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LUCI LENOX AND CHARLIE MACGECHAN DISCUSS CASTING WORKSHOPS 12/04/2024

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The Actors Home presents an in-depth insight into casting workshops with Luci Lennox and Run At It Shouting founder Charlie MacGechan.

CHARLIE BIO

Charlie is an actor and the founder of Run At It Shouting Ltd and RAIS Studios. He is also a founding member of The Actors Home.

In early 2024 Charlie brought the English language World Premiere of Sergio Blanco’s When You Pass Over My Tomb to the UK.

His other stage productions include Harold Pinter’s The Dwarfs, (Best Ensemble Acting 2022 - Broadwayworld, Standing Ovation Award for Best Ensemble Acting 2022- London Pub Theatre Magazine) and the theatrical World Premiere of Philip Ridley’s The Poltergeist (New York Times Critics Pick, 2023 Offie Award for Best Solo Performance).

Charlie is currently developing a stage adaptation of Danny Scheinmann's best selling novel Random Acts Of Heroic Love.

Within film, Charlie is Associate Producer on the forthcoming feature The World Will Tremble (2024) starring Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Anton Lesser

With Kristen Tarry he produced the short film 'Stella' which is currently enjoying festival success at various BAFTA accredited festivals including BFI Flare.

Charlie and Kristen also exec produced the 2023 award-winning short Incompatible directed by Maxine Peake which screened at multiple BAFTA and Bifa nominated festivals and joined David Harewood as exec producers on the award-winning Monochromatic which has begun it's festival run at the Oscar accredited HollyShorts film festival

Charlie's recent film & TV credits include: The World Will Tremble, A Bad Day At The Office, Pennyworth (HBO, Warner Brothers), Unforgotten (ITV), The Girl From The Song (Netflix), We Die Young (Netflix), Deus, and Squadron 42 (which hosts an all-star cast, including Gary Oldman, Mark Hamill, John Rhys-Davies, Gillian Anderson, Andy Serkis, Ben Mendelsohn, Liam Cunningham and Mark Strong).

He received a Best Actor nomination at the Mammoth Film Festival for his portrayal of Jester in the Lionsgate film "We Die Young," and won multiple awards for his performance as Mark in the theatrical production of Harold Pinter's The Dwarfs (The White Bear Theatre).

Charlie stars alongside Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Anton Lesser in the 2024 feature film The World Will Tremble directed by Emmy and Oscar nominated director Lior Geller.

He also plays opposite John Hannah and Randi Mitchell in the action movie A BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE also scheduled for release in 2024.

LUCI 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!