casting director
noun
: a person who supervises the casting of dramatic productions (such as films and plays)
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So when the actor entered the audition, the casting directors treated it like a rehearsal run, handing him a script that delved into garbology (the study of garbage), trash-diving, and dissolvable plastics.
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
Bonnie Zane, the casting director, assembled a troupe of unknowns and underknowns, led by Gabriel Macht, as the smooth-talking senior partner Harvey Specter, and Patrick J. Adams as Mike Ross, a brilliant lawyer who unfortunately lacks a law degree.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The Shooting Stars award ceremony, held during the Berlin Film Festival, is the festive highlight and closing event of an intensive four-day program where the actors meet international casting directors and are presented to the international press.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
And so Megan Lewis was local in New Orleans and Vickie Thomas was our national casting director.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
Bonnie Zane, the casting director, assembled a troupe of unknowns and underknowns, led by Gabriel Macht, as the smooth-talking senior partner Harvey Specter, and Patrick J. Adams as Mike Ross, a brilliant lawyer who unfortunately lacks a law degree.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The Shooting Stars award ceremony, held during the Berlin Film Festival, is the festive highlight and closing event of an intensive four-day program where the actors meet international casting directors and are presented to the international press.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
And so Megan Lewis was local in New Orleans and Vickie Thomas was our national casting director.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Casting director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casting%20director. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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