Several Vanderpump Rules cast members have pursued acting roles in addition to their reality TV careers. Tom Sandoval starred in a Lifetime movie called The Wrong Real Estate Agent while Scheana Shay had small roles in shows such as Greek, Jonas, Victorious, and Femme Fatales before joining the Pump Rules cast. Stassi Schroeder appeared on The Amazing Race and had a cameo in Sharknado: The 4th Awakens, while Ariana Madix had small roles in Swing Vote: What Side Are You On? and the series Paradise City before landing a role in the upcoming Lifetime movie Buying Back My Daughter.
Several Vanderpump Rules cast members, including Tom Sandoval, Scheana Shay, Stassi Schroeder, and Ariana Madix, have acted in various TV shows and movies before and during their time on the Bravo reality series.
The cast members of Vanderpump Rules are known for their drama on the Bravo series, but some of them have also found success in the acting world.
One of the show’s original cast members, Tom Sandoval, had previous experience with reality TV before joining Pump Rules in 2013. He landed an uncredited role on The Hills in 2006 and later scored a part in the 2021 Lifetime movie The Wrong Real Estate Agent, where he played a creepy handyman named Connor.
His co-star Scheana Shay had also dabbled in acting before her time on the show. She had an uncredited role on the ABC Family series Greek in 2007 and later appeared in small roles on shows like Victorious and Femme Fatales.
Stassi Schroeder, who joined the cast in the first season of Pump Rules, had experience with reality TV as well. She and her family competed on season 8 of The Amazing Race in 2005, and she also appeared on The N’s reality series Queen Bees in 2008. While filming Pump Rules, Schroeder had a cameo in the fourth Sharknado film as Koening, the Astro-X Manager for New York City.
Ariana Madix, the newest cast member to try her hand at acting, had a small role in the 2021 series Paradise City before landing a role in the Lifetime movie Buying Back My Daughter in March 2023.
Although their acting careers may not be as significant as their reality TV fame, it’s impressive to see the cast members of Vanderpump Rules branching out into other areas of entertainment.
