RACHELLE'S BIO

Rachelle Williams-Parker is a Casting Director at the BBC Casting Department. Rachelle is also is known for Lark Rise to Candleford, The Afternoon Play and Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators.

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KAT'S BIO

Kat is the Senior Casting Assistant at KRJ Casting (Kate Rhodes James Senior Casting Assistant at KRJ Casting (Kate Rhodes James CDG CSA) Probationary member of the CDG

Recent credits: As Casting Assistant - Alien (FX), Gladiator 2 (Paramount), Napoleon (Apple), House of the Dragon (HBO Max) As Children’s Casting Associate - Crossfire (BBC), Trying (BBC/Apple) Previously Casting Assistant for Jessica Ronane CDG, working on children’s casting for the musicals School of Rock and Matilda in the West End, as well as various projects for JRC and The Old Vic.

ANA'S BIO

Ana Duarte works as a freelance Casting Assistant and has had the pleasure of working for Andy Brierley, Theo Park, and Victor Jenkins. Her experience spans across various TV projects, including "Silent Witness" (BBC), "Chemistry Of Death" (Paramount+), the newest season of "Starstruck" (BBC Three), and the upcoming Alfonso Cuarón Apple TV show "Disclaimer", among others. Ana has also had the opportunity to work for Sophie Holland as her Personal Assistant while completing her NFTS Casting Course, and she has gained valuable casting experience in Shaheen Baig's office as well. In addition to her professional achievements, Ana is a passionate advocate for disability and neurodiversity in the industry.

LEAH'S BIO

Leah Harrison is Casting Associate to Des Hamilton Casting. Since Leah Harrison is Casting Associate at Des Hamilton Casting. Having been part of the DHC team since earlier this year, Leah has previously assisted on multiple high profile projects for companies including; Netflix (The Sandman), Sky (Arthur's Whisky), Paramount (Jack Ryan) and Apple TV (Shantaram).

Leah's recent credits as Casting Director include multiple award winning short films; 'Lunatics', 'Itching' and 'Ratthum' which premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival.

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DOMINIC'S BIO

Dominic Leclerc is a multi-genre television and film director. Originally from Bradford, he began his career as a choreographer and director in theatre, winning the Channel 4 Regional Theatre Director Scheme. He has been awarded multiple awards, including ITV's David Fraser Bursary and the Oxford Samuel Beckett Award.

Credits include: Lead Director on Sex Education (2023), The House Across the Street (2022), Bulletproof (2019), Silent Witness (2018), Call The Midwife (2015), Shameless (2012) Casualty (2009), Coronation Street (2008) and Emmerdale (2006). https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/dominic-leclerc

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EMMA'S BIO

Emma is a Casting freelancer and has worked extensively across film and television casting and has spent the last five years in house at the BBC in it's continuing drama casting department. Emma has a kind and nurturing approach to working with actors and creates a safe and nurturing space for actors to learn and thrive. Emma's work to date includes: Holby City, Doctors, Casualty, Father Brown, Sister Boniface Mysteries, Shakespeare and Hathaway, The Canterville Ghost, Bruno.

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ANDY'S BIO

Andy set up Andy Brierley Casting in 2010 and The Casting Office Ltd (a joint venture with Victor Jenkins CDG) in 2017. Credits include projects for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, Netflix, Paramount+, NBC/Peacock, HBO Max, Warner Bros, Starz & Paramount Pictures.

Current and forthcoming projects include Silent Witness (BBC), Starstruck (BBC/HBO), The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (Warner Bros), The Serial Killer’s Wife (Paramount+), This Time Next Year (BlackBox/Protagonist), The Chemistry of Death (Paramount+) & Platform 7 (ITV/ITVx).

LUCY'S BIO

Lucy is one half of Jenkins McShane Casting. She is a member of the CDG and BAFTA. Jenkins McShane Casting have cast over a hundred plays. West End credits include Magic Goes Wrong, Groan Ups, The Red Lion, The Kite Runner, Warhorse and – the Olivier Award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong and A Comedy About a Bank Robbery. For screen, they have worked on several films including the Oscar-winning short The Confession, and recent features include Deus, Dark Encounter, For Love or Money, Widow’s Walk, Bliss! and The Comedian’s Guide to Survival.

Having started off in Production, Abby Sethu moved into the field of casting in 2018. She was fortunate to have gained experience with Dixie Chassay and worked as a freelance casting assistant for Heather Basten. Since 2020 Abby has worked with Amy Hubbard for 2 years as a casting assistant having had the most wonderful time working on TV/Film projects such as SUSPICION, THE OUTLAWS, DECEIT and THE GIRL BEFORE. She is currently working as a casting assistant for Catherine Willis.

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JAMES'S BIO

*Pearson Casting are an award-winning, international Casting House based in London, Liverpool & New York, founded & run, by husband & wife team - James & Rosie Pearson. They work across theatre, film, TV, commercials & live performance.

With a combined industry experience of over 45 years, James and Rosie began their careers as performers.

James graduated with Distinction from the very first year of The London School of Musical Theatre and was the first graduate to gain employment as an actor, as well as the first graduate to perform in London's West End. He then spent 19 years working as an actor on stage, TV and film. He is also an experienced theatre director and worked as an agent for Keddie Scott Associates, London.

Rosie graduated from the University of Birmingham with a combined BA Hons in English and Theatre Studies before embarking on a successful career as an actor, director and producer.

James & Rosie are both members of the CDG - Casting Directors Guild, CDA - Casting Directors Association and the CSA - Casting Society of America. In 2022 they won Best Casting In Regional Theatre at the CDG Awards for their work on RENT.

They are joined in the New York office by Ian Subsara, who is a proud graduate of Elon University in North Carolina where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Theatre. He has since worked extensively as a Casting Director across TV, live performance and theatre, both on and off-Broadway. The New York office is currently casting the US National Tour of 9 to 5, directed by Jeff Calhoun.

In 2020 Pearson Casting launched the award-winning Collective Creative Initiative, a free 30 hour a week industry platform for the arts, in response to the Covid-19 crisis. In 2021 they redesigned this platform as a free resource for teaching institutions across the world, and became the proud recipients of a prestigious Industry Minds Award for 'Best Training Establishment'.

SOPHIE'S BIO

Having started in video and audio production, talent management and extras casting, Sophie began casting for theatre and commercials in 2015, then moved into film and TV casting in 2017. She has worked most closely with Rose Wicksteed, co-casting projects like 'Jack Ryan' (Paramount), 'Invasion' (Apple+) and 'Black Cake' (Hulu). Other significant projects include 'The Nun' and 'The Nun II' (New Line), 'Homeland' (Fox 21 for Showtime) 'Escape Room' (Sony Pictures) and 'The Great' (Hulu).

As well as working closely with Rose, Sophie has cast several short films, including Academy Award and BAFTA qualifying 'Edicius' (dir. Uzo Oleh) and '5 Stars' (dir. Remi Itani), shortlisted at several prestigious festivals including the British Short Film Awards and the BFI London Film Festival. She also voice-cast 'Lusus', a fiction horror podcast series for BBC Sounds which featured voice work from Morfydd Clark, Patsy Ferran and Ncuti Gatwa. Her latest work includes horror series 'The Faceless Lady', a first-of-its-kind viewing experience filmed for VR viewers on Meta's Horizon World's headsets, produced by Eli Roth and co-cast with Lucy Jordan.

Sophie lives in east London with her daughter, her dog and her husband (in priority order).

