Erin Cahill has been known by many names during her career: Pink Time Force Ranger from “Power Rangers,” Ted’s sister from “How I Met Your Mother,” and Lizzie from Hallmark‘s “Cherry Lane” film series.
It’s hard to imagine a time we haven’t seen Cahill on our screens. But she had to start from somewhere, just like everyone else. Cahill has worked in the entertainment industry across many genres. Therefore, her insight for those just beginning is especially valuable.
“The best advice I would give anybody who wants to do anything in this industry is just to have faith and just keep working at it,” she told “Black Girl Nerds” at “SCAD TVFest.” “Whatever that looks like.”
“The Christmas Quest” star also shared the advice she received when she started, which she still finds invaluable.
Never Stop Working: What Erin Cahill Learned Starting Out in Entertainment
When asked what she’d tell students or young people just entering the industry, Cahill recalled the “great piece of advice” she was told when she began getting acting jobs.
“The days in between, I got told to do three things a day for work,” she explained. “And it was some of the best advice that I ever got.”
Most people would expect the three things to be about practicing lines or auditioning. Something related to the project you’re in. But the “Holidazed” star insisted that the three things could be anything related to advancing your career.
“It could look like working out, it could look like sending an email,” she continued. “It could look like getting press outfits ready, doing headshots, whatever it is. But do three things a day… Or posting on social media. So even on the days you don’t want to, even on the days when you’re like, ‘I don’t know,’ you just figure it out, and you do three things.”
“That energy will keep propelling you forward, and then it’ll keep paying off,” she added.
Erin Cahill Recalls Falling in Love With Acting at Age 4
While the “Autumn at Apple Hill” actress’s first job was “Power Rangers” at age 21, she began acting much earlier. My mom was teaching theatre at the local high school and put me in a play at age four,” she told Authority Magazine in 2020. “Ever since then, I knew that’s what I wanted to do with my life, even at that young age.
Cahill’s “three things” advice seems simple, and really, it is. However, just the fact that she’s acted in 138 projects is a pretty good indication that, if she’s offering advice, it may be wise to listen.
