Bodhi is currently at risk of being struck off the UK Companies House register for filing its accounts late.
Bodhi is not a member of the PMA.
Cannon did not respond to a request for comment for this article.
Archie Purnell, founder of Bodhi TalentYouTube
Rigby declined to comment.
Flanagan declined to comment for this story.
Lesser-known actors on Bodhis books have secured below-the-line roles in series including NetflixsRed Roseand DisneysWedding Season.
Emma Rigby (left) in ‘Hollyoaks‘
But former clients told Deadline that they quit Bodhi after becoming troubled by their dealings with Purnell.
Those affected suspected that Bodhi had no intention of passing the filmed auditions on to a casting director.
The practice of actors filming their own auditions and submitting them digitally became commonplace during the pandemic.
Some spoke of auditions appearing in their inbox soon after they had bemoaned a lack of new work.
But it may not always be that obvious, she said.
Bodhi presented such a legitimate and respectable front that they managed to mislead many.
Purnell was described as a liar by those who have encountered him.
People should not believe the hype.
I was relying on that money, this person said.
When he told me I was crying [with happiness] because of the fee.
It makes me feel sick.
And youre getting all that money.
In at least three cases reviewed by Deadline, actors alleged that Bodhi failed to pay them promptly.
UK Casting Directors Guild guidelines state that fees for workshops should not be excessively high.
All UK companies must file an annual financial statement with Companies House.
Bodhi Talent has yet to file accounts, so details of its earnings are not in the public domain.
Bodhi Talent has not responded to any specific allegations.
How do we keep ourselves safe when the organizations designed to do that are also vulnerable to deception?
We need systemic change to protect all actors, especially those less recognized.
