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Mark Fincannon

  • Casting Department
  • Casting Director
  • Actor
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Mark Fincannon
A native North Carolinian, Mark received a Batchelor of Arts degree from Catawba College with a double major in Theatre Arts and Speech Communication. In the early 1980's, having performed as an actor and director in many productions in High school and College, Mark chose to step behind the camera to work with producers and directors in finding the acting talent that they needed to successfully produce films and commercials on location in the Southeastern U.S.A.

Now, a veteran casting director of 39 years, Mark owns, along with his brother Craig, Fincannon and Associates, Inc. a motion picture casting company started by the brothers in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1980. The brothers moved their company to Wilmington, NC in 1983 to accommodate the casting needs for the newly merging De Laurentiis Entertainment Group studios founded by legendary film producer Dino De Laurentiis. Mark is also the President of Luminarium Pictures, LLC a film production company with several films in development. Mark now resides in Fayetteville, Georgia overseeing the affairs of their Atlanta office.

Mark and his company have worked with such legendary directors as Steven Spielberg, Taylor Hackford, William Friedkin, David Lynch, and George Lucas to name a few. They have been responsible for casting over 200 feature films, 100 television movie of the weeks, 15 television mini - series and thousands of hours of television series.

Mark is a member of the Academy of Television of Arts & Sciences after winning an Emmy for his work on Tom Hank's H.B.O. series "From the Earth to the Moon." Among some of his most notable television work he cast "Matlock", "Dawson's Creek", "One Tree Hill", "Nashville", "MacGyver" and the "The Resident". A few of his other most notable films are "Ray", "The Prince of Tides", "Glory Road", "Miracles from Heaven" and "The Blindside." His greatest challenge to date was from his work on "End of the Spear", the historical film about the Woadani Indians of Ecuador who savagely murdered 5 missionaries in the early 1950's. He successfully discovered, cast and trained indigenous Indians from Panama to portray the Woadani Indians.
BornMay 8, 1958
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BornMay 8, 1958
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

Known for:

Sandra Bullock and Quinton Aaron in The Blind Side (2009)
The Blind Side
7.6
  • Casting Department
  • 2009
End of the Spear (2005)
End of the Spear
6.7
  • Casting Department
  • 2005
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
From the Earth to the Moon
8.6
TV Mini Series
  • Casting Department
The Prince of Tides (1991)
The Prince of Tides
6.8
  • Casting Department(uncredited)
  • 1991

Credits

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Casting Department

  • Descendants: The Rise of Red
    • location casting
    • Post-production
  • Joel Courtney in Jesus Revolution (2023)
    Jesus Revolution
    • location casting
    • 2023
  • Jordan Rodrigues, Lisette Olivera, Jake Austin Walker, Zuri Reed, and Antonio Cipriano in National Treasure: Edge of History (2022)
    National Treasure: Edge of History
    • location casting: United States
    • location casting
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • Matt Czuchry, Bruce Greenwood, Emily VanCamp, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Manish Dayal, and Anuja Joshi in The Resident (2018)
    The Resident
    • casting: Atlanta
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2023
  • Dulé Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Laura Kariuki, and Elisha Williams in The Wonder Years (2021)
    The Wonder Years
    • casting: Atlanta
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Our Kind of People (2021)
    Our Kind of People
    • casting: Wilmington
    • location casting: Wilmington
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Dora Gets Grounded the Movie 2
    • local casting
    • 2021
  • Lucas Till in MacGyver (2016)
    MacGyver
    • casting: Georgia
    • casting director: Atlanta
    • casting by: Atlanta
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2021
  • Robert De Niro and Oakes Fegley in The War with Grandpa (2020)
    The War with Grandpa
    • casting: Georgia
    • 2020
  • Corbin Bernsen, Henry Cho, James Covell, Delilah, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Wes Llewellyn, Roxzane T. Mims, Bridgette Cameron, Jeff Rose, John Schneider, Bob Sáenz, Denise Morris, Livi Birch, Beckah Shae, Jenn Gotzon, Starla Christian, Carmelo Angel, Zele Avradopoulos, George D. Escobar, Bill Ebel, Kacper Skowron, Rich Swingle, James M. De Vince, Jesse Medeles, Robert Amaya, Justin Peters, Natasha Bure, Joel Bunkowske, Jade Froeder, Billy Falcon, Kurt Yue, Amy Sutherland, Jim E. Chandler, Betty Sullivan, Reuben Evans, Leah Rose Fisher, Lily Buchanan, and Halyn Rose in The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland (2020)
    The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland
    • Additional Casting
    • casting
    • 2020
  • Paul Wesley in Tell Me a Story (2018)
    Tell Me a Story
    • casting: Nashville
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2020
  • Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller in Patsy & Loretta (2019)
    Patsy & Loretta
    • location casting
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Tyra Banks in Life-Size 2 (2018)
    Life-Size 2
    • local casting
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Mark Wahlberg in Mile 22 (2018)
    Mile 22
    • casting director: atlanta
    • 2018
  • Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere in Nashville (2012)
    Nashville
    • casting director: Nashville
    • location casting
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2018
  • Liam Neeson in Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)
    Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
    • local casting
    • 2017

