OLIVIA BRITTAIN 'Q&A'

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Olivia Brittain has worked with casting director Jina Jay on film and TV projects for over 8 years, as assistant then associate casting director. During that time she has worked with numerous acclaimed producers and directors. Notable credits include ‘Black Mirror’ and ‘Enola Holmes’ for Netflix, ‘The Night Manager’ and ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ for BBC/AMC, ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ for LucasFilm. Most recently she has worked on the live-action ‘Halo’ series for Showtime as co-casting director and is currently working on her own projects including UK casting for a Netflix South Korea production.

CERI BEDINGFIELD "Q&A"

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Ceri has worked in Casting for the past four years across TV, Film, Theatre & Commercial projects with Casting Directors; Rachel Freck, Aisha Bywaters, Isabella Odoffin, Rose Wicksteed, Dixie Chassay, Jill Green & Emily Tilelli.

Most recently she has worked as Casting Director on independent feature film MY HOUSE directed by Nick Norman-Butler and alongside Isabella Odoffin on feature film BOXING DAY and TV series THE LAST BUS.

She is currently working alongside Rachel Freck on a new TV comedy project, after previously working with Rachel on Series 3 of the thrilling TIN STAR. Prior to this she worked with Dixie Chassay on feature film LOUIS WAIN, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and with Aisha Bywaters on independent feature films THE LAST TREE, MARI, DIRTY GOD, BODY OF WATER & COUNTY LINES.

LUCI LENOX 'Q&A'

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Luci Lenox is originally from Ireland but has been based in Spain for the last couple of decades. She has cast over 100 productions. She has always combined her career between working on international high budget co-productions with independent films. Her clients include some of Spain's leading independent directors such as Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Benito Zambrano and Isabel Coixet as well as many of the major US studios or platforms, Netflix, Amazon, NBC, ABC. Films she has cast have won over 200 awards at International Film Festivals.

Recent credits include “Baby” directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa which has just been released to great critical acclaim and “The Head” (HBO TV series), "Warrior Nun" & "The One" (Netflix TV series). She cast the lead in “Victoria” dir. Sebastian Schipper which is one of Europe’s most successful low-budget independent films.She is an active member of ICDN and CSA. She was on the board of CSA Europe for two years and was the head of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee in Europe.

She founded Frank Stein Studio in 2012 which is a leading training centre for professional actors and which has been the launching pad for many successful careers and which is now operating online, like nearly everything else, with students from all over the world.

MILLIE HOOPER "Q&A"

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Millie is a freelancer working in casting. She started her career with Casting Director Gemma Sykes, after an internship with Dan Hubbard. She then moved over to talent management, and spent nearly two years at Independent Talent Group, before joining Sam Jones Casting at the beginning of 2020. She is currently working on projects for Amazon, ITV, the BBC and The National.

HAYLEY KAIMAKLIOTIS "Q&A"

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Hayley has worked in casting for over ten years. Her career has been across theatre, film and television and she has worked across many different offices.

Some theatre credits as Casting Director include: Wuthering Heights (Nuffield Southampton) Corpse! ( Park Theatre 2020 to be restaged this summer), Skin In The Game, (Old Red Lion), Black Chiffon (Park Theatre), One For The Road (Jermyn Street Theatre), Frinton Summer Season 2019, Molly Davies’ Chickens (Paines Plough and Eastern Angles), Anya Reiss’ Uncle Vanya with John Hannah in the title role (St James Theatre), Nick Payne's critically acclaimed Incognito (HighTide/Newcastle Live/Bush Theatre); Girl's Guide (HighTide), Stuart: A Life Backwards (Edinburgh/Watford Palace Theatre/Sheffield Crucible); Neighbors (HighTide/Nuffield Southampton); Mudlarks (Bush Theatre); The Tempest Suitcase Shakespeare (RSC); Pitcairn Workshop (Out of Joint/RSC); The Only True History of Lizzie Finn (Southwark Playhouse); Firewatchers (Old Red Lion); Amphibians (The Bridewell) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Wirksworth Festival/Riverside Studios) and casting for West Yorkshire Playhouse's Graduate Programme 2014.

Casting Associate credits: House of Shades (forthcoming Almeida), Romeo and Juliet (Regents Park Open Air forthcoming), Headlong’s Faustus (Lyric Hammersmith and Tour), Shakespeare In Love, (Noel Coward Theatre) Brave New World (Royal and Derngate and tour) and many other productions.

As Casting Director for the Finborough productions include; Facts, the award winning Accolade and FoxFinder, Don Juan, Crush, Rigor Mortis, Fanta Orange, Drama at Inish, Me and Juliet, Love on The Dole, Miss Lilly Gets Boned,The Northerners and numerous Vibrant seasons.

TV credits include: NFTS Screenwriters showcase Soho Theatre, Holby City, Doctors, Casualty, Very Few Fish, Autumn Leaves, Father Brown, The Break, Shakespeare and Hathaway and she is currently working as

Annelie Powell’s associate on Nickelodeon's Goldie’s Oldies.