JESSE'S BIO

Recently Jesse directed season 8 of BBC's INSIDE NO 9. He was also lead director on BBC One’s flagship return to WATERLOO ROAD (2024). He is developing HEIST OF BENIN, a feature spec set up with Endurance Media with David Oyelowo attached to star. A dual national (US & UK) Writer/Director, Jesse's first feature film, CALLOUSED HANDS, starred Andre Royo (HBO's THE WIRE), Daisy Haggard (Showtime's EPISODES), and Hans Howes (THERE WILL BE BLOOD). It premiered at the Miami International Film Festival, and has gone on to screen in over 20 festivals around the world, garnering numerous awards. In 2020 Jesse wrote and directed his second feature film, CAGEFIGHTER which starred Gina Gershon and Chuck Liddell, which was released in select theaters in October, 2020 in the US and had a global release online. Jesse is a recent addition to Stars Collective, a US initiative run by Starlight Entertainment to support BIPOC filmmakers.

Jesse is an alum of numerous writing labs and fellowships including the Royal Court Young Writer's Programme, Soho Theatre Writer's Attachment Programme, Berlinale Talent Campus, B3 Media Talent Lab, NALIP Latino Writer's Lab, and the BBC Writer's Room.

In his downtime he enjoys spending time with his family and training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which he holds a Black Belt in. Jesse is represented by Gersh Agency in the US and Revolution Talent in the UK.

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STEVE'S BIO

SMK is a writer, editor, producer and multi-award winning director in film, television and commercials. Known for the films The Bromley Boys 'A Must See' The Times...the noir-cult hit - City Rats, debuting at No.6 in the UK Film charts...and the critically acclaimed The Shouting Men 'Very, Very Funny' The Daily Telegraph. BBC One films include The Singing Cactus, Pieces of Silver Lining, a two hour Judge John Deed international special, and prime time dramas Casualty, Holby & Father Brown. My work has been screened on Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, Sky One, C4, C5, Apple TV and Sky Cinema. Whatever the opportunity I tackle, I always seek to create a fun atmosphere where the team and talent can work to their fullest potential and create a project that packs-a-punch critically and commercially.

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CRAIG'S BIO

Craig Viveiros is an award-winning British / Portuguese film and television director. He recently directed the ITV series of Breathtaking which first aired in February 2024. His other notable credits include the BBC's adaptation of Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None', serial killer drama 'Rillington Place', and the BBC's highly anticipated adaptation of 'The War of the Worlds'.

In 2016, Craig was nominated for Best Director at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Craft and Design Awards for his work on 'And Then There Were None'. His feature film, 'The Liability', was nominated for Best Feature Film at Torino Film Festival. His feature film, 'Ghosted', won Best Director at the New York International Independent Film Festival, and the film was nominated for Best Feature Film at the Torino Film Festival with lead actor, Martin Compston, winning for Best Actor.

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JENN'S BIO

Jennifer Presser is an American casting director known for Bad Moms (2016), Claws (2017) and the Oscar-winning The Help (2011).

GEMMA'S BIO

Gemma has been working in casting for over 20 years and is currently a casting director for the in-house casting department at the BBC, working on Casualty, Father Brown, Sister Boniface and Shakespeare & Hathaway. Gemma and her partner Sam Stevenson were nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for their work on the BBC adaptation of Emma.

TV casting work includes: Don’t Take My Baby (2016 BAFTA winner), Our World War (2015 BAFTA nominated), Glasgow Girls (BBC3), Nightshift, Care, The Snipist, The Minor Character and Nixon’s the One (‘Playhouse Presents’ for Sky Arts), The Selection (Warner Bros), four series of Silent Witness (BBC1), Martin Amis’ Money (BBC2), Consuming Passion, Mr Loveday’s Little Outing (BBC4), The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (BBC1), and many episodes of The Bill for ITV.

Film work includes: Treasures, Leave to Remain, Private Peaceful, Babel, The New World.

Theatre work includes: Rules for Living, The Herbal Bed (Northampton/Rose/tour), The Haunting of Hill House (Liverpool Playhouse), For Services Rendered (Chichester), Accolade (St James theatre), The Vertical Hour (Park theatre), F*ck the Polar Bears, The Royale, Perseverance Drive, The Herd (Bush theatre), An Inspector Calls (national tour and west end), One Man, Two Guvnors (West End and national tour), 55 Days, In the Club, What the Butler Saw, Abigail’s Party (Hampstead theatre), The Humans (Rotterdam, New York, Avignon), Our Country’s Good (St James theatre and national tour), The Real Thing (tour), Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Ring Round the Moon, Waiting for Godot (West End), Canary (tour), Tejas Verdes, Emperor Jones, The Chairs (Gate theatre), King Lear (RSC), Blood and Gifts (NT). Sam and Gemma have also cast more than 20 productions for Peter Hall, including Henry IV, Pygmalion, Where There’s A Will, Waiting for Godot, Uncle Vanya, The Dresser, As You Like It, Habeas Corpus and Measure for Measure.

GLENDA'S BIO

Glenda Mariani is a Casting Associate for Suzanne Smith Casting. Before being part of Suzanne's fixed team, she has worked at some of the most prestigious casting offices in London, including: Nina Gold, Priscilla John, Lucinda Syson, Rachel Freck, Rosalie Clayton and Carolyn McLeod.Glenda has helped cast multiple projects ranging from different genres and styles: Such as Outlander, Shadow & Bone, Game of Thrones, Defending the Guilty, The Crown, The Han Solo spin-off, Red Dwarf, Medici, Krypton, Aladdin and Lovesick to name a few.

KITTY'S BIO

Kitty freelanced between Nina Gold, Lauren Evans and Nanw Rowland Casting on various TV/Film projects and is now working with Jina Jay!

Soon after graduating from Musical Theatre school, Kitty started working as a freelance casting assistant for TV / Film. Kitty started her casting journey at Elaine Grainger Casting in 2020, where she helped with various TV and Film projects.

For the past year, she has worked with Nanw Rowlands Casting on various TV / Film projects including Disney+ Series 'A Small Light'.

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AMY'S BIO

Amy Jackson is a freelance Casting Director working across TV and Film. Most recently she worked as Casting Associate at Amy Hubbard Casting, where she co-cast SUSPICION (Apple TV), THE GIRL BEFORE (Ch4 / HBO Max), THE OUTLAWS S2 (BBC/Amazon) DECEIT (Ch4) and BEST INTERESTS (coming soon to BBC).

Amy started her casting career in commercials with Sasha Robertson before moving on to freelance with hugely respected Casting Directors, such as Kate Rhodes James, Rachel Freck, Julie Harkin, Jina Jay, Kate Dowd, Gemma Sykes, Rachel Sheridan, amongst others. Her casting associate/assistant credits include, IN MY SKIN (BBC), THE OTHER ONE(BBC), FLACK S2 (Pop and UKTV) TRYING S1 (Apple TV) Amy prides herself on her ability to connect and work with an understanding of actors, having come from an acting background and family.

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STEPH'S BIO

Steph Tataryn has been working as a freelance casting assistant since 2017 and is currently working for Lucinda Syson’s office. She has worked across many film & TV projects including “The Diplomat” (Netflix), “Foundation” (Apple) and the upcoming remake of John Woo’s “The Killer”, “Dodger” (BBC/NBC), Catherine Tate’s “Hard Cell” (Netflix), TV series “Bulletproof” (Sky One), “Flowers in the Attic: The Origins (A&E)” amongst various others. She has previously assisted Rob Kelly and Catriona Dickie.

