'House of Cards' Is Looking for its NSA Director

House of Cards Season Three will involve the National Security Agency — or at least an NSA director — according to a casting notice sent to SAG-AFTRA actors in the Baltimore area, where the show is shot. According to the Baltimore Sun, the show is looking for a male or female aged 45-55 years old of any ethnicity. 

Of course, the real NSA chief position was recently vacated by Gen. Keith Alexander, who stepped down in March (and replaced by Michael Rogers) after what was a pretty tough year of defending the spy agency against a series of revelations based on documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden. 

For instance: did you know that the NSA has been collecting the audio of virtually every phone conversation going through the Bahamas? It's true! That's a new revelation from earlier on Monday, over at the Intercept. 

Anyway, here's the full listing, via the Baltimore Sun. You'll notice that the show is also casting for a series of reporters and editors, which means we have even more of the show's trademark highly-accurate depictions of life as a DC journalist to look forward to: 
 

Kimberly Skyrme Casting (email address at end of post) is seeking talent for House of Cards Season 3

When: Shooting availability: June 12 -July 15, 2014

Audition Availability: Please select top 3 choices to Kimberly Skyrme Casting.

10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday, May 19 (every 20 minutes)

10 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday, May 20 (every 15 minutes)

10 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday, May 21 (every 15 minutes)

Seeking performers able to portray the following:

· ER DOCTOR: MALE or FEMALE: 38-43, harried and tired

· REPORTER-SUSAN: FEMALE: 35-55 years old, open ethnicity

· REPORTER-GEOFF: MALE: 35-55 years old, open ethnicity

· PHOTOGRAPHER: MALE: 42-48 years old, open ethnicity. Photography experience essential.

· COLONEL: MALE: 50-60 years old, open ethnicity, military

· NSA DIRECTOR: MALE or FEMALE: 45-55 years old, open ethnicity

· CHAIRMAN: MALE: 50-60 years old, part of senate

· SENATOR TORN: MALE: 58-62 years old, Southern senator

· SENATOR EVERETT: FEMALE: 45-55 years old, academic

· DETECTIVE SMITH: MALE: 35-48 years old, open ethnicity, blue collar.

· BETTE: FEMALE: 32-36 years old , open ethnicity, good with hands, smart, pretty, capable

Submission/Audition Instructions:

Please be selective and submit for each role that you feel you are suitable for. You must send one submission per role. Include the following subject line for your email: “HOC3: 301 & 302 - ROLE: insert role TALENT NAME: insert name”

Kimberly Skyrme Casting will search the e-mails submissions based on the subject line so PLEASE follow the instructions properly. For consideration, please email --------@gmail.com.