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Wendy O'Brien(I)

  • Casting Director
  • Casting Department
  • Producer
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Wendy O'Brien in The 2022 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2022)
Wendy O'Brien is known for Abbott Elementary (2021), Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022) and The Lincoln Lawyer (2022).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 6 wins & 13 nominations total

    Known for

    Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
    Abbott Elementary
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    Daniel Radcliffe in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
    6.9
    • Casting Director
    • 2022
    The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
    The Lincoln Lawyer
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    Ben Affleck in The Way Back (2020)
    The Way Back
    6.7
    • Casting Director
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Casting Director

    • Clean Slate
      • Casting Director
      • Completed
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
      • Casting Director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Happy's Place
      • Casting Director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Abbott Elementary
      • Casting Director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Village Gazette
      • Casting Director
      • Completed
      • TV Movie
    • Long Haired Businessmen
      • Casting Director
      • Pre-production
    • Love Language
      • Casting Director
      • In Production
    • Prison Break
      • Casting Director
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Little Sky
      • Casting Director
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • The Abandons
      • Casting Director
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Reba McEntire, Rex Linn, Melissa Peterman, Tokala Black Elk, Pablo Castelblanco, and Belissa Escobedo in Happy's Place (2024)
      Happy's Place
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2024–2025
    • Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
      Abbott Elementary
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2021–2025
    • Tulsa King (2022)
      Tulsa King
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
      The Lincoln Lawyer
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2022–2024
    • Outer Range (2022)
      Outer Range
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Neon (2023)
      Neon
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Tacoma FD (2019)
      Tacoma FD
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2019–2023
    • Danny DeVito, Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, and Glenn Howerton in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
      It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2005–2023
    • JD Pardo in Mayans M.C. (2018)
      Mayans M.C.
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2018–2023
    • Dave Burd in Dave (2020)
      Dave
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2020–2023
    • Milo Ventimiglia and Catherine Haena Kim in The Company You Keep (2023)
      The Company You Keep
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, and Adrianne Palicki in Quasi (2023)
      Quasi
      5.3
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Anna Kendrick, Biff Wiff, Makini Manu, Andy Samberg, Jake Johnson, Tamra Brown, and Eduardo Franco in Self Reliance (2023)
      Self Reliance
      6.0
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Zachary Quinto and Lukas Gage in Down Low (2023)
      Down Low
      5.6
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • The Hug Machine
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2022

    Casting Department

    • Next Caller
      • original casting
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2012
    • Kim Dickens and Lennie James in Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
      Fear the Walking Dead
      6.8
      TV Series
      • original casting
      • original casting by (as Wendy O'Brien-Cabrera)
      • 2017–2023
    • The Other Two (2019)
      The Other Two
      7.8
      TV Series
      • original casting
      • 2019–2021
    • Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill (2019)
      City on a Hill
      7.6
      TV Series
      • original casting
      • 2019
    • Future Man (2017)
      Future Man
      7.6
      TV Series
      • original casting
      • 2017
    • Leighton Meester, Adam Pally, and Yassir Lester in Making History (2017)
      Making History
      6.4
      TV Series
      • casting
      • 2017
    • David Pasquesi, Mary Holland, Tim Baltz, and Joey Romaine in Shrink (2017)
      Shrink
      7.8
      TV Series
      • casting
      • 2017
    • Reg E. Cathey, Patrick Fugit, and Madeleine McGraw in Outcast (2016)
      Outcast
      7.3
      TV Series
      • additional casting
      • 2016
    • Jay Harrington and Eliza Coupe in Benched (2014)
      Benched
      7.1
      TV Series
      • casting
      • 2014
    • Jeffrey Tambor, Dane Cook, Conor Hughes, Wolé Parks, Joy Osmanski, and Collette Wolfe in Next Caller (2012)
      Next Caller
      5.3
      TV Series
      • original casting
      • 2013
    • Jane Seymour and Olivia Munn in Freeloaders (2012)
      Freeloaders
      4.4
      • casting
      • 2012
    • Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling, and Eva Mendes in The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
      The Place Beyond the Pines
      7.3
      • additional casting: LA
      • 2012
    • Tyler Posey, Daniel Sharman, Rene Mousseux, Brian Bascle, Cody Christian, Shelley Hennig, Colton Haynes, Brad James, Dylan Sprayberry, Madison McLaughlin, Keahu Kahuanui, Walter Hendrix III, Michael Johnston, and Micaela Wittman in Teen Wolf (2011)
      Teen Wolf
      7.7
      TV Series
      • original casting
      • 2011
    • Legend of the Seeker (2008)
      Legend of the Seeker
      7.6
      TV Series
      • casting: US
      • casting by: U.S.
      • 2009–2010
    • Kyle XY (2006)
      Kyle XY
      7.4
      TV Series
      • casting
      • 2008
    • John C. Reilly and Seann William Scott in The Promotion (2008)
      The Promotion
      5.6
      • casting director: Los Angeles
      • 2008

    Producer

    • Diane Gaeta in Other People's Children (2015)
      Other People's Children
      5.6
      • co-producer
      • 2015

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