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Fiona Weir was born in the UK. She is known for Ammonite (2020), Judy (2019) and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). She is married to John Crowley. They have one child.- Casting Director
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Amy Hubbard was born on 4 June 1972 in London, England, UK. She is a casting director, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).- Casting Director
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Beverley Keogh is known for Willow (1988), The Princess Bride (1987) and In the Name of the Father (1993).- Casting Director
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John has been working in casting since 1989; firstly as an assistant at the National Theatre. Having trained in Stage Management at LAMDA and working as an agent's assistant,
Leaving the NT to go freelance in 1992 he worked for three years with the majority of the UK's theatre companies. ETT, Oxford Stage Company, Chichester Festival, The Almeida, The Royal Court, The Young Vic and was resident casting director at The Gate and Soho Theatre. Joining The Royal Shakespeare Company as Deputy Head of Casting in 1995 he became Head of Casting in 1999 for the next five years.
Independent film and television work includes many episodes of The Bill and the Projector/Channel 4 film of Twelfth Night featuring Parminder Nagra and Chewitel Ejiofor.
With the BBC in house Casting Department since 2006 he has been responsible for casting 137 episodes of Doctors and 200+ episodes of Holby City. In addition to this he cast series XX of Silent Witness, and episodes of Father Brown, WPC56, The Coroner + Shakespeare and Hathaway and David Walliams' Mr Stink, Gangsta Granny, The Boy in the Dress, Billionaire Boy and Grandpa's Great Escape
He has been a member of The Casting Directors Guild for 20 years serving as a committee member on several occasions including two years as Chair. He frequently participates in workshops with Drama Schools and Arts Organisations.- Casting Director
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Former Drama teacher who became a casting director in 1992. Was Head of Casting for BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) Television Drama Series from 1999 to 2006. Now has own Casting company with Glenn Bexfield - Bexfield Deitch Associates in London, England. Company casts across all media - films and television and theatre.- Casting Director
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Julia is one-half of casting partnership Crampsie Linge Casting, which she established with Wayne Linge in 2023.
Julia and Wayne collaborated for nearly a decade in the Casting Department at the BBC where Julia was Head of Casting for over 20 years. During this time, Julia was responsible for Scripted Casting and Talent Management.
Julia cast numerous drama series, single films and oversaw a team of twelve in the Casting department, all working on a variety of projects. Julia's knowledge of the industry is vast. She is across all established talent with a keen awareness of commercial viability, as well as supporting upcoming talent into the industry.
Shows include, Our Girl (BBC One); We Hunt Together (season two for Showtime / Alibi); Father Brown (BBC One); Urban Myths: The Trial of Joan Collins (King Bert / Sky); Sister Boniface Mysteries (BritBox North America / BBC Studios); Five By Five (Green Door Pictures / BBC Three); Billionaire Boy, Gangsta Granny, Grandpa's Great Escape, The Boy In the Dress, The Moonstone (King Bert / BBC One); Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (BBC One) and The Break (BBC Three).
For the BBC Julia has also cast, Waking The Dead; Dalziel and Pascoe; The Teacher; Lark Rise To Candleford; The Song of Lunch; The Curse of Steptoe; The Riots: In Their Own Words; One Night; My Murder; The Deputy; The Dinner Party; Dead Boss; The Night Watch and Accidental Farmer. Julia managed the in-house continuing drama casting on EastEnders, Casualty, Doctors, and Holby City.
Wayne originally trained as an actor and worked as Assistant Producer for a regional theatre company in Suffolk between 2009 to 2012. Here, he was responsible for delivering a range of community theatre projects with marginalised and hard-to-reach groups. Wayne moved to television in 2012 and worked alongside Julia in the BBC Casting Department from 2014 to 2022.
