Personal, not transactional.
Talent deserves advocacy from people who understand the craft — not a name on a letterhead.
About MAM Associates
A screen-industry agency built by people who know exactly what the work feels like.
MovieLux Artist Management & Associates was born from a simple truth: this industry works best when the people guiding talent have lived the work themselves. Founded in 2018 with one rule, only represent people we can genuinely serve, that principle still defines the agency today.
The agency
From an internal casting department to a full multi-division agency, built by industry professionals, for industry professionals.
MAM grew out of the internal casting department of MovieLux Ltd, a London-based broadcast television and film production company. By 2011, founder Owen A. Smith was privately managing actors by request, often internationally. In 2018, that small, selective roster became the foundation of MovieLux Artist Management & Associates.
What began with a handful of actors has evolved into a full-service London agency representing professional actors and actresses, screenwriters and literary talent, producers and directors, and freelance film and TV crew. Today the agency represents 80+ clients, supported by a team of experienced assistant agents, all with real film and TV backgrounds.
MAM is not a traditional agency built from office desks. It is built by people who have pulled focus in the rain, lit sets at 4am, produced under pressure, directed under impossible schedules, sat with actors through breakthroughs and breakdowns, and negotiated contracts from both sides of the table.
Representation should feel like a partnership built on trust
Lived experience at every desk.
Every partner has stood on a set, in a casting room, or in a production office. That is the lens we bring to representation.
Part of MovieLux Media Group
One agency. Three divisions. The same standard of care running through all of them.
MAM is now formally integrated into MovieLux Entertainment Holdings Ltd, part of the wider MovieLux Media Group — expanding its reach across the UK and international markets. Being part of the group lets us put more disciplines under one roof without flattening them into a single, generic offer.
Active
Acting Talent
Representation for screen actors at every stage — from drama-school graduates with their first tape to working actors with international credits already on the wall.
Active
Literary Talent
Representation for screenwriters, directors, and producers in scripted film and television. Career strategy, project development, and packaging sit right alongside the deal-making — not after it.
Launching 2026
Crew Diary Service
A Crew Diary Service for below-the-line professionals and key heads of department, built around the way productions actually book crew. Fast, specific, and on the strength of recent reels.
MAM is a trading division of MovieLux Entertainment Holdings Ltd, registered in England and Wales.
What MAM does today
A full-service Artist Management, Acting & Talent, and Literary Agency.
MAM secures high-quality opportunities across film, television, theatre, and emerging media. Whether a client is performing on screen, crafting a script, directing a team, or leading a production, we advocate for their professional interests at every stage.
Career development & strategy.
Long-arc guidance over years, not seasons — because the quiet stretches between bookings are where real careers actually get built.
Contract negotiation & legal support.
Deals negotiated by people who have sat on both sides of the table and know what productions actually expect from a contract.
Casting submissions & networking.
Targeted submissions and industry introductions, informed by ongoing relationships with casting directors, producers, and buyers.
Development & crew diary.
Project development support for writers, directors, and producers — alongside a growing crew diary service connecting freelance crew with productions.
A global outlook with a personal ethos
Honest about fit, both ways.
From its London base, MAM represents talent across the United Kingdom, Europe, New York, and Los Angeles, and is expanding its operations into Los Angeles with official casting status. Despite that growth, we turn down more applications than we take on — the point isn’t to seem exclusive, it’s to be genuinely useful to the people we say yes to.
Best for
You should be talking to us if…
- You have material we can put in front of a casting director, executive, or buyer this week.
- You take the craft seriously and have invested in training, reps, or a real body of work.
- You want a working agent who reads scripts, gives notes, and engages with the strategy of your career.
- You’re willing to be advised — including hearing the calls you didn’t want to hear.
Not the right fit
You should probably look elsewhere if…
- Your main need is commercial, modelling, influencer, or social-content representation.
- You’re looking for a high-volume mailing-list approach to auditions.
- You want sole credit and final say on every creative decision, including the agent’s.
- You haven’t yet trained, built tape, or written work you would put in front of a paying buyer.
The team
The four people who will actually decide whether you’re right for the roster.
Producers. Cinematographers. Directors. Working actors. Between them, our partners carry over 150 credits, decades on set, drama-school and method training, and current on-camera work — and they’re still in the rooms they’re sending our talent into. That is the entire point.
Founding Partner · Principal Agent · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer · Director
Owen A. Smith
Thirty-plus years in screen production with over 150 credits across feature film, television, documentary, commercials, and branded work.
Founder & Group CEO of MovieLux Entertainment Holdings Ltd. Owen began his career in advertising before moving into broadcast television, where he built a reputation for technical skill, creative leadership, and a deep understanding of how productions truly run. He worked as a broadcast television camera operator and Director of Photography / Cinematographer, before going on to producing, directing, and screenwriting across drama, documentary, sport, and commercial work. He came into the industry through Graphic Design, studying at Epsom School of Art & Design (now the University for the Creative Arts), and went on to work for the London advertising studio Adam B Colour Services — starting as a runner before becoming a studio technician on campaigns for Ogilvy & Mather, Saatchi & Saatchi, and McCann Erickson. Owen is also a former Royal Air Force College Cranwell graduate with a Queen’s Commission; he served six years reaching the rank of Flight Lieutenant in command of 70 personnel. By 2011 he was privately managing actors by request — often internationally — and in 2018 that selective roster became MAM Associates.
Partner · Acting & Talent Agent · Actress · Producer
Jane Jackson
Seven years in film, six in representation. A performer’s view of how acting careers actually get built.
Trained as an actress on the Spotlight-accredited method acting course at the Brian Timoney Method Acting Studio in London. Jane came to representation through her own work on set — which means every casting conversation, every self-tape note, and every long-arc career plan runs through someone who has stood on the other side of the camera.
Creative Partner · Award-winning Producer & Filmmaker
Linzy Attenborough
Two decades producing across Bollywood features, British independent cinema, commercials, television, and music video.
Trained as an actor at UK drama schools before moving into production. Founded Thought Juice Films in 2005, beginning with corporate work and expanding into music videos, commercials, and television. Served as 1st AD on twelve features including On The Line and Exodus, managed the Disney · Star Wars · Lucasfilm UK toy advertising campaign, and was Production Manager on Chandu Champion. Producer on the micro-budget features Wolf Garden and The Alice Paradox. Her award-winning short films stream on Amazon Prime.
Creative Partner · Screenwriter · Producer · Editor
Bruce Edgar
Two decades spanning editing, post-production, outside broadcast, film distribution, documentary, and independent feature production, with award-recognised work across international film festivals. After graduating from Ravensbourne with a degree in Editing and Post Production, he began his media career working in outside broadcast with BBC Sport, followed by EVS Clean Operator work with BT Sport through Timeline TV.
Registered office
MovieLux Artist Management & Associates
5th Floor, 167–169 Great Portland Street
London W1W 5PF · United Kingdom
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The heart of the agency
Champion the talent. Build the career. Mean it.
MAM exists to champion actors, writers, directors, producers, and crew — helping them build sustainable, meaningful careers in an industry that demands resilience, passion, and professionalism. Every application is read by a person on the team. Tell us who you are, what you do, and the kind of work you want more of — and we’ll tell you either way.