Casting Director

  • Quiet in My Town
    • Casting Director
    • Post-production
  • Three Loud Knocks
    • Casting Director
    • Pre-production
  • Never the Bride
    • Casting Director
    • In Development
  • The Remnant: Populus Piratica
    • Casting Director
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Genius
    • Casting Director
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Northern Lights
    • Casting Director
    • In Development
  • On a Wing and a Prayer (2023)
    On a Wing and a Prayer
    • Casting Director
    • 2023
  • Max Ehrich and Katelyn Nacon in Southern Gospel (2023)
    Southern Gospel
    • Casting Director
    • 2023
  • The Mulligan (2022)
    The Mulligan
    • Casting Director
    • 2022
  • Fear the Walking Dead: Dead in the Water (2022)
    Fear the Walking Dead: Dead in the Water
    • Casting Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Level 34 (2022)
    Level 34
    • Casting Director
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Women of the Movement (2022)
    Women of the Movement
    • Casting Director
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Adam Fristoe, Jonathan Horne, David Alexander, Joe Ballew, and Dani Deetté in The Lady Edison (2021)
    The Lady Edison
    • Casting Director
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Corbin Bernsen, Henry Cho, James Covell, Delilah, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Wes Llewellyn, Roxzane T. Mims, Bridgette Cameron, Jeff Rose, John Schneider, Bob Sáenz, Denise Morris, Livi Birch, Beckah Shae, Jenn Gotzon, Starla Christian, Carmelo Angel, Zele Avradopoulos, George D. Escobar, Bill Ebel, Kacper Skowron, Rich Swingle, James M. De Vince, Jesse Medeles, Robert Amaya, Justin Peters, Natasha Bure, Joel Bunkowske, Jade Froeder, Billy Falcon, Kurt Yue, Amy Sutherland, Jim E. Chandler, Betty Sullivan, Reuben Evans, Leah Rose Fisher, Lily Buchanan, and Halyn Rose in The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland (2020)
    The Farmer and the Belle: Saving Santaland
    • Casting Director (casting by)
    • 2020
  • Bolden (2019)
    Bolden
    • Casting Director
    • 2019
  • God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)
    God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness
    • Casting Director
    • 2018
  • Robert Forster, Erika Christensen, and Mike Vogel in The Case for Christ (2017)
    The Case for Christ
    • Casting Director
    • 2017
  • Jennifer Aniston and Alden Ehrenreich in The Yellow Birds (2017)
    The Yellow Birds
    • Casting Director
    • 2017
  • The Disappointments Room (2016)
    The Disappointments Room
    • Casting Director
    • 2016
  • Benjamin Walker and Teresa Palmer in The Choice (2016)
    The Choice
    • Casting Director
    • 2016
  • Kate Mara and David Oyelowo in Captive (2015)
    Captive
    • Casting Director
    • 2015

Actor

  • Liquid: Fork in the Road
    • David
    • Video
    • 2007
  • Alan & Naomi (1992)
    Alan & Naomi
    • Mr. Kirschenbaum
    • 1992
  • Akiko Hiramatsu, Michie Tomizawa, Yoshiko Sakakibara, and Kinuko Ômori in Bubblegum Crisis (1987)
    Bubblegum Crisis
    • Mr. Chang (English version, voice, as Mark Finncannon)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1987–1991
  • AD Police Files (1990)
    AD Police Files
    • Dieork (1995) (English version, voice)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1990
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • W. Mark Fincannon
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • May 8, 1958
    • Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
  • Relatives
    • Craig Fincannon(Sibling)

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