casting director

noun

: a person who supervises the casting of dramatic productions (such as films and plays)

Examples of casting director in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The creative team includes production designer Ben Stones, with Mark Henderson on lighting, Alexandra Faye Braithwaite on sound, Kate Prince as choreographer, Martin Lowe writing the music and Stuart Burt CDG CSA as casting director. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Ask any Hollywood casting director to name the top up-and-coming talents, and Cameli will almost certainly be near the top of that list. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

The producer is Mick Pantaleo and Aisha Bywaters serves as casting director. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

According to Hassan’s Vulture interview, the casting directors looked for kids with musical experience, not necessarily robust acting résumés. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for casting director

• photodetector
• bisector
• collector
• connector
• corrector
• defector
• deflector
• detector
• dissector
• effector
• ejector
• elector