I'll explain how you describe your credits in a moment. People read from top to bottom, so put your best foot forward. Start with your television or film credits, depending on which you have best credits for. Just use the show as your guide. The credit that appears onscreen is the credit that appears on your resume.
Film credits are a little different.
If you didn't have dialog, it doesn't belong on the resume. If you worked one day on a movie, as a day player like the actress from Meet the Parents whom I mentioned in my first column , that's a featured role. If you don't have any major feature credits, put your industrial credits, student film credits, etc. Technically, a star doesn't need to put down starring role on his or her resume. There's a reason you call Julia Roberts a star.