NY TV Casting Directors & Their Projects (Oct 2015)

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Many of my students have asked me to compile a comprehensive list of casting directors in NYC who hire actors for TV shows and web series, along with their list of projects. So, without further ado, here’s everything you need to know about how to reach these casting directors, along with studios where you can take classes/workshops from folks in their office.

Note: This list is subject to change at any time. Not all projects shoot in NYC. Some shoot elsewhere on the East Coast or maintain casting in multiple offices. If it says “Shoots in LA”, it means that they use a NY casting director to manage NY submissions. Other cities, unless otherwise noted, do their primary casting out of NY.)

PRINCIPAL CASTING:

ABC Primetime (Marci Phillips, John Ort)
147 Columbus Ave., Third Fl., New York, NY 10023.

Projects:
Black-ish (Comedy, ABC. Shoots in LA)
The Catch (Drama, ABC. Shoots in LA)
Code Black (Drama, CBS. Shoots in LA)
Dr. Ken (Drama, CBS. Shoots in LA)
The Family (Drama, ABC. Shoots in LA. NY Casting by Janet Murphy Butler)
Galavant (Comedy, Musical, ABC. Shoots in LA)
Of Kinds and Prophets (Drama, ABC. Shoots in LA. NY Casting by Janet Murphy Butler)
Oil (Drama, ABC. Shoots in LA)
The Real O’Neals (Comedy, ABC. Shoots in LA)
Wicked City (Drama, ABC. Shoots in LA)
Secrets & Lies (Drama, ABC)

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Douglas Aibel
12 West 37th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018

Projects:

Mozart in the Jungle (Comedy, Amazon)

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Barden & Schnee (Kerry Barden and Paul Schnee)
150 W. 28th St., Ste. 402, New York, NY 10001

Projects:
Happy Valley (Drama, HBO)
Marvel/Jessica Jones (Drama, Netflix)
Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter (Comedy, Adult Swim)

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Cody Beke
c/o Comedy Central, 345 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014
c/o MTV Networks/Viacom, 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036.

Projects:
Broad City (Comedy, Comedy Central)

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Sharon Bialy/Sherry Thomas & Associates (LA)
5933 W Slauson Ave #2105, Culver City, CA 90230

Projects:
Sneaky Pete (Drama, CBS. Shoots in NY)

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Bowling Miscia Casting (Beth Bowling and Kim Miscia)
609 Greenwich St., Sixth Fl., New York, NY 10014

Projects:
Blue Bloods (Drama, CBS)
Gotham (Drama, Fox)
The Middle Man (Drama, Fox)
Sleepy Hollow (Drama, Fox. Shoots in Charlotte)
Studio City (Drama, Fox. Shoots in LA)

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James Calleri Casting (James Calleri, Paul Davis, Erica Jensen)
39 W 14th St, Ste 504, New York, NY 10011

Projects:
The Path (Drama, Hulu)

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CBS Primetime (Amy Herzig and Katharina Eggmann)
51 W. 52nd St., Fifth Fl., New York, NY 10019

Projects:
Angel From Hell (Comedy, CBS. Shoots in LA)
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (Drama, CBS. Shoots in LA)
The Odd Couple (Comedy, CBS)
N.C.I.S. New Orleans (Drama, CBS. Shoots in New Orleans & Los Angeles.)
Taxi 22 (Comedy Pilot, CBS)

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Ellen Chenoweth
161 6th Ave., 11th Fl.New York, NY 10013

Projects:
Hap and Leonard (Drama, Sundance. Shoots in Baton Rouge ,LA)

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Kathleen Chopin
12 W. 32nd St., 12th Fl., New York, NY 10001

Projects:
Alpha House (Comedy, Amazon)
Divorce (Comedy, HBO)

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Chrystie Street Casting
55 Chrystie St., Ste. 501, New York, NY 10002

Projects:
The Blacklist (Drama, NBC.)
Blindspot (Drama, NBC. Casting by Suzanne Smith Crowley & Jessica Kelly)
The Jenny Slate Project (Comedy, FX)
Outlander (Drama, Starz. Casting by Suzanne Smith Crowley)
Person of Interest (Drama, CBS)

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Carmen Cuba Casting (LA)
No address available

Projects:
Red Oaks (Comedy, Amazon. Casts in LA but shoots in NY & NJ.)

