casting director

American  

noun

1. the person responsible for selecting the cast of a theatrical production, motion picture, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of casting director

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The producers used a casting director to find these folks but Sheeran says none of them knew they’d be encountering him as they went about their business in Manhattan.

From Los Angeles Times

“Justin was really special: he was so vulnerable and so accessible, and even if he didn’t have the largest Elphaba range, he was so good,” said Bernie Telsey, a powerhouse casting director on Broadway and in Hollywood, and a longtime Jimmy Awards judge.

From New York Times

These are the words Emilie Kouatchou uttered to a visiting casting director in her college years at the University of Michigan.

From Washington Post

A casting director saw her in the two Bustamante films and picked her for the part of an Indigenous guerrilla in “Bel Canto,” an American film starring Julianne Moore.

From New York Times

Chau recalled the casting director Gayle Keller arriving at her house with a box of books and art supplies Reichardt wanted her to have before portraying Lizzy’s landlord Jo, a fellow artist with a slightly haughty demeanor.

From New York Times