How to track owed commission income from a vendor.

I am a talent agent and a beginner to Quickbooks (have been using QB for a number of years but know enough to get by). We work similarly to realtors and lawyers having an escrow account where all funds flow in and out. Our agency commission then gets transferred to our operations checking account where we pay out all our bills (rent, salaries, etc.)

Recently, our non-union commercial customers are paying the talent's work day (called session fee) through payroll so they are covered under insurance, paying the actor directly and then we invoice the customer for the usage. We create a bill for the actor and a bill for our agency.  We will receive the usage payment for the invoice by the customer, deposit into escrow, pay the bills from escrow, and transfer our commission to the operations checking account. The actor owes us commission on their session fee and I'm not sure how the best way track this in Quickbooks. 
They are listed as a vendor. I have added them as a customer with first initial last name, create an invoice showing the commision owed and a bill for our agency commission so the A/R and A/P will balance.  Is this the best way to do this? Since many people do not have checking accounts, they are paying us through a digital payment platform. 
I then transfer the money to the operations account and categorize the deposit as agency income. 
I would appreciate any input. Thank you!