AUDREYS'S BIO

Audrey is an award-winning UK and international freelance director, specialising in new writing, and committed to making work that is rigorous, imaginatively ambitious, and emotionally truthful. Currently Associate Director on Stranger Things: The First Shadow in the West End, she is a recipient of an MGCfutures bursary 2020, was an Old Vic 12 Director 2019, nominated for the Arts Foundation Award 2018 and Finalist Best Director for the Off-West End Awards 2017/2018 (The Dark Room, Theatre503)

As director, theatre includes: Jews. In Their Own Words (Royal Court); Neighbourhoo Voices, Tapestry (Young Vic); Perspective (National); The Dybbuk (Almeida); We Too. Are Giants (Kiln); Sleepwalking (Hampstead); The Effect, Apologia (English Theatre Frankfurt); Skin and Blister [staged reading] (Old Vic); The Dark Room (Theatre503); The Scar Test (Arcola); Almost Near (Finborough); Little Flower of East Orange (National Theatre Studio).

As associate/assistant director, theatre includes: Pinter at the Pinter, Don Quixote, Don Juan in Soho, Dead Funny, Hand to God, One Man, Two Guvnors (West End); Electra (Old Vic); Rapture, Blister, Burn (Hampstead); Troilus and Cressida (with The Wooster Group), Antony and Cleopatra (RSC); The Effect (National); Blurred Lines (National Theatre Studio). Audrey also has extensive experience of working with communities and young people.

For more information and images of work, please see www.audreysheffield.co.uk

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CRAIG'S BIO

Craig Viveiros is an award-winning British / Portuguese film and television director. He recently directed the ITV series of Breathtaking which first aired in February 2024. His other notable credits include the BBC's adaptation of Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None', serial killer drama 'Rillington Place', and the BBC's highly anticipated adaptation of 'The War of the Worlds'.

In 2016, Craig was nominated for Best Director at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Craft and Design Awards for his work on 'And Then There Were None'. His feature film, 'The Liability', was nominated for Best Feature Film at Torino Film Festival. His feature film, 'Ghosted', won Best Director at the New York International Independent Film Festival, and the film was nominated for Best Feature Film at the Torino Film Festival with lead actor, Martin Compston, winning for Best Actor.

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PETER'S BIO

Peter is a casting director based in London. He is also an associate at Stuart Burt Casting, as well as working independently and with stage and screen casting directors such as Kate Rhodes James, Annelie Powell, Harry Blumenau and James and Rosie Pearson.

Credits as Casting Assistant include House of the Dragon (HBO), Alien (FX), House of Spoils (Blumhouse x Amazon Studios), Dreaming Whilst Black (A24 x BBC), Dance 100 (Netflix), Cabaret (KitKat Club, West End), & Juliet (West End), Cyrano de Burgerac (West End), Standing At The Sky's Edge (National Theatre/Sheffield Theatres), The Seagull (West End), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (International Tour), Sister Act (UK Tour), Mrs Doubtfire (West End), Kathy & Stella Solve A Murder (Roundabout)

Credits as Casting Director include How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Southwark Playhouse), Before After (Southwark Playhouse), The Coffeeshop Musical (UK Tour), Double Life (UK Tour), The Diary of Attica Lehane (Drama Studio, Sheffield), Wonderville - video artists (West End), Beautiful Young Man (Above The Stag), The House of Edgar (Workshop), PopArt (Workshop), Galileo (Workshop)

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SHAKYRA'S BIO

Shakyra is a fierce champion of emerging and diverse talent and past projects have included nominations at the BAFTAs, BIFAs, Sundance & TIFF.

Recently released projects include Nathalie Biancheri’s Wolf with George MacKay, Lily Rose-Depp and Paddy Considine which has world wide distribution with Universal.

Recent casting includes Swedish biopic Hammerskjold directed by Per Fly (Bogen) and produced by Patrick Ryborn for Unlimited Stories, with Mikael Persbrandt in the lead role and BFI backed The Occupant, directed by Hugo Keijzer, with Ella Balinska in the lead role starts shooting February 26th.

Shakyra is currently working on Lotus Hannon's On The Line and Sasha Nathwani's Last Swim with attachments Solly McLeod and Narges Rashidi.

KAT'S BIO

Kat is the Senior Casting Assistant at KRJ Casting (Kate Rhodes James Senior Casting Assistant at KRJ Casting (Kate Rhodes James CDG CSA) Probationary member of the CDG

Recent credits: As Casting Assistant - Alien (FX), Gladiator 2 (Paramount), Napoleon (Apple), House of the Dragon (HBO Max) As Children’s Casting Associate - Crossfire (BBC), Trying (BBC/Apple) Previously Casting Assistant for Jessica Ronane CDG, working on children’s casting for the musicals School of Rock and Matilda in the West End, as well as various projects for JRC and The Old Vic.

DELYTH'S BIO

Three times Bafta nominated director, Delyth’s credits range from dark brooding crime, high-end period dramas, to iconic family gems. Primetime credits include Victoria, Silent Witness and Then You Run for Sky. Family dramas include The Story of Tracy Beaker, Hetty Feather and The Worst Witch. She also works as a voice director on video games, and is co-founder of the Call it! app.

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GABBY'S BIO

Gabby has worked with Shaheen Baig for over 5 years. Working across both film and tv project such as Peaky Blinders, GIRI / Haji, How to Build a Girl and Adult Material.

Shaheen Baig Casting has earned a reputation for finding and nurturing new and diverse acting talent, as well as supporting promising new filmmakers and established directors in film & television.

SETH'S BIO

Seth has most recently been co-casting director on Unforgotten 5 (Mainstreet for ITV) The Split 3 (BBC / Sister) and Rebel Cheer Squad (Netflix / iPlayer), and the shorts Nant and Her Majesty – both of which had official selection at the London Film Festival 2022. He was casting director on The Catch (Projector Pictures for Channel 5) and co-cast the feature film Embers (Mini Productions), due for release later in 2023.

As casting associate, he recently worked on Sherwood (House Productions), AIDS: The Unheard Tapes (Wall To Wall), The Chemistry of Death (Paramount Plus), The Bubble (Netflix), Crossfire (Dancing Ledge Productions), Django (Sky) Des (New Pictures), Starstruck (HBO Max / BBC Three), Worzel Gummidge (Leopard Pictures), World On Fire (Mammoth), Silent Witness (BBC), Baz Luhrmann’s The Secret Life of Flowers for ERDEM x H&M and the hit feature film Crawl (Paramount).

Upcoming projects as casting associate include Platform 7 (Dancing Ledge Productions for ITV1/ITVX), The Long Shadow (New Pictures) and Alfonso Cuaran’s new series for Apple.

Other past projects with Victor and Andy include The Rook (Starz/Lionsgate), Leonardo (Lux Vide / Big Light), The Watch (BBC America), Innocent II (TXTV for ITV1), Cleaning Up (Sister Pictures), Dark Money (The Forge), Deep Water (Kudos), Unforgotten III (Mainstreet), The Tunnel III (Sky) and Troy: Fall of A City (BBC).

In theatre, Seth was casting director on the Offie-nominated Homos, or Everyone in America at the Finborough Theatre in 2018 and the Southwark Playhouse production of Constellations (sadly curtailed due to the Covid-19 pandemic). He was also casting director on Seven Decades at the V & A in 2019 and the short films Ouzo and Blackcurrant (Mini Productions), Muse (NFTS), Nant (Strike Pictres) and Bus Driver (NFTS).

Seth previously worked as casting assistant at Catherine Willis Casting, on a range of projects from Flowers (Channel 4) and Upstart Crow (BBC Two) to Hetty Feather (CBBC) and Plebs (ITV2). He has also worked for Daniel Edwards on Mr Selfridge (ITV) and Born To Kill (Channel 4). Prior to this, he also worked for Gary Davy and Julie Harkin.

