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You start by getting acting training and experience. So talk to your parents about taking acting classes or going to an acting camp. Voice and dance lessons can be helpful to. And audition for what you can – school plays, community theater, local productions. Performing with a choir, band, dance troupe or other performance group can be helpful too. Basically right now you should focus on learning and growing as an actor. You want to build a local reputation as a talented, committed, responsible actor. Some other options you have:

* Contact local film schools and ask how they find actors for student films and check those resources.

*Check out the websites for your local film commission and see what opportunities are there.

* Read plays and scripts – all kinds – and keep an eye out for characters and monologues you love and want to develop.

* Read books and websites about acting – the craft/technique and the business end of things too.

* Join Speech/Drama club and look into competing in the acting divisions of forensic competitions.

* Get together with friends and play improv games, make your own home movies or web series, put on your own productions.

* Keep up your grades in school. Embrace learning, you never know when you can somehow use that information later.

If you’re thinking about more professional acting, them you need to talk to your parents. Contrary to popular belief, actor are not just “discovered”. Professional acting is a business. It’s like starting a company and you are the product that has to be markted and sold. So you need a good product (talent, training and experience), but you also have to understand the business end of the industry. They have to be willing to be the CEO of your acting career. They have to understand the entire casting process, who the players are, what they do (and don’t do). They have to understand industry contracts, actor unions, legal restrictions and requirements for minors in the industry. They have to figure out the best way to market your skills. They have to know how to network and make contacts in the industry. We’re talking a huge investment of time, effort and money for you AND YOUR PARENTS if you want to attempt a professional career.

Some more information for you and your parents about minors having a career in the enteratinment industry:

http://www.bizparentz.org/gettingstarted/justgettingstarted.html
http://www.backstage.com/topics/kids/
http://youngperformers.sagaftra.org/files/youngperformers/YPH_FNL3.pdf

Remember, at 13 you don’t have to work professionally to take acting seriously. All you need to do is take the opportunties you have and learn from them and see if a professional acting career really is right for you. If you’re looking for fame, attention, popularity, or things like that – you’re going to be disappointed. But if you discover you have a passion for acting, you can look into acting schools/programs for after high school, learn more about the industry, and do what it takes to make your passion part of your life.

Good luck.