casting director
noun
: a person who supervises the casting of dramatic productions (such as films and plays)
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She got called in to audition because the casting director had seen her perform at the Royal Shakespeare Company, her first-ever job.
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Seth Yanklewitz is the casting director.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Jackie Burch, a former teacher of the deaf who went on to serve as a casting director on such noteworthy films as Sixteen Candles, Predator, Die Hard, Mask and Dick Tracy, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
But those fortunes reversed when casting director Johanna Ray called her in for a television pilot Lynch was working on.
—Jessica Derschowitz, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Seth Yanklewitz is the casting director.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Jackie Burch, a former teacher of the deaf who went on to serve as a casting director on such noteworthy films as Sixteen Candles, Predator, Die Hard, Mask and Dick Tracy, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
But those fortunes reversed when casting director Johanna Ray called her in for a television pilot Lynch was working on.
—Jessica Derschowitz, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for casting director
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“Casting director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casting%20director. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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