LUCY'S BIO

Lucy is a Casting Director with a decade in the industry and has predominantly worked alongside Dixie Chassay. Lucy has frequently collaborated with director Yorgos Lanthimos, including on the Academy Award-winning THE FAVOURITE and subsequently on Lanthimos' upcoming features POOR THINGS and AND. Additionally, Lucy has been Casting Associate on all three seasons of Hulu’s Emmy Award-winning series THE GREAT.

Other recent credits include PERSUASION (Dir. Carrie Cracknell) , HOUSE OF CLARENCE (Dir. Jaymes Samuel) and THE POD GENERATION (Dir. Sophie Barthes).

CHANDRA'S BIO

Chandra Ruegg started working in the industry as a child actress.

After more than twenty years, she moved into the world of casting and works across screen as a Casting Associate and theatre as a Casting Director.

She is currently at Sophie Holland Casting.

Recent credits there include The Peripheral (Amazon), Wednesday (Netflix), Constellations (Apple TV) and The Witcher 3 (Netflix)

For theatre she was a Casting Consultant on An Octoroon (Abbey Theatre Dublin) and Casting Director on Lava (Bush Theatre), Running With Lions (Lyric Hammersmith) and Grenfell: In The Words of Survivors (National Theatre).

She also had a stint as an associate for Olivia Scott Webb, working on Ballerina (Lionsgate).

MISHA'S BIO

Misha is a queer Azeri writer/director born and bred in the wet and windy wilds of working-class Devon. He’s an NFTS Directing Fiction grad, where he attended on a Screenskills/AMD Scholarship. He's won awards from the BFI Future Film Festival (Best Fiction Film), Encounters Film Festival/Fresh Flix (Emerging Talent) and Media Innovation Awards (Best Newcomer); while his grad film was nominated for Best Postgraduate drama at the RTS awards; as well as being mentioned in The Guardian as one of 'Five to Watch'. Currently he works as a 2nd Unit director in HETV on shows such as THE GENTLEMEN (Netflix), PRIME TARGET (Apple+) and CULPRITS (Disney+), and has various features/TV projects in development with a number of production companies. He’s repped by Eva Bell at Sayle Screen.

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ROWLAND'S BIO

Rowland has been working in casting for over 17 years, and has worked on numerous productions such as Being April, The Bill, Grease Monkeys and The Afternoon Plays. Rowland works as a casting director at the BBC's in-house casting department and is currently casting Casualty.

His work for the BBC includes Father Brown, The Coroner, My Jihad, Playing Ball, Doctors, Eastenders, Eastenders E20, Another World and Shakespeare & Hathaway. He also cast the 2021 BAFTA award winning episode of Casualty.

As well as casting, Rowland joined the BBC Studios Executive Committee in July 2020 as part of the BBC Senior Leadership Advisor Programme, in which he brings a diversity of thinking into decision making at the very top of the BBC, helping to broaden mindsets and offer new perspectives that aid BBC Studios’ creative, financial and strategic objectives.

He is also a member of the Emerging Creators Group and The Scriptworks Talent Board, both groups are accountable for on and off screen talent who have a demonstrable ability to add to our existing portfolio of productions as well as creating new and bold, British IP which fits with BBC Studios priority genres. Diversity & Inclusivity is front and centre.

He runs casting workshops for actors across many under-represented groups, with a view to casting them in BBC Studios continuing dramas..

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SAFFEYA'S BIO

Saffeya started out as a film publicist before making the move into casting in 2021, after graduating from the National Film & Television School’s Casting Certificate. She joined The Old Vic as their in-house Casting Assistant, before progressing to Casting Coordinator earlier this year, and supports freelance casting directors across productions, as well as often leading or assisting on casting for workshops, readings and monologue series’.

Recent productions she has worked on for The Old Vic include Jack Thorne’s A Christmas Carol (directed by Matthew Warchus), Mike Bartlett’s The 47th (directed by Rupert Goold), Caryl Churchill’s A Number (directed by Lyndsey Turner), August Wilson’s Jitney (directed by Tinuke Craig), Jonathan Spector’s Eureka Day (directed by Katy Rudd), and Kate Prince’s Sylvia.

SIMON'S BIO

Simon works with Olivia Scott-Webb and Dan Hubbard.

Credits include, The Pope's Exorcist, directed by Julius Avery & starring Russell Crowe; announced but yet to be released feature films, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, directed by Guy Ritchie; Verona, a new original musical based on Romeo & Juliet directed by Timothy Scott Bogart; Canary Black, directed by Pierre Morel, the director of 'Taken' & starring Kate Beckinsale; Midas Man, a biopic of Brian Epstein, the man who discovered The Beatles, directed by Joe Stephenson; Arcadian, directed by Benjamin Brewer & starring Nicolas Cage & Magpie, directed by Sam Yates & starring Daisy Ridley - all due for release in 2024.

He plugged away as an actor for 10 years, before deciding to sidestep into the world of casting, and is now lucky enough to have seen things from both perspectives and thoroughly enjoys offering as many nuggets of new found wisdom as he can!

Simon has just finished working on series 2 of BBC's THE GOLD, and is currently working on a new feature film for Netflix.

I understand that the presence of a Casting Director is absolutely not a guarantee or promise of employment. I further understand that the intent of this class is solely educational and not a form of job interview or audition.

The intent of the workshop is educational and should not be considered a job interview or audition. Attending workshops is not a way to obtain employment as an actor. It is a learning / educational experience. The presence of a Casting Director is neither a guarantee nor a promise of employment.

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MATTHEW'S BIO

Matthew’s directing credits include: Pacific Overtures (Nissay Theatre, Tokyo/Menier Chocolate Factory), Top Hat (Aldwych Theatre), which won three Olivier awards, including Best New Musical, and the Evening Standard Best Night Out award, Sweet Charity (Theatre Royal, Haymarket), Little Shop of Horrors (Duke of Yorkʼs Theatre), The Addams Family (London Palladium and two UK tours), The Boy Friend, She Loves Me, Candide and The Last Five Years (Menier Chocolate Factory), The Producers (UK tour), West Side Story and Kiss Me, Kate (Kilworth House), The Magic Flute (Peacock Theatre), Maria Friedman - By Special Arrangement (Donmar Warehouse), Far From The Madding Crowd (Watermill Theatre), and Mr Stink (Leicester Curve/UK tour). Other international work includes; Top Hat (Tokyo), Little Shop of Horrors (Toronto), Cabaret and Rent (Frankfurt), The Addams Family (Singapore), and The Woman In Black and Perfect Wedding (Vienna).

As a writer he has just finished his first play, The Variations, and his most recent published work includes Staging Musicals (Bloomsbury), Top Hat (R+H Theatricals), an adaptation of Far From The Madding Crowd (Samuel French), and a series of musicals for children, Revolting Rhymes (Harper Collins).

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SOPHIE'S BIO

Sophie has been working in the casting industry for 7 years. She started out working as a casting associate at Hubbard Casting with Ros and John Hubbard, where she worked on films such as 'Journey's End', 'Hurricane' and 'The More You Ignore Me'. She then went on to work with Des Hamilton Casting, and now is working independently in casting along side production.

FAYE'S BIO

Faye is a BAFTA-nominated filmmaker whose recent credits include lead director of the 4-part series THE TOWER (ITV / Mammoth Screen) and THE BAY (ITV / Tall Pictures). Prior to that Faye wrote / directed her Microwave feature film ZERO (BBC Films / BFI / Film London) which explores two sisters escape to safety in a teenage patriarchal world. Her short dramas PERDIE, HARD LITTLE MAN and THE LINE focus on the vulnerabilities of young people and have won various awards including a BAFTA nomination. Faye has a 10-year background in broadcast documentaries as producer / director and also spent many years giving a voice to young people enabling them to make their own films. She is currently writing her next feature film NUMB NORA.

