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. 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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First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of casting director was in 1922

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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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