OLISSA ROGERS "Q&A"

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Olissa Rogers is currently working as a Casting Associate to Fiona Weir. She began working in the industry back in Germany in 2008. She worked there until 2016 mainly on TV Series. In 2016 she met casting director, Jeremy Zimmermann, and went to be casting assistant for him on several films until 2018. She then moved on to become casting assistant to Kharmel Cochrane for commercials and TV/Film projects. In March 2019 Olissa was approached by Theo Park and was working on big TV projects as her associate.

CLARE HARLOW Q&A

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Clare has worked in casting for over 8 years. Her most recent film SETTLERS, starring Brooklynn Prince, Sofia Boutella and Johnny Lee Miller is currently in post production. Other recent credits include Associate Casting Director on Official Secrets (feature film),, Treadstone (TV series) and Jack Ryan (Amazon Studios).

Clare was an Associate to Kate Dowd for several years where she worked on a variety of film and TV projects.

Previous credits include Eye in the Sky (feature film), Me Before You (feature film),The Hurricane Heist (feature film), Still Star Crossed (TV) We Die Young (feature film), The Book Thief (feature film), Stonehearst Asylum (feature film), Galavant (TV Series), The Assets (TV mini-series), as well as Pilot Season for ABC (2012-16) and Warner Brothers (2012-2019.)

Clare has also cast a variety of short films including BEAST (Billie Piper and Sinead Cusack) and VERT (Nick Frost, Nikki Amuka Bird & Olivia Vinall)

AMY JACKSON Q&A

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Amy Jackson is a freelance Casting Associate/Director, currently working as Associate for Amy Hubbard. She started her casting career working full time with Sasha Robertson and has gone on to work in a freelance capacity with some hugely respected Casting Directors, such as Kate Rhodes James, Rachel Freck, Julie Harkin, Jina Jay, Kate Dowd, Gemma Sykes, Rachel Sheridan, amongst others. Her most recent credits include, In My Skin (BBC), The Other One (BBC), Flack Series 2 (Pop and UKTV) Suspicion (Apple TV) and My Name Is Lizzie (Channel 4) She is currently working on BBC and HBO Max’s newly announced TV series, The Girl Before (based on the global bestselling book) with Amy Hubbard and Stephen Merchant’s new tv series, The Offenders (BBC/Amazon) Amy prides herself on her ability to connect and work with an understanding of actors, having come from an acting background and family.

She is currently working on a high profile and confidential project with Amy Hubbard. Amy prides herself on her ability to connect and work with an understanding of actors, having come from an acting family.

CAITLIN JOSPEH "Q&A"

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Caitlin is Casting Associate for Suzanne M. Smith (CSA, CDG) alongside Laura Windows (CDG), she works on multiple projects across Television & Film. Her most recent credits include 'To Olivia' (Sky), ‘Carnival Row (Amazon), ‘Good Omens’ (BBC/Amazon), Season 4 of the Emmy-award winning ‘Outlander’ (STARZ), Season 2 of ‘Knightfall’ (A&E/History), ‘In From The Cold’ (Netflix) & ‘Warrior Nun’ (Netflix) as well as the much-anticipated TV adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s best-selling books ’Shadow & Bone’(Netflix). Caitlin is currently working on several exciting projects and has a passion for championing and working with actors, having come from an acting background herself.

CASTING DIRECTOR SUSIE PARRISS "Q&A" 30/06/2020

Susie Parriss shares her valuable insights on the future of the UK television industry in light of the current pandemic.

Susie Parriss has worked as an independent casting director for more than 30 years. Her recent work includes Victoria (2016-2019), Poldark (2015-2019), Endeavour (2012-2020), Agatha Raisin (2016-2020) and
Noughts + Crosses (2020).

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LUCY JENKINS "Q&A"

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Lucy is one half of Jenkins McShane Casting. She is a member of the CDG and BAFTA. London-based casting directors Lucy Jenkins and Sooki McShane established Jenkins McShane Casting over seven years ago, and have since cast over a hundred plays. West End credits include Magic Goes Wrong, Groan Ups, The Red Lion, The Kite Runner, Warhorse and – the Olivier Award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong and A Comedy About a Bank Robbery.

For screen, they have worked on several films including the Oscar-winning short The Confession, and recent features include Deus, Dark Encounter, For Love or Money, Widow’s Walk, Bliss! and The Comedian’s Guide to Survival.

CASTING DIRECTOR KHARMEL COCHRANE "Q&A" 30/07/2020

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 (2015), The End of the F**king World (2017 - 2019), Intergalactic (2020) and The Lighthouse (2019) firmly cement her position as one of the most exciting British Casting Directors working today.

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CASTING DIRECTOR JANE ANDERSON "Q&A" 21/11/2020

Jane Anderson is a Casting Director for TV and Film. She has worked in casting for over 15 years and has cast for BAFTA & Award-winning productions.

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