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PETER'S BIO

Peter is a casting director based in London. He is also an associate at Stuart Burt Casting, as well as working independently and with stage and screen casting directors such as Kate Rhodes James, Annelie Powell, Harry Blumenau and James and Rosie Pearson.

Credits as Casting Assistant include House of the Dragon (HBO), Alien (FX), House of Spoils (Blumhouse x Amazon Studios), Dreaming Whilst Black (A24 x BBC), Dance 100 (Netflix), Cabaret (KitKat Club, West End), & Juliet (West End), Cyrano de Burgerac (West End), Standing At The Sky's Edge (National Theatre/Sheffield Theatres), The Seagull (West End), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (International Tour), Sister Act (UK Tour), Mrs Doubtfire (West End), Kathy & Stella Solve A Murder (Roundabout)

Credits as Casting Director include How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Southwark Playhouse), Before After (Southwark Playhouse), The Coffeeshop Musical (UK Tour), Double Life (UK Tour), The Diary of Attica Lehane (Drama Studio, Sheffield), Wonderville - video artists (West End), Beautiful Young Man (Above The Stag), The House of Edgar (Workshop), PopArt (Workshop), Galileo (Workshop)

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Louise'S BIO

Louise Hooper is an acclaimed British director who has just directed Lord of the Rings for Amazon. She was previously lead director on Matt Charman's (Bridge of Spies) contemporary thriller Treason for Netflix. Louise directed the finale and bonus episode of Neil Gaiman's Sandman for Warner Bros / Netflix to much critical acclaim as well as two gloriously surreal episodes of Inside Number 9 for BBC Comedy, and the Netflix hit, The Witcher.

Louise directed the 4-part limited series Flesh & Blood starring Academy nominees Imelda Staunton and Stephen Rae. Before that Louise directed Cheat, the acclaimed 4-part thriller starring BAFTA leading actress Molly Windsor. She has worked with Tilda Swinton, Gwyneth Paltrow, Christian Slater, Jonathan Pryce, David Harewood and Kate Moss. Louise began her career directing BBC Arts documentaries, working with David Lynch, Helmut Newton, Arthur Miller, David Attenborough and Björk. Website: www.louisehooper.com

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Olivia Brittain has worked with casting director Jina Jay on film and TV projects for over 8 years, as assistant then associate casting director. During that time she has worked with numerous acclaimed producers and directors. Notable credits include 'DUNE', ‘Black Mirror’ and ‘Enola Holmes’ for Netflix, ‘The Night Manager’ and ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ for BBC/AMC, ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ for LucasFilm. Most recently she has worked on the live-action ‘Halo’ series for Showtime as co-casting director and is currently working on her own projects including UK casting for a Netflix South Korea production.

Olivia Brittain has worked with casting director Jina Jay on film and TV projects for over 8 years, as assistant then associate casting director. During that time she has worked with numerous acclaimed producers and directors. Notable credits include 'DUNE', ‘Black Mirror’ and ‘Enola Holmes’ for Netflix, ‘The Night Manager’ and ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ for BBC/AMC, ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ for LucasFilm. Most recently she has worked on the live-action ‘Halo’ series for Showtime as co-casting director and is currently working on her own projects including UK casting for a Netflix South Korea production.

KATE'S BIO

*Kate has been Casting Associate with the multiple award winning Casting Directors Nina Gold & Robert Sterne since 2013. She is Casting Associate on The Crown.

Kate went to drama school at eighteen and worked as a professional actress for ten years. From here she moved into feature film production and worked her way up to Production Coordinator and worked on major feature films including Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, Green Zone, World War Z, Snow White and The Huntsman & Maleficent. Kate left production to pursue a more creative role and joined Nina Gold casting in 2013.

She has cast on high profile projects including Netflix The Crown, Chernobyl, Succession (UK Casting), Slow Horses, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Morbius and Game of Thrones amongst many others. *

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CAITLINS'S BIO

Caitlin is Casting Associate for Suzanne M. Smith (CSA, CDG) alongside Laura Windows (CDG), she works on multiple projects across Television & Film. Her most recent credits include 'To Olivia' (Sky), ‘Carnival Row (Amazon), ‘Good Omens’ (BBC/Amazon), Season 4 of the Emmy-award winning ‘Outlander’ (STARZ), Season 2 of ‘Knightfall’ (A&E/History), ‘In From The Cold’ (Netflix) & ‘Warrior Nun’ (Netflix) as well as the much-anticipated TV adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s best-selling books ’Shadow & Bone’(Netflix). Caitlin is currently working on several exciting projects and has a passion for championing and working with actors, having come from an acting background herself.

LUCI'S BIO

Luci Lenox is an award winning casting director based in Spain. She has cast over 100 productions and her client list includes Netflix, Fox, Amazon, BBC, Sky, Hulu, Lionsgate, Paramount, ABC, Disney, NBC and MediaPro as well as numerous Spanish independent producers. Films she has cast have won over 250 awards at International Film Festivals.

Luci’s career and education previous to becoming a casting director have given her a unique insight into different worlds. This includes running nightclubs in Barcelona combined with a stint at MTV Europe, tour managing for a rock band and subsequently Europe’s leading avant-garde theatre company, LA FURA DELS BAUS. She was a producer for the Millennium Event in Barcelona as well as producing Barcelona’s alternative fashion week “Circuit” for several years. She has a multi-layered knowledge of urban culture, musicians, fashion and professional actors.

Luci has lived, toured, and worked in many different parts of the world, including Algeria, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ukraine, Namibia and Zambia. Her contact list is truly international which allows her to locate talent from across the globe.

Luci is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion in our industry. In Europe, she was on the board of the CSA and was the head of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She is on the committee for Diversity and Inclusion for both CSA (Europe) and APDICE (Spanish Casting Directors Association). She is also an active participant in ACTORS BEYOND BORDERS to help actors from around the world who are currently refugees.

Luci has been on the jury or panels at numerous film festivals including Sitges, the London Film Festival and Cannes. She is a member of the Catalan and European Film Academies, CSA, ICDN and APDICE.

Most importantly of all, Luci’s true love and passion in life is being a casting director!

LUCI'S BIO

Luci Lenox is an award winning casting director based in Spain. She has cast over 100 productions and her client list includes Netflix, Fox, Amazon, BBC, Sky, Hulu, Lionsgate, Paramount, ABC, Disney, NBC and MediaPro as well as numerous Spanish independent producers. Films she has cast have won over 250 awards at International Film Festivals.

Luci’s career and education previous to becoming a casting director have given her a unique insight into different worlds. This includes running nightclubs in Barcelona combined with a stint at MTV Europe, tour managing for a rock band and subsequently Europe’s leading avant-garde theatre company, LA FURA DELS BAUS. She was a producer for the Millennium Event in Barcelona as well as producing Barcelona’s alternative fashion week “Circuit” for several years. She has a multi-layered knowledge of urban culture, musicians, fashion and professional actors.

Luci has lived, toured, and worked in many different parts of the world, including Algeria, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ukraine, Namibia and Zambia. Her contact list is truly international which allows her to locate talent from across the globe.

Luci is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion in our industry. In Europe, she was on the board of the CSA and was the head of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She is on the committee for Diversity and Inclusion for both CSA (Europe) and APDICE (Spanish Casting Directors Association). She is also an active participant in ACTORS BEYOND BORDERS to help actors from around the world who are currently refugees.

