casting director
noun
: a person who supervises the casting of dramatic productions (such as films and plays)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This casting director wants to elevate the art of acting for video games. 
Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022 Set and costume design is by Richard Kent, lighting design by Oliver Fenwick, the movement director is Lucy Hind and the casting director is Juliet Horsley. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 July 2022 The show was looking for an actor to cast as the love interest for Ripa's character Hayley Vaughan, and when the casting director showed her Consuelos' picture, Ripa had a premonition. Robin Raven, PEOPLE.com, 6 May 2022 Claes Bang [the Danish actor who plays J.P.] was Nina Gold, our casting director’s moment of genius. Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 Her mom [Angelique Midthunder] is our casting director. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2022 In an interview with Vanity Fair, Carmen Cuba, the casting director for Stranger Things, broke down the casting process and shared insight into how the Hawkins crew landed their roles. Leah Campano, Seventeen, 11 Aug. 2022 The actor and his wife, a casting director, have been married for more than five decades, after meeting during a production of West Side Story in the 1960s. Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022 When casting director Alexa Fogel’s extensive search led to Reign, the actor fell for the script. Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 See More
Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022 Set and costume design is by Richard Kent, lighting design by Oliver Fenwick, the movement director is Lucy Hind and the casting director is Juliet Horsley. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 July 2022 The show was looking for an actor to cast as the love interest for Ripa's character Hayley Vaughan, and when the casting director showed her Consuelos' picture, Ripa had a premonition. Robin Raven, PEOPLE.com, 6 May 2022 Claes Bang [the Danish actor who plays J.P.] was Nina Gold, our casting director’s moment of genius. Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 Her mom [Angelique Midthunder] is our casting director. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2022 In an interview with Vanity Fair, Carmen Cuba, the casting director for Stranger Things, broke down the casting process and shared insight into how the Hawkins crew landed their roles. Leah Campano, Seventeen, 11 Aug. 2022 The actor and his wife, a casting director, have been married for more than five decades, after meeting during a production of West Side Story in the 1960s. Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022 When casting director Alexa Fogel’s extensive search led to Reign, the actor fell for the script. Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above