Julia is a member of the Casting Directors' Guild of UK & Ireland.- Casting Director
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Sarah Crowe is known for The Death of Stalin (2017), In the Loop (2009) and The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019).- Casting Director
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Worked as an actor for over 25 years in Film, TV & Theatre (under the name Danny Edwards) before moving into casting in 2005 working for a cross section of screen Casting Directors . He now casts independently working primarily in Television Drama and independent Film. He is a Member of The Casting Directors Guild of Great Britain.- Casting Director
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Jill Trevellick is known for Downton Abbey (2010), Fish Tank (2009) and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).- Casting Director
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Michael Cox is known for Hard Way: The Action Musical (2017), Soundtrack (2017) and Calvin Harris Feat. Florence Welch: Sweet Nothing (2012).- Casting Director
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David Martin was born on 4 February 1980. David was a casting director, known for Time (2021), Ackley Bridge (2017) and All Creatures Great and Small (2020). David died on 25 February 2023.- Casting Director
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David Shaw is known for In the Name of the Father (1993), Life on Mars (2006) and The Syndicate (2012).- Casting Director
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A freelance casting director, Catherine's career started in theatre and then went on to include 6 years in-house at the BBC casting drama series and serials such as Casualty and Waking the Dead.
Since setting up her own company 'CW Casting' in 2006, Catherine has worked with emerging and established directors, specialising in new series for drama, comedy and a strong line in critically acclaimed drama-documentaries.- Casting Director
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Craig Stokes is known for Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002), Silent Witness (1996) and Monarch of the Glen (2000).- Casting Director
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Jane Ripley is known for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), Shank (2010) and Clique (2017).- Casting Director
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Sally Broome is based in London where she lives with her 2 children. Her recent work includes Bloods for Roughcut TV and Sky One starring Jane Horrocks, Lucy Punch, Julian Barratt and Samson Kayo, Truth Seekers created by and starring Nick Frost and Simon Pegg for Amazon, and Channel 4 comedy series Maxxx for Channel 4 written by and starring O-T Fagbenle (Handmaid's Tale). Prior to this Sally cast Sliced S2 created by Samson Kayo and Phil Bowker for Dave.- Casting Department
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Marilyn Johnson was born on 12 June 1944 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She was a casting director, known for Sweeney 2 (1978), 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) and Sugar Rush (2005). She was married to Ahmed Sanna. She died on 12 August 2018 in the UK.- Casting Director
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Mark Summers, is one of six siblings born into an bi-racial heritage, Indian Parsi Zoroastrian/ Irish family, in West London UK. He grew up on both sides of the Atlantic, listening and dancing to the Motown records his Irish mammy played him that Mark credits for igniting his passion for music & the performing arts.
As a child, Mark was talent-spotted by agent June Collins (Phil Collins' mum) & he went on to train at The Barbara Speake Stage School. Having worked consistently as a musical child actor, he started his first casting company from his dad's spare room, at age 17.
Mark knows and understands the business inside and out, from both business & creative angles: he has 1000's casting credits to his name, including film, TV, music, promos, fashion, live tours, dance & Real People projects. He's been fortunate enough to work with some of the world's most creative individuals, from Marc Forster, David LaChappelle, Madonna, Metallica to Michael Jackson Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran .
Direct & fun, Mark regularly passes on his knowledge and skills through master classes that are held across the world, & more recently on-line. With his insider knowledge, Mark believes that both artists and creatives should empower themselves to initiate & sustain a career in this competitive industry. He says, 'We work in a fickle industry & sometimes people are not ready for your talent, no matter how amazing you are. Be patient and one day they will get it!'
As well as being nominated and winning industry accolades, Mark has also won awards for his tireless work in the community. He became a mentor and Patron of the Royal Academy of Dance Community Outreach Programme in 2012, and was honoured by Sir Paul McCartney at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) and made a 'Friend of LIPA', one of the highest honours ever bestowed by the University in 2010.
Mark is a regular media commentator on all things casting-related with regular columns online and in print, others. He has also hosted and appeared on many TV shows, including:
Move Like Michael Jackson BBC (UK) Move Like Michael Jackson SBS6 (Benelux) Britain's Missing Top Model (BBC) Bump and Grind (Trouble TV) Make Me a Super Model UK (FIVE) Pops Greatest Dance Crazes ( BBC3) The Boss is Coming to Dinner (C5) The Model Agent Ireland ( RTE) Bust a Move UK (MTV Networks) Bigger Than ..... (SKY)
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Mark Summers was the UK Casting Director on Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' final tour. His favourite karaoke song is Wilson Phillip's 'Hold On'. Mark's motto is 'Don't get bitter, get better.' He once played Jesus in a film... don't ask!? Mark Summers has long championed the need for diversity and inclusion within the casting world. Mark and his team are passionate about education and dedicate time to support the development of artists with talks and lectures around the world.