Luci has been on the jury or panels at numerous film festivals including Sitges, the London Film Festival and Cannes. She is a member of the Catalan and European Film Academies, CSA, ICDN and APDICE.

Most importantly of all, Luci’s true love and passion in life is being a casting director!

LUCI'S BIO

Luci Lenox is an award winning casting director based in Spain. She has cast over 100 productions and her client list includes Netflix, Fox, Amazon, BBC, Sky, Hulu, Lionsgate, Paramount, ABC, Disney, NBC and MediaPro as well as numerous Spanish independent producers. Films she has cast have won over 250 awards at International Film Festivals.

Luci’s career and education previous to becoming a casting director have given her a unique insight into different worlds. This includes running nightclubs in Barcelona combined with a stint at MTV Europe, tour managing for a rock band and subsequently Europe’s leading avant-garde theatre company, LA FURA DELS BAUS. She was a producer for the Millennium Event in Barcelona as well as producing Barcelona’s alternative fashion week “Circuit” for several years. She has a multi-layered knowledge of urban culture, musicians, fashion and professional actors.

Luci has lived, toured, and worked in many different parts of the world, including Algeria, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ukraine, Namibia and Zambia. Her contact list is truly international which allows her to locate talent from across the globe.

Luci is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion in our industry. In Europe, she was on the board of the CSA and was the head of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She is on the committee for Diversity and Inclusion for both CSA (Europe) and APDICE (Spanish Casting Directors Association). She is also an active participant in ACTORS BEYOND BORDERS to help actors from around the world who are currently refugees.

Luci has been on the jury or panels at numerous film festivals including Sitges, the London Film Festival and Cannes. She is a member of the Catalan and European Film Academies, CSA, ICDN and APDICE.

Most importantly of all, Luci’s true love and passion in life is being a casting director!

RAE'S BIO

Rae Hendrie is a Casting Director who has been working in casting in TV and Film for the last 10 years. In 2022, after 7 years at Julie Harkin Casting, Rae has started her own company, Rae Casting. Rae began her career as an actress working at theatres including Glasgow Citizens, The Royal Exchange, Manchester, Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh alongside various TV shows.

Notable projects include: There She Goes: Casting Director (BBC4), Rules of the Game: Casting Director (BBC1), Trust Me 2: Casting Director (BBC1), Women on the Verge: Casting Director (RTE), Industry 1 & 2: Casting Associate (HBO/BBC2) – (Series 2 Winner of the RTS award for Best Casting 2021 Julie Harkin & Rae Hendrie), and My Policeman (Prime Video) Casting Associate.

JONNY'S BIO

Jonny has worked on TV shows such as Three Girls, I AM series and independent films such as Supernova, Pirates, The Phantom of the Open and most recently Scrapper. Jonny has co-cast with Shaheen on the TV project Hanna and currently the TV series Boiling Point.

After 12 years of working for some of the most brilliant Casting Directors the UK has. Jonny will be venturing out on his own in 2023.*

LYNSEY'S BIO

Lynsey is a BAFTA-winning filmmaker hailing from Scotland. She is currently directing a thriller for Hello Sunshine / Apple TV (2023) having just completed 4 episodes of an international crime series based in Istanbul for Miramax / Paramount + (2022). Prior to that Lynsey directed the 3-part drama ANNE BOLEYN (2021) for Sony starring Jodie Turner-Smith and Paapa Essiedu.

Previous projects include the BAFTA nominated the 4-part drama DEADWATER FELL (2020) and single dramas DOING MONEY (2018) and the BAFTA nominated THE BOY WITH THE TOPKNOT (2017).

DOING MONEY picked up a number of awards including Best Narrative Feature at Greenpoint Brooklyn, Construir Cine Buenos Aires, Harlem Film Festival, Bahamas International Film Festival and Desert Edge Film Festival Rajasthan. Best Picture & Best Director at Phoenix Film Festival, Arizona and the Golden Sphinx Grand Prix & Best Director at VIFF. It was nominated for Best Single Drama at both the RTS and Broadcast Awards.

THE BOY WITH THE TOPKNOT's wins include the Festival Medal for Drama Special at the New York Festival of Film & Television and the Race & Ethnicity Scripted Award at MIPCOM TV Excellence Awards in Cannes.

Her first piece for television, LIZARD GIRL won a Children's BAFTA and The Japan Prize.

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MISHA'S BIO

Misha is a queer Azeri writer/director born and bred in the wet and windy wilds of working-class Devon. He’s an NFTS Directing Fiction grad, where he attended on a Screenskills/AMD Scholarship. He's won awards from the BFI Future Film Festival (Best Fiction Film), Encounters Film Festival/Fresh Flix (Emerging Talent) and Media Innovation Awards (Best Newcomer); while his grad film was nominated for Best Postgraduate drama at the RTS awards; as well as being mentioned in The Guardian as one of 'Five to Watch'. Currently he works as a 2nd Unit director in HETV on shows such as THE GENTLEMEN (Netflix), PRIME TARGET (Apple+) and CULPRITS (Disney+), and has various features/TV projects in development with a number of production companies. He’s repped by Eva Bell at Sayle Screen.

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NANCY'S BIO

Nancy Bishop, CSA ,is an award -winning casting director, who works internationally from offices in London and Prague. She is a founding member and former President of the Casting Society of America’s (CSA) European branch. With over 100 major feature film and television projects among her credits, Nancy has cast hundreds of actors throughout Europe, the United Kingdom and the U.S. Nancy has been retained as casting director by dozens of major screen producers and directors, including Sacha Baron Cohen on Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm, for which she won an CSA Artios Award for best casting of a comedy. Other credits include working with Brad Bird, (Mission Impossible IV), Bong Joon Ho(Snowpiercer), and Matthew Weiner (The Romanoffs). She also was nominated for an Emmy Award for her casting work on Anne Frank: The Whole Story, ABC/Disney Studios.

Nancy is a native of New England and trained as an actor and director at the University of Michigan and the National Theatre Institute. She earned a Master’s of Arts degree in theatre history at Northwestern University.

Nancy began her career as an actor, director and acting teacher in Chicago. In the 1990′s, she helped to found two cutting-edge theatre companies that are still going strong today: Strawdog Theatre and Theater Oobleck. In the early 90’s, Black Box Theater lured Nancy to Prague after the fall o the Iron Curtain, where she produced and directed a number of plays, and launched touring productions throughout Europe. This time period is ironically portrayed in Rex-Patriates, a mock- documentary film that Nancy produced and directed.

In addition to casting, Nancy also enjoys coaching, and founded the Acting For Film program at the Prague Film School. She wrote three books for actors about the craft of auditioning. The most recent book, Auditioning for Film and TV; a post-#metoo Guide (Bloomsbury) is available on Amazon from February, 2022.

Nancy is a member of the British Academy (BAFTA), the Emmy Academy, the European Film Academy, as well as the International Casting Director Network (ICDN) and the Casting Directors Guild (CDG.)

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DOMINIC'S BIO

Dominic Leclerc is a multi-genre television and film director. Originally from Bradford, he began his career as a choreographer and director in theatre, winning the Channel 4 Regional Theatre Director Scheme. He has been awarded multiple awards, including ITV's David Fraser Bursary and the Oxford Samuel Beckett Award.