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Jessica Daniels Casting
330 W. 38th St., Ste. 208, New York, NY 10018

Projects:
Benders (Comedy Pilot)
Life in Pieces (Comedy, ABC. Shoots in LA)
Love is a Four Letter Word(Drama, NBC. Shoots in LA)
Weird Loners (Comedy, Fox. Shoots in LA)

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Brandon Dubeansky
c/o Late Night With Seth Meyers, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Seventh Fl., New York, NY 10112

Projects:
Late Night With Seth Meyers (Comedy, NBC)

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Jennifer Euston
12 Desbrosses St., Second Fl., New York, NY 10013

Projects:
Girls (Comedy, HBO)
Orange Is the New Black (Comedy, Netflix. Submit c/o Post Factory, Attn: Emer O’Callaghan, 233 Spring St., Fourth Fl., New York, NY 10013.)

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Finnegan/Jacobs (Bonnie Finnegan/Steven Jacobs)
330 W. 38th St., NYC 10018

Projects:
Royal Pains (Drama, USA. Casting by Sabrina Hyman, Bonnie Finnegan & Steven Jacobs)
Younger (Comedy, TVLand. Casting by Steven Jacobs.)

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Alexa L Fogel Casting (with Christine Kromer)
330 W. 38th St., Ste. 1004, New York, NY 10018

Projects:
Banshee (Drama, Cinemax. Shoots in Charlotte and Pittsburgh)
Deuce (Drama Pilot, HBO)
Power (Drama, Starz. Casting by Christine Kromer)
Quarry (Drama, Cinemax. Shoots in New Orleans and Memphis)

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Fox Primetime (Clint Alexander)
1211 Avenue of the Americas, 28th Fl., New York, NY 10036

Projects:
48 Hours ‘Til Monday (Comedy, Fox. Shoots in LA)
Empire (Drama, Fox. Shoots in LA)
The Frankenstein Code (Drama, Fox. Shoots in LA)
The Grinder (Comedy, Fox. Shoots in LA)
The Guide to Surviving Life (Comedy, Fox. Shoots in LA)
Lucifer (Drama, Fox. Shoots in LA)
Luther (Drama, Fox. Shoots in LA)
Minority Report (Drama, Fox. Shoots in LA)
Rosewood (Drama, Fox. Shoots in LA)
Scream Queens (Drama, Fox. Shoots in LA)

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Brette Goldstein
630 Ninth Ave., Ste. 1410, New York, NY 10036

Projects:
Donny! (Comedy, USA)

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Judy Henderson
330 W 89th St, New York, NY 10024

Projects:
Homeland (Drama, ABC. Casting by Kimberly Graham)

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Marc Hirschfeld Casting
5555 Melrose Ave., Marx Brothers Bldg., Rm. 108–109, Los Angeles, CA 90038

Projects:
The Gaffigan Show (Comedy, TVLand)
Us & Them (fka Friends & Family) (Comedy, Fox. Shoots in NY)

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Rosalie Joseph Casting
609 Greenwich St., Sixth Fl., New York, NY 10014

Projects:

Blindspot (Drama, NBC)
The Mysteries of Laura (Drama, NBC)

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Avy Kaufman Casting
180 Varick St., 16th Fl., New York, NY 10014

Projects:
Billions (Drama, Showtime)
Crime (Drama, HBO)
Crossbones (Drama, NBC)
Sons of Liberty (Drama, History)

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Ronna Kress Casting
280 S Beverly Drive Suite 412, Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Projects:

The Get Down (Drama, Musical Pilot. Shoots in NY)

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Lynn Kressel (Lynn Kressel, Jonathan Strauss, Kevin Kuffa)
West 23rd Street at the Hudson River, Pier 62, Rm. 304, New York, NY 10011

Projects:
Chicago Fire (Drama, NBC. Shoots in Chicago)
Chicago PD (Drama, NBC. Shoots in Chicago)
Law & Order: SVU (Drama, NBC)

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Ellen Lewis (Ellen Lewis, Megan Rafferty)
c/o the Post Factory, 161 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Fl., New York, NY 10013

Projects:
The Leftovers (Drama, HBO)

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Mackey/Sandrich Casting (Amanda Mackey Johnson and Cathy Sandrich)
292 S. La Cienega Blvd. #219, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(Note: They have a NY office but take submission via their LA office)

Projects:
Shades of Blue (Drama, NBC. Casting by Amanda Mackey)

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Jennifer McNamara-Shroff
30 Rockefeller Plaza, Ste. 1623E, New York, NY 10112

Projects:
Aquarius (Drama, NBC. Shoots in LA)
The Carmichael Show (Comedy, NBC. Shoots in LA)
Game of Silence (Drama, NBC. Shoots in LA)
Grimm (Drama, NBC. Shoots in Portland – NY casting only)
The Player (Drama, NBC. Shoots in LA)

