Who are some of the Top U.K Casting Directors Working in the Film Industry?

Mark Westbrook
Aug 29, 2017 · 2 min read

If you want to be a successful actor in film, you need to get on the radar of the top U.K. Casting Directors. But if you don’t know who they are, it’s unlikely they will ever know who you are.

For that reason, this post is a chance to educate yourself about some of the top U.K. Casting Directors who should be on your radar for film work.

Casting Directors are the creative intermediary between actors and directors. They are tasked with the difficult job of finding the right people for the right project.

Here are 7 of the top Casting Directors:

Debbie McWilliams

Most Famous For: James Bond films like Skyfall

Debbie’s Advice on Auditioning

Elaine Grainger

Most Famous For: The Dark Knight

Nina Gold

Most Famous For: Star Wars

Amy Hubbard

Most Famous For: The Hobbit

Insights into the World of the Casting Director

Jina Jay

Most Famous For: Rogue One

Kahleen Crawford

Most Famous For: I, Daniel Blake

Top Tips on Auditioning

Susie Figgis

Most Famous For: Pirates of the Caribbean

Check out Susie’s impressive resume

These are just a few of the top Casting Directors in film. As you can see, women dominate this part of the industry. I’ll put separate posts up about Theatre and TV Casting Directors in the future too.

You can look up casting directors by going here to the Casting Directors Guild.

To You, The Best

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Mark Westbrook is Scotland’s only full time professional acting coach and the leader of the awesome One Year Intensive Course in Acting.


Originally published at actingcoachscotland.co.uk.

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