McPartlin & Declan Donnelly (Ant & Dec) | ymugroup.com | Entertainment management group, formerly the James Grant Group; London and Los Angeles offices, with clients across presenting, music, sport and social. |
| 42 | Management | United Kingdom | London | Roster not public | 42mp.com | London- and Los Angeles-based management and production company founded in 2013; represents actors, writers and directors and produces film and TV. |
| Casarotto Ramsay & Associates | Literary with Screen Arm | United Kingdom | London | Roster not public | casarotto.co.uk | Agency founded by Jenne Casarotto representing film and television writers, directors, composers and producers. |
| The Agency (London) | Literary with Screen Arm | United Kingdom | London | Roster not public | theagency.co.uk | Agency representing screenwriters, directors and playwrights for film, television and theatre. |
| Peters Fraser + Dunlop (PFD) | Literary with Screen Arm | United Kingdom | London | Publicly reported: Bear Grylls | petersfraserdunlop.com | Literary agency with an active film/TV department. A group of its agents left in 2007 to form United Agents. |
| Aitken Alexander Associates | Literary with Screen Arm | United Kingdom | London | Roster not public | aitkenalexander.co.uk | London literary agency with film and television rights representation. |
| RCW (Rogers, Coleridge & White) | Literary with Screen Arm | United Kingdom | London | Roster not public | rcwlitagency.com | London literary agency with a media/screen department handling adaptation rights. |
| David Higham Associates | Literary with Screen Arm | United Kingdom | London | Roster not public | davidhigham.co.uk | Literary agency founded in 1935, with an established film, TV and theatre department. |
| Gleam Futures | Management | United Kingdom | London | Roster not public | gleamfutures.com | Digital-first talent management company for creators and influencers; part of the Dentsu group since 2017. |
| Premier (Premier Comms) | Publicity & PR | United Kingdom | London | Roster not public | London film and entertainment PR agency handling UK theatrical campaigns, festivals and awards work; campaign-based rather than a published personal roster. | |
| DDA | Publicity & PR | United Kingdom | London | Roster not public | Film PR and awards consultancy founded by Dennis Davidson in 1970; London and Los Angeles offices. Works on campaigns and corporate film clients rather than a published personal roster. | |
| Freuds | Publicity & PR | United Kingdom | London | Roster not public | Communications agency founded by Matthew Freud in 1985; entertainment, brand and corporate work. | |
| DawBell | Publicity & PR | United Kingdom | London | Publicly reported: Paul McCartney | Music and entertainment PR agency founded in 2009 by Stuart Bell and James Daw; film, music and live-event clients. | |
| Artmedia | Talent Agency | France | Paris | Publicly reported: the estates of François Truffaut, Jean Gabin, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jeanne Moreau; directors including Jean-Jacques Annaud and Jean-Pierre Jeunet | artmedia.fr | One of France's oldest talent agencies, founded in 1969 by Gérard Lebovici; noted for representing major French auteurs, actors and the estates of classic filmmakers and stars (per the French agencies directory, agencesartistiques.com). |
| UBBA | Talent Agency | France | Paris | Roster not public | Paris agency representing actors, directors and writers for film, television and theatre. | |
| Adéquat | Talent Agency | France | Paris | Roster not public | agenceadequat.fr | Paris talent agency (Agence Adéquat) representing actors for film and television. |
| Time Art | Talent Agency | France | Paris | Roster not public | time-art.com | Paris agency representing actors and directors. |
| Players | Talent Agency | Germany | Berlin | Roster not public | players.de | Berlin agency representing actors for film and television. |
| Above the Line | Literary with Screen Arm | Germany | Munich | Roster not public | abovetheline.de | Munich agency representing screenwriters, directors and cinematographers. |
| Scenario Agentur | Literary with Screen Arm | Germany | Munich | Roster not public | Munich agency representing screenwriters and directors. | |
| Die Agenten | Talent Agency | Germany | Berlin | Roster not public | dieagenten.de | Berlin actors' agency. |
| Hoestermann & Gehrckens | Talent Agency | Germany | Hamburg | Roster not public | Long-established Hamburg talent agency for actors. | |
| Kuranda | Talent Agency | Spain | Madrid | Publicly reported: Penélope Cruz | Madrid agency founded by Katrina Bayonas, who discovered and has long represented Penélope Cruz. | |
| Ruth Franco Management | Management | Spain | Madrid | Roster not public | ruthfranco.com | Madrid talent management company for actors. |
| TTA (The Talent Agency) | Talent Agency | Italy | Rome | Roster not public | Rome-based agency representing Italian actors, with an international outlook. | |
| Upgrade Artist | Management | Italy | Milan | Roster not public | upgradeartist.it | Milan talent management agency for actors and creatives. |
| Moviement | Talent Agency | Italy | Rome | Roster not public | Rome agency representing actors and directors. | |
