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 film’s ensemble was assembled by casting directors Sig De Miguel and Stephen Vincent (Clifford The Big Red Dog). — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

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

Heder and her casting directors Bernard Telsey and Adam Caldwell have assembled a wonderful, winning cast around Madeley (herself a wheelchair user), including a number of disabled performers, cast here as icons in their own right. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 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