Casting director for hire in the UK
The casting director finds and auditions the right people for each part, from leads to background, and handles the offers.
Are you a casting director? Get listed and take work near you
Post the role, your postcode and your rate. The nearest casting director is asked first — within 19 miles, or further for anyone who has said they travel — and if they pass it moves to the next nearest. Nothing is charged unless someone accepts.
Be the first casting director here
No casting director has published a profile yet — the crew side is new. Post your request anyway: it pings everyone online nearby, and if you work as a casting director, set up your profile to be the first listed.
What a casting director does on a shoot
- Reads the script and builds lists of who could play each part.
- Runs the casting — briefs, self-tapes, sessions, recalls and chemistry reads.
- Handles the approaches, the agents, the availability and the offers.
How hiring a casting director works
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Post the role
Say you need a casting director, where the shoot is, the dates and the rate you're offering.
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The nearest is asked first
The closest casting director gets it alone, and it widens to the next nearest every 60 seconds until someone accepts.
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First to accept takes it
The job locks to them, you swap details, and you rate each other afterwards.
Hiring a casting director
- What is the difference between a casting director and an agent?
- An agent represents the actor and puts them forward. A casting director works for the production, finds the options and runs the process. They are on opposite sides of the same call.
- What should I send a casting director?
- The script or the brief, the character breakdowns, the shoot dates, the rate and the usage. On commercials usage matters as much as the fee, so say up front where the work will run and for how long.