| Henneman Agency | Talent Agency | Netherlands | Amsterdam | Roster not public | Amsterdam agency representing actors, directors and writers. | |
| Salomonsson Agency | Literary with Screen Arm | Sweden | Stockholm | Publicly reported: Jo Nesbø | salomonssonagency.se | Stockholm literary agency with a major screen-rights business built on Scandinavian crime fiction. |
| Agentfirman Planthaber Kildén Mandic Boström | Talent Agency | Sweden | Stockholm | Roster not public | agentfirman.se | Stockholm agency representing actors, directors and screenwriters. |
| Lindberg Management | Management | Denmark | Copenhagen | Roster not public | Copenhagen talent management company for actors. | |
| The Characters Talent Agency | Talent Agency | Canada | Toronto | Roster not public | characterstalent.com | One of Canada's largest talent agencies, with Toronto and Vancouver offices. |
| da Costa Talent Management | Talent Agency | Canada | Toronto | Roster not public | dacostatalent.com | Toronto agency representing actors, voice talent, dancers and choreographers. |
| Play Management | Talent Agency | Canada | Vancouver | Roster not public | playmgmt.com | Vancouver-based talent agency for film and television actors. |
| Meridian Artists | Literary with Screen Arm | Canada | Toronto | Roster not public | meridianartists.com | Toronto literary agency representing screenwriters, directors and producers, with a television focus. |
| Oscars Abrams Zimel & Associates (OAZ) | Talent Agency | Canada | Toronto | Roster not public | Toronto talent agency representing actors and creatives. | |
| Viral Nation | Mixed | Canada | Toronto | Roster not public | viralnation.com | Creator-economy company founded in Toronto in 2014; influencer talent agency plus marketing and technology businesses. |
| RGM Artists | Talent Agency | Australia | Sydney | Publicly reported: Cate Blanchett (Australian representation) | rgmartists.com.au | Sydney agency representing actors, directors and creatives; Cate Blanchett's long-time Australian representation. |
| Shanahan Management | Management | Australia | Sydney | Roster not public | Sydney talent management company for actors and creatives. | |
| HLA Management | Management | Australia | Sydney | Roster not public | hlamanagement.com.au | Sydney management company representing actors, presenters and creatives. |
| Token Artists | Talent Agency | Australia | Melbourne | Roster not public | token.com.au | Melbourne agency specialising in comedy and live talent. |
| Creative Representation | Talent Agency | Australia | Melbourne | Roster not public | Melbourne agency representing actors and creative talent. | |
| Collective Artists Network (CAN) | Mixed | India | Mumbai | Publicly reported: Deepika Padukone; Ranveer Singh; Tiger Shroff | collectiveartistsnetwork.com | Formed in 2021 by the rebranding of KWAN (founded 2009); Mumbai-based talent management, sports and media group led by Vijay Subramaniam. KWAN previously ran a joint venture with CAA in South Asia (2012-2016). |
| Matrix India Entertainment | Management | India | Mumbai | Publicly reported: Salman Khan | Mumbai management company led by Reshma Shetty, one of Bollywood's best-known talent managers. | |
| Exceed Entertainment | Management | India | Mumbai | Publicly reported: Hrithik Roshan | Mumbai talent management company founded by Afsar Zaidi. | |
| Cornerstone | Management | India | Mumbai | Publicly reported: Virat Kohli (sports) | Mumbai sports and entertainment management company founded by Bunty Sajdeh. | |
| YRF Talent | Management | India | Mumbai | Roster not public | In-house talent management arm of Yash Raj Films, managing actors launched and contracted by the studio. | |
| Spice PR | Publicity & PR | India | Mumbai | Roster not public | Mumbai entertainment PR agency founded by Prabhat Choudhary; one of Bollywood's leading film and celebrity publicity firms. Campaign and client lists are not published. | |
| Raindrop Media | Mixed | India | Mumbai | Roster not public | Mumbai talent management and PR company led by Rohini Iyer. | |
| BH Entertainment | Management | South Korea | Seoul | Publicly reported: Lee Byung-hun; Han Ji-min | Actor management company founded by Lee Byung-hun; Kakao Entertainment took a major stake in 2018. | |
| Management SOOP | Management | South Korea | Seoul | Publicly reported: Gong Yoo; Jeon Do-yeon; Suzy | managementsoop.com | Seoul actor management company. |
| KeyEast | Management | South Korea | Seoul | Roster not public | Entertainment and actor management company founded by Bae Yong-joon; SM Entertainment became its largest shareholder in 2018. | |
| Artist Company | Management | South Korea | Seoul | Publicly reported: Lee Jung-jae; Jung Woo-sung | Management and production company founded in 2016 by actors Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung. | |
| VAST Entertainment | Management | South Korea | Seoul | Publicly reported: Hyun Bin | Seoul actor management company built around actor Hyun Bin. | |
| King Kong by Starship | Management | South Korea | Seoul | Publicly reported: Lee Dong-wook | Actor management division of Starship Entertainment (Kakao group), formed in 2017 from King Kong Entertainment. | |
| Namoo Actors | Management | South Korea | Seoul | Publicly reported: Lee Joon-gi; Song Kang | Seoul actor management agency. | |
| Fantagio | Management | South Korea | Seoul | Publicly reported: Cha Eun-woo | Listed entertainment company managing actors and idol groups. | |
| STARTO Entertainment | Talent Agency | Japan | Tokyo | Publicly reported: Snow Man; King & Prince; SixTONES | starto.jp | Established October 2023 as the talent-management successor to Johnny & Associates (the old company renamed Smile-Up to handle victim compensation); full operations began April 2024, managing the former Johnny's acts under an agent-style system. |
| TOBE | Talent Agency | Japan | Tokyo | Publicly reported: Number_i; Ken Miyake | tobe-official.jp | Tokyo talent agency founded in March 2023 by former Johnny & Associates executive Hideaki Takizawa. |
| Horipro | Talent Agency | Japan | Tokyo | Roster not public | horipro.co.jp | Major Tokyo talent agency founded in 1960; actors, idols, comedians and musicians. |
| Amuse | Talent Agency | Japan | Tokyo | Publicly reported: Masaharu Fukuyama; Perfume; ONE OK ROCK | amuse.co.jp | Major entertainment company founded in 1978; artist management, actors and live entertainment. |
| Stardust Promotion | Talent Agency | Japan | Tokyo | Publicly reported: Keiko Kitagawa | stardust.co.jp | Tokyo talent agency known for actresses, models and the Ebidan idol groups. |
| Watanabe Entertainment | Talent Agency | Japan | Tokyo | Roster not public | watanabepro.co.jp | Entertainment agency in the Watanabe Productions group (founded 1959); strong in comedy, music and variety talent. |
| Ken-On | Talent Agency | Japan | Tokyo | Roster not public | ken-on.co.jp | Tokyo actors' agency. |
| Yoshimoto Kogyo | Talent Agency | Japan | Osaka | Roster not public | yoshimoto.co.jp | Entertainment conglomerate founded in 1912 in Osaka; Japan's dominant comedy and variety talent agency. |
| CAA China | Talent Agency | China | Beijing | Roster not public | caa.com | Creative Artists Agency's China arm, representing Chinese actors, filmmakers and athletes. Local roster not published. |
| Yuehua Entertainment | Talent Agency | China | Beijing | Publicly reported: Wang Yibo | Beijing entertainment company managing idol groups, singers and actors; also listed in Hong Kong. | |
| Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG) | Talent Agency | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Publicly reported: Nicholas Tse; Joey Yung | Entertainment arm of Hong Kong's Emperor Group; artist management, music and film. | |
| Perry Kafri Actors Agency | Talent Agency | Israel | Tel Aviv | Roster not public | Tel Aviv actors' agency representing Israeli talent, many of whom work internationally. | |
| Icon Talent Management | Management | Turkey | Istanbul | Roster not public | Istanbul talent management company for actors. | |
| ID İletişim | Talent Agency | Turkey | Istanbul | Roster not public | idiletisim.com.tr | Istanbul talent agency founded by Ayşe Barım; one of Turkey's leading drama-sector agencies. |
| OCESA Seitrack | Mixed | Mexico | Mexico City | Roster not public | Talent agency and management company within the OCESA (Live Nation) group; represents leading Mexican and Latin artists and actors. | |
| Mynd | Talent Agency | Brazil | São Paulo | Roster not public | mynd.com.br | São Paulo digital talent and influencer agency. |
| Multitalent Agency | Talent Agency | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Roster not public | Buenos Aires talent agency representing actors, hosts and models. | |
| Moonyeenn Lee Associates (MLA) | Talent Agency | South Africa | Johannesburg | Publicly reported: Tongai Chirisa (per the agency's published roster) | mlasa.com | Founded 1974 by Moonyeenn Lee (1944–2020). The agency DID continue after its founder's death — correcting the first build's note: it operates under CEO Nina Morris-Lee, opened a Cape Town office in May 2021, and describes itself as the largest talent agency on the African continent. Added on the 2026-10-22 deepening pass. |
| Star Magic | Management | Philippines | Quezon City | Publicly reported: Kathryn Bernardo; Daniel Padilla | starmagicph.com | ABS-CBN's in-house talent management arm, founded 1992 as the ABS-CBN Talent Center and later renamed Star Magic; headed by Laurenti Dyogi since 2021. Added on the 2026-10-22 deepening pass. |
| Sparkle GMA Artist Center | Management | Philippines | Quezon City | Publicly reported: Alden Richards | gmanetwork.com | GMA Network's talent management arm; founded 1995 as GMA Artist Center and rebranded as Sparkle in 2022. Added on the 2026-10-22 deepening pass. |
| FLY Entertainment | Management | Singapore | Singapore | Publicly reported: Chua Enlai; Suhaimi Yusof (per the agency's published artiste roster) | fly.com.sg | Founded 1999 by actress and host Irene Ang; one of Singapore's leading artiste management companies, with an office in Thailand. Added on the 2026-10-22 deepening pass. |
| MAD Celebrity | Management | Egypt | Cairo | Publicly reported: Yousra; Ahmed Malek; Saba Mubarak; Kinda Alloush (per Screen Daily and company announcements) | madcelebrity.com | Talent management division of Cairo-based MAD Solutions, launched 2015 and led by managing partner Kareem Samy; represents around 70 Arab talents across film and TV (Screen Daily). The Middle East's first entry in this list. Added on the 2026-10-22 deepening pass. |
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