Our sister company MS Represents is a 360 Management company set up to represent some of the world's leading choreographers and creatives. Over the years the agency has grown and is now representing a varied range of Models, Artists, Dancers & Influencers.
His Director's list includes:
David LaChapelle, Joe Pytka, Alek Keshishian, Frank Todaro, Edgar Wright, Tony Kaye, Sam Bayer, Jon Favreau, Paul Hunter, Scott Hicks, Anthony Hoffman, Michael Haussman, Matthew Rolston, Jesse Dylan, Sophie Muller, Bruno Aveillan, John Hillcoat, Ace Norton, Jake Nava, Little X, Tim Pope, Jonathan Glazier, Wim Wenders, Tim Godsall, Anthony Minghella, Marc Caro, Ringan Ledwidge, Allen Coulter, Diane Martel, Anthony Hoffman, Richard Curtis, Rankin, Erich Joiner, Fredrik Bond, Janusz Kaminski, Albert Watson, Jim Sheridan, Joseph Khan, Johan Renck, Jonas Akerlund, Rankin, Dave Myers, Steve Rogers, Chris Cunningham, Rupert Sanders, Jason Reitman, Marc Caro, Daniel Askill, Martin Campbell, Patrick Daughters, Scott Vincent, Michael Gracey, Christopher Bailey, Alex De La Iglesia, Tim Pope, Traktor, Jesse Peretz, Kenny Ortega, Daniel Skoglund, Hughes brothers, Nima Nourizadeh, Marc Forster, David Sims, Cynthia Wade, Alex Gibney, Vaughan Arnell, Sara Marandi, Anthony Mandle, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Floria Sigismondi, Wendy Morgan, Saman Kesh, Darren Aronofsky, Funny Or Die and AG Rojas AND Melina matsoukas to name a few- Casting Department
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Experienced Casting Director working with Mark Summers Casting , with a demonstrated history of working in both casting & artist Management industry. Working with both UK and international Clients, Film , delivering the highest standard of casting. Specialising in all casting Commercials, online, Documentary, TV & Film along with Street Casting, Research Casting and dance casting.
Directors including: Joseph Khan, David LaChapelle, AG Rojas, Frank Todaro, Edgar Wright, John Hillcoat Credits Include: Samsung, Apple, Amazon, BMW, Burberry, Dove, Coca Cola, Adidas, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Muse, George Michael, Madonna & Cardi B.- Casting Director
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Maureen Duff is a casting director, known for 28 Days Later (2002), The Beach (2000) and Mansfield Park (1999).- Casting Director
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Nadine Rennie is known for Dixi (2014) and The Thief (2017).- Casting Department
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Natasha Vincent is known for Love, Death & Robots (2019), Foundation (2021) and Wonder Woman (2017).- Casting Director
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Nina Gold is known for Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019), Attack the Block (2011) and Game of Thrones (2011).- Casting Director
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Kharmel first cut her cast teeth as a Casting Director on the acclaimed Daniel Wolfe music video " Time to Dance" starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Callum Turner. She followed up with award winning films such as Lilting (2014) and the Bafta award winning Home (2016)
Over the past 11 years, she has earned a reputation for championing new and diverse talent and projects like The Witch, The End of the F**king World and The Lighthouse firmly cement her position as one of the most exciting British Casting Directors working today.
Recent projects include 'Saint Maud' which has been released to wide acclaim and 'Mothering Sunday' and 'Anne Boleyn.'- Casting Director
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Rebecca has worked in the entertainment industry for over 30 years. She began her journey as an Assistant Director in both TV and Film. In 1998 she moved into the wonderful world of casting. After gaining invaluable experience working alongside some of the most esteemed Casting Directors in the UK, she took the exciting step to establish her very own company Rebecca Wright Casting, in 2011.
She lives in London and is Co-Chair of the Casting Directors' Guild of Great Britain and Ireland.- Casting Director
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Jina is an Emmy Award Nominee, a CDG and CSA member with an extensive list of credits and she is very involved in the educational side of casting as the co-creator of the first casting course of its kind with the National Film and Television School in London.