Credits include: Lead Director on Sex Education (2023), The House Across the Street (2022), Bulletproof (2019), Silent Witness (2018), Call The Midwife (2015), Shameless (2012) Casualty (2009), Coronation Street (2008) and Emmerdale (2006). https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/dominic-leclerc

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GRACE'S BIO

Grace was a performer for a number of years before switching sides of Grace was a performer for a number of years before switching sides of the table. Having gained a degree in Musical Theatre from ArtsEd she feels her training and previous own experience as an auditionee are integral to how she approaches the casting process. She worked for Jim Arnold CDG for 2.5 years and has most recently been working at Pearson Casting.

Credits as Casting Associate at Pearson Casting include: The Kit Kat Club (St Moritz) Credits as Casting Assistant for Pearson Casting include: Operation Mincemeat (Fortune Theatre); SIX (UK and International Tour); Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings.

Credits as Senior Casting Assistant for Jim Arnold Casting include: Bonnie & Clyde (UK and Ireland Tour, Garrick Theatre and Arts Theatre); WICKED (Apollo Victoria Theatre and UK and Ireland Tour); Burlesque (Workshop); Pretty Woman: The Musical (UK and Ireland Tour and Savoy Theatre); Shrek - The Musical (UK Tour); Shanghai Orchid (Workshop); Kinda Dusty (UK Concerts); The Great British Bake Off: The Musical (Noël Coward Theatre and Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham); Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - The Musical (Leeds Playhouse and UK Tour); Rock of Ages (UK Tour); Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical (Hall for Cornwall and UK and Canada Tour); When Darkness Falls (UK Tour); The Prince of Egypt (Dominion Theatre).

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I understand that the presence of a Casting Director is absolutely not a guarantee or promise of employment. I further understand that the intent of this class is solely educational and not a form of job interview or audition.

The intent of the workshop is educational and should not be considered a job interview or audition. Attending workshops is not a way to obtain employment as an actor. It is a learning / educational experience. The presence of a Casting Director is neither a guarantee nor a promise of employment.

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RACHELLE'S BIO

Oliver is currently a casting assistant at Harkin & Toth Casting (Julie Harkin and Nathon Toth). His 2024 credits include multiple Episodes on the highly anticipated TV series DUNE: The Sisterhood and DOPE GIRLS starring Sebastian Croft.

Harkin & Toth is an RTS winning, BAFTA, EMMY, BIFA, ARTIOS and CDG nominated casting company that was was set up in 2005 whilst casting James Watkins’ EDEN LAKE and Channel 4’s BAFTA winning MISFITS.

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AUDREYS'S BIO

Audrey is an award-winning UK and international freelance director, specialising in new writing, and committed to making work that is rigorous, imaginatively ambitious, and emotionally truthful. Currently Associate Director on Stranger Things: The First Shadow in the West End, she is a recipient of an MGCfutures bursary 2020, was an Old Vic 12 Director 2019, nominated for the Arts Foundation Award 2018 and Finalist Best Director for the Off-West End Awards 2017/2018 (The Dark Room, Theatre503)

As director, theatre includes: Jews. In Their Own Words (Royal Court); Neighbourhoo Voices, Tapestry (Young Vic); Perspective (National); The Dybbuk (Almeida); We Too. Are Giants (Kiln); Sleepwalking (Hampstead); The Effect, Apologia (English Theatre Frankfurt); Skin and Blister [staged reading] (Old Vic); The Dark Room (Theatre503); The Scar Test (Arcola); Almost Near (Finborough); Little Flower of East Orange (National Theatre Studio).

As associate/assistant director, theatre includes: Pinter at the Pinter, Don Quixote, Don Juan in Soho, Dead Funny, Hand to God, One Man, Two Guvnors (West End); Electra (Old Vic); Rapture, Blister, Burn (Hampstead); Troilus and Cressida (with The Wooster Group), Antony and Cleopatra (RSC); The Effect (National); Blurred Lines (National Theatre Studio). Audrey also has extensive experience of working with communities and young people.

For more information and images of work, please see www.audreysheffield.co.uk

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RICHARD'S BIO

Richard works alongside Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher as Associate Casting Director.

Selected West End/other Credits as Associate Casting Director: Frozen The Musical (Drury Lane), Ain’t Too Proud (Prince Edward), Tina - The Tina Turner Musical (Aldwych Theatre), Moulin Rouge! (Piccadilly Theatre), The Lion King (Lyceum Theatre), Get Up, Stand Up! (Lyric Theatre), The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales & UK Tour), Come From Away (Phoenix Theatre & UK Tour), Dreamgirls (UK Tour), Disney’s Snow White (Feature Film - Dance Casting),

Selected West End/other Credits as Casting Assistant: Wonka (Feature Film - Dance Casting), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (UK Tour & London Palladium), Legally Blonde (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Spring Awakening (Almeida Theatre), Cabaret (Kit Kat Club), The Drifters Girl (Garrick Theatre), & Juliet (Shaftesbury Theatre), Sister Act (Eventim Apollo & UK Tour), The Jamie Lloyd Company, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (London Palladium & UK Tour), Singin’ In The Rain (Sadler’s Wells & UK Tour), East Is East (Birmingham Rep/National Theatre).

Future Productions as Associate Casting Director: Mean Girls (Savoy Theatre), MJ The Musical (Prince Edward).

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FERGUS'S BIO

Fergus had a 20-year background in documentary as a producer/director and executive producer at BBC Studios before making the move to drama. In the documentary genre he was twice nominated for a BAFTA and won a Royal Television Society (RTS) award for his series STEPHEN FRY:OUT THERE (BBC).

He began directing drama in 2017 with his film AGAINST THE LAW which he developed from the book of the same name and then collaborated with writer Brian Fillis to bring to screen. The 70-minute film blends drama with moments of documentary testimony from gay men who spoke personally on the themes of persecution addressed in the drama. The film was nominated for two BAFTA awards for Best Single Drama and Best Cinematography.

Fergus’s second film, MOTHER’S DAY, was based on his extensive research and interviews with the real-life characters at the heart of the drama. The single drama was nominated for an RTS Best Drama award and won the BANFF Best TV Movie Award.

Recognising that the next obvious step in his career would be to direct a primetime TV drama, Fergus landed Lead Director on season 3 of THE A WORD (BBC/Keshet/Sundance) written by Peter Bowker. His work on this attracted the attention of writer and showrunner, Sally Wainwright, who invited Fergus to direct the concluding 3 episodes of GENTLEMAN JACK (S2) (BBC/HBO). So impressed with Fergus’s storytelling, Wainwright then invited him to direct the final ever episodes of her hit show HAPPY VALLEY (S3) (BBC/AMC). His episodes were the most watched of all UK drama in 2023. To date, the show has won the National TV Award (NTA) for Best Drama Series, several RTS awards including Best Series, and the Rose D’or for Best Performance of the Year by Sarah Lancashire.

Fergus has just completed work as Lead Director on THE TOURIST (S2) for BBC1 in the UK, Stan in Australia and Netflix for the US market.

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CHANDRA'S BIO

Chandra Ruegg started working in the industry as a child actress.

After more than twenty years, she moved into the world of casting and works across screen as a Casting Associate and theatre as a Casting Director.

She is currently at Sophie Holland Casting.

Recent credits there include The Peripheral (Amazon), Wednesday (Netflix), Constellations (Apple TV) and The Witcher 3 (Netflix)

For theatre she was a Casting Consultant on An Octoroon (Abbey Theatre Dublin) and Casting Director on Lava (Bush Theatre), Running With Lions (Lyric Hammersmith) and Grenfell: In The Words of Survivors (National Theatre).

She also had a stint as an associate for Olivia Scott Webb, working on Ballerina (Lionsgate).