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Mele Nagler
121 W. Lexington Dr., Ste. L102, Glendale, CA 91203

Projects:
Allegiance (Drama, NBC. shoots in NYC & Israel)

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NBC Universal
30 Rockefeller Plz, New York, NY 10112

Projects:
Saturday Night Live (Producer/Casting, Lindsay Shookus)

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Wendy O’Brien Casting
2233 Barry Ave., Second Fl., Los Angeles, CA 90064

Projects:
Brooklyn Animal Control (Drama, USA. Shoots in NY Oct 26-Nov 12)
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Paladino Casting
540 Broadway, Fifth Fl., New York, NY 10012

Projects:
Taxi Brooklyn (Comedy, TFI)

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Laura Rosenthal
401 Broadway, Ste. 711, New York, NY 10013

Projects:
Laughs Unlimited (Drama Pilot, HBO)
Olive Kitteridge (Drama Mini-Series, HBO. Shoots in MA)
Public Morals (Drama, TNT)

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Suzanne Ryan Casting
c/o Devlin Video, 1501 Broadway, Ste. 408, New York, NY 10036

Projects:
The Mysteries of Laura (Drama, NBC)
Unforgettable (Drama, CBS)

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Mark Saks
270 Lafayette St., Ste. 200, New York, NY 10012

Projects:
Elementary (Drama, CBS)
The Good Wife (Drama, CBS)
Hindsight (Drama, VH1. Shoots in Atlanta)
Madame Secretary (Drama, CBS)
Mercy Street/ Lisa Q. Wolfinger Project (Drama, PBS)

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Julie Schubert
330 W 38th St; New York, New York 10018

Projects:
Daredevil (shooting under code name “Ringside”) (Drama, Netflix)
House of Cards (Drama, Netflix. Shoots in Washington DC)

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Meg Simon and Findley Davidson
1325 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Fl., New York, NY 10019

Projects:
A to Z (Comedy – NBC)
Constantine (Drama, NBC. Shoots in Atlanta.)
Containment (Drama, The CW. Shoots in LA)
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (Drama, The CW. Shoots in LA)
Gotham (Drama, Fox)
The Lottery (Drama, Lifetime. Shoots in Vancouver.)
The Originals (Drama, The CW. Shoots in LA)
Rush Hour (Drama, CBS. Shoots in LA)

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Jonathan Strauss Casting
West 23rd Street at the Hudson River, Pier 62, Rm. 304, New York, NY 10011
(see also Lynn Kressel Casting)

Projects:
Law & Order: SVU (Drama, NBC)

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Telsey & Co
311 W. 43rd St., 10th Fl., New York, NY 10036

Projects:
Billy & Billie (Drama, DirectTV. Cast by Bernard Telsey and Abbie Brady-Dalton)
I Shudder (Comedy Pilot, TVLand)
I’m Dying Up Here (Drama, Showtime. Shoots in Los Angeles)
LFE (Drama, CBS. Casting in NY and LA)
Members Only (Drama, ABC – Casting by Abbie Brady Dalton)
Penny Dreadful (Horror, Showtime. Shoots in UK)

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Cindy Tolan and Adam Caldwell
27 W. 20th St., Ste. 606, New York, NY 10011

Projects:
Deadbeat (Comedy, Hulu)
Hippyish (Comedy, Showtime)

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Tucker/Meyerson Casting (Julie Tucker and Ross Meyerson)
11 Broadway, Ste. 415, New York, NY 10004

Projects:
The Affair (Drama, Showtime)
Broke (Drama, AMC)
Crowded (Comedy, NBC. Shoots in LA)
Heartbreaker (Drama, NBC. Shoots in LA)
Hot & Bothered (Comedy, NBC. Shoots in LA)
Limitless (Drama, CBS)
People Are Talking (Comedy, NBC. Shoots in LA)
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll (Comedy, Amazon)
Sleepy Hollow (Drama, Fox. Shoots in Georgia)
Superstore (Comedy, NBC. Shoots in LA)
Tyrant (Drama, FX)
Uncle Buck (Comedy, ABC. Shoots in LA)
White Collar (Comedy, USA)

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Meredith Tucker
330 W. 38th St., Ste. 308, New York, NY 10018

Projects:
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Comedy, Netflix)
Vinyl (Drama, HBO)

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BACKGROUND CASTING:

Background, Inc. (Christine Nelson)
601 W. 26th St., Ste. M224, New York, NY 10001

Projects:
Taxi Brooklyn (Comedy, TFI)

