APA is one of the largest diversified talent agencies in Los Angeles with headquarters in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, Atlanta, Toronto and London. Founded in 1962 in New York by a group of former MCA agents, the company represents actors, writers, producers, showrunners, directors, performers, physical production services, film studios, and luxury and lifestyle brands across all media platforms worldwide. The agency also packages feature films, as well as television series such as Away and Bridgerton on Netflix, The Dublin Murders on Showtime, All Rise on CBS, and For Life on ABC, as well as classic TV seriesHome Improvement and Roseanne.
The agency's divisions include Alternative & Factual Programming, Branding, Comedy & Live Podcasts, Concert Touring, Intellectual Property, Motion Picture Literary, Physical Production, Speakers, Talent, and Television Literary. APA is the 5th largest talent agency in the United States after Creative Artists Agency, United Talent Agency, William Morris Endeavor, and International Creative Management. They are larger in size than Paradigm Talent Agency, The Gersh Agency, Innovative Artists, Abrams Artists Agency, and Don Buchwald & Associates. The agency's on-camera and theatrical talent include such actors as Academy Award-winning Gary Oldman, Wesley Snipes', Tony, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning James Earl Jones', Mary J. Blige ', Emmy Award-winning Eddie Izzard', Lucas Till', Academy Award-winning Mira Sorvino', Grammy and Billboard Award-winning 50 Cent', Lili Taylor', Tyrese Gibson', Academy Award-winning Richard Dreyfuss', Cole Hauser'. APA has been a driving force behind such non-fiction series as Dance Moms, ', Dr. Pimple Popper, Unidentified, and Blown Away. The agency also represents the Executive Producers of hit non-fiction series such as Nailed It, So You ThinkYou Can Dance, Let’s Make a Deal, and Pyramid. While the agency's Concert Touring division represents a diversified list of performers with departments that include adult contemporary, contemporary, country, electronic, international and jazz, APA's urban music representation has grown substantially over the past few years with clients such as 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, Bryce Vine, Tyga, Lil Tjay, Young Dolph and Oddisee. Other major acts include Travis Tritt, Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, David Gilmour, Blondie, Smokey Robinson, Cake, Brian Wilson, Judas Priest, Manchester Orchestra and Frankie Valli. The agency also reps numerous authors and storytellers in the area intellectual property, whose works have been adapted for film, streaming, television and Broadway, including bestselling author Gregory Maquire, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child', #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris', Patrick O’Brian', and New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award winner Neal Shusterman'.