DAN'S BIO

Dan is a writer and director based in London. His work as a director includes single film The Queen and I adapted from the novel by Sue Townsend (King Bert/Sky 1), single film Eric, Ernie and Me (Objective/BBC 4), comedy pilot The Other One starring Rebecca Front (Cave Bear/BBC2), which has been commissioned to series. He directed four episodes of Silverpoint, a sci-fi mystery adventure series for Zodiak Kids Studios, CBBC and ZDF Enterprises, TX March 2022. Recently, Dan directed Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! for Little Bert Ltd, TX on CBBC and BBC1 December 2022. Dan has just finished directing a 2 hour thriller instalment of ITV”s Grace starring John Simm.

Previous credits include: episodes 5-8 of The Collection, a drama centred around a fashion house in 1940’s Paris (Lookout Point/Amazon), The Artist, a single film for Rough Cut/Sky Arts starring Rupert Grint and Iwan Rheon, The Trial of Elizabeth Gadge and Séance Time, two films for the second series of Inside No.9 (BBC 2) and the award-winning three-part drama The Ice Cream Girls (Left Bank Pictures/ITV1) with Martin Compston, Lorraine Burroughs and Jodhi May. And comedies Siblings (Bwark/BBC 3), Pramface (Little Comet/BBC 3) and Ideal (Baby Cow/BBC).

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JAMIE'S BIO

Jamie Donoughue is an Oscar® nominated British film director, producer and writer. Initially known his short-film Shok that received critical praise and multiple international awards, including an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film nomination at the 88th Academy Awards. His television directing credits include the BBC / Netflix drama The Last Kingdom, the Netflix original series The Innocents, the series finale of ITV's Endeavour and lead director for the concluding series of A Discovery of Witches for Sky Max / AMC. Most recently he was lead director for A Town Called Malice (Sky) and is currently shooting the finale of Doctor Who (Disney+ / BBC).

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ELISA'S BIO

Elisa is a French freelance casting director/assistant working with the offices of Nancy Bishop, Rachel Freck, and Sally McCleery Casting.

Elisa has worked internationally on film and TV projects distributed by Prime Video, Disney+, and Apple TV+ such as Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Wheel of Time, and Your Christmas or Mine 2. Elisa has also worked as a casting director on multiple short films funded by the BFI Network, Screen Scotland, and Film London.

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ROWLAND'S BIO

Rowland has been working in casting for over 17 years, and has worked on numerous productions such as Being April, The Bill, Grease Monkeys and The Afternoon Plays. Rowland works as a casting director at the BBC's in-house casting department and is currently casting Casualty.

His work for the BBC includes Father Brown, The Coroner, My Jihad, Playing Ball, Doctors, Eastenders, Eastenders E20, Another World and Shakespeare & Hathaway. He also cast the 2021 BAFTA award winning episode of Casualty.

As well as casting, Rowland joined the BBC Studios Executive Committee in July 2020 as part of the BBC Senior Leadership Advisor Programme, in which he brings a diversity of thinking into decision making at the very top of the BBC, helping to broaden mindsets and offer new perspectives that aid BBC Studios’ creative, financial and strategic objectives.

He is also a member of the Emerging Creators Group and The Scriptworks Talent Board, both groups are accountable for on and off screen talent who have a demonstrable ability to add to our existing portfolio of productions as well as creating new and bold, British IP which fits with BBC Studios priority genres. Diversity & Inclusivity is front and centre.

He runs casting workshops for actors across many under-represented groups, with a view to casting them in BBC Studios continuing dramas..

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KITTY'S BIO

Kitty freelanced between Nina Gold, Lauren Evans and Nanw Rowland Casting on various TV/Film projects and is now working with Jina Jay!

Soon after graduating from Musical Theatre school, Kitty started working as a freelance casting assistant for TV / Film. Kitty started her casting journey at Elaine Grainger Casting in 2020, where she helped with various TV and Film projects.

For the past year, she has worked with Nanw Rowlands Casting on various TV / Film projects including Disney+ Series 'A Small Light'.

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NAOMI'S BIO

Naomi is currently Casting Associate at The Royal National Theatre, having started her career as a Junior Agent at Lou Coulson Associates.

She works across all three theatres on the South Bank as part of the NT Casting Department, and her most recent credits include Athena (Yard Theatre, dir. Grace Gummer), Hamlet (Schools Tour, dir. Tinuke Craig), Jekyll & Hyde (Schools Tour, dir. Kirsty Housley).

Co-credits include: The Crucible (Olivier Theatre, dir. Lyndsey Turner) , The Corn is Green (Lyttelton Theatre, dir. Dominic Cooke), The Normal Heart (Olivier Theatre, dir. Dominic Cooke), Death of England: Face to Face (Film, dir. Clint Dyer) & The Ocean at The End of the Lane (Dorfman Theatre, dir. Katy Rudd).

NAOMI'S BIO

Naomi is currently Casting Associate at The Royal National Theatre, having started her career as a Junior Agent at Lou Coulson Associates.

She works across all three theatres on the South Bank as part of the NT Casting Department, and her most recent credits include Athena (Yard Theatre, dir. Grace Gummer), Hamlet (Schools Tour, dir. Tinuke Craig), Jekyll & Hyde (Schools Tour, dir. Kirsty Housley).

Co-credits include: The Crucible (Olivier Theatre, dir. Lyndsey Turner) , The Corn is Green (Lyttelton Theatre, dir. Dominic Cooke), The Normal Heart (Olivier Theatre, dir. Dominic Cooke), Death of England: Face to Face (Film, dir. Clint Dyer) & The Ocean at The End of the Lane (Dorfman Theatre, dir. Katy Rudd).

LAURA'S BIO

Laura MacFadden is Theo Park's associate and together they reently worked on the Emmy award-winning series TED LASSO!

Theo Park comes from a background in production & agenting. Once an associate of Nina Gold, Theo has cast wide and varied projects such as SIGHTSEERS, HIGH RISE both dir. Ben Wheatley, PADDINGTON dir. Paul King and FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD dir. Thomas Vinterberg. Recent film credits include MGM’s THE HUSTLE & the Netflix original CALIBRE. She received an Emmy for her work casting Warner Bros’/Apple’s smash hit show TED LASSO. Other recent TV credits include MASTER OF NONE Season 3 dir. Aziz Ansari & Amazon’s LORD OF THE RINGS.

CAITLINS'S BIO

Caitlin is Casting Associate for Suzanne M. Smith (CSA, CDG) alongside Laura Windows (CDG), she works on multiple projects across Television & Film. Her most recent credits include 'To Olivia' (Sky), ‘Carnival Row (Amazon), ‘Good Omens’ (BBC/Amazon), Season 4 of the Emmy-award winning ‘Outlander’ (STARZ), Season 2 of ‘Knightfall’ (A&E/History), ‘In From The Cold’ (Netflix) & ‘Warrior Nun’ (Netflix) as well as the much-anticipated TV adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s best-selling books ’Shadow & Bone’(Netflix). Caitlin is currently working on several exciting projects and has a passion for championing and working with actors, having come from an acting background herself.

CHRISTOPHER'S BIO

Christopher is a freelance Casting Director and began his career as Casting Assistant at the Donmar Warehouse. As a freelancer, Christopher has worked with theatres up and down the country including the National Theatre, Royal Court, Almeida Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith, Rose Theatre Kingston, Orange Tree Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre, Bristol Old Vic, Sheffield Theatres, Nottingham Playhouse and Leeds Playhouse. He was nominated for a CDG Award for Best Regional Casting for his work on Rock, Paper, Scissors for Sheffield Theatres. Christopher is a full member of the CDG.