Hire costumed characters
in Los Angeles.
Trained character performers in screen-accurate costumes for retail openings, family days, brand activations, and corporate events with kid-facing components.
Corporate character work in LA splits across three lanes — branded mascots at retail openings on Rodeo Drive and the Grove, costumed characters at brand family days for studio and agency clients, and themed performers (period actors, sci-fi, noir) for murder mysteries and immersive corporate experiences across DTLA and Hollywood. Showcraft's LA character roster overlaps with our working-actor pool: SAG-AFTRA performers comfortable in costume, on camera, and in front of executive audiences. Brand marketing teams at studios, CPG companies, and Westside tech book us for activations where a mascot or themed performer needs to actually perform — not just stand there. 100% W-2, AB-5 and AB-2257 compliant.
Showcraft serves Los Angeles and the surrounding CA area with 100% W-2 talent, full insurance, and senior captains on every event. Los Angeles runs more brand activations per week than any other US market — and it shows in our calendar. We staff Hollywood premieres on Sunset, Westside tech offsites in Santa Monica and Culver City, DTLA stadium activations at Crypto.com Arena and BMO, festival sampling on the Strand, and retail openings from Rodeo Drive to the Arts District. Our LA roster runs 600+ deep, with working actors, on-camera hosts, and bilingual ES brand ambassadors who know how to read a Sunset crowd vs. a Calabasas family day. Every staff member is 100% W-2 — AB-5 / AB-2257 compliant — so LA County procurement teams can book without the misclassification headache.
- Costumed Characters dispatched anywhere in Los Angeles
- 100% W-2 staff (CA AB-5 / AB-2257 compliant)
- Comprehensive GL + workers' comp on every event
- COI naming your venue and additional insureds
- Captain on-site for events with 6+ staff
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What kind of corporate events use costumed characters in Los Angeles?+
Retail grand openings, brand activations with family-day components, trade show booth attractors, sports promotions, company family days, and corporate holiday parties in Los Angeles. Costumed characters pull foot traffic, anchor photo moments, and add a memorable layer to brand-led events in Los Angeles.
What's the difference between a Showcraft character and a Characters.io character?+
Same talent roster, different lane. Showcraft handles the corporate side — brand activations, retail openings, trade show floors, and corporate family days in Los Angeles. Characters.io handles consumer and private events. The performers are W-2 employees of the same parent company, with the same vetting and training standards.
Are your Los Angeles character performers trained?+
Yes — every Showcraft character performer in Los Angeles is a working actor with character-performance training (movement, in-character voice work, photo-pose discipline, guest interaction). They're not random people in costume; they're vetted performers backed by Characters.io's 18-year track record.
Are your Los Angeles character performers W-2 and insured?+
Yes. Every character performer Showcraft deploys in Los Angeles is a W-2 employee with workers' comp and general liability coverage. We issue COIs naming the venue and additional insureds. In California, the payroll structure is fully AB-5 / AB-2257 compliant.
Hire costumed characters in Los Angeles today. on demand.
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