I wouldn’t think those skill sets are easily transferable seeing how much a director is in charge of. Like how did so many of the actors in The Office, also direct episodes? Bonus: does someone else stand in as director when you’re acting in a scene that you’re the director of that entire project?
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Generally speaking, actors are paid to act. They are paid $_________ per episode. Once those episodes are done, so is their income. If a show is successful, like Big Bang Theory (for example), there might be a small amount of payment per episode based on streaming contracts, etc. but it’s not much.
Directing episodes, or being given a “Producer credit” is a way for an Actor to guarantee further income via those same streaming services, either in addition to acting residuals, or in place of them.
For example Pamela Anderson earns almost nothing from Baywatch reruns. Granted she made a LOT of $$$ during the show, after she made it so successful, but afterwards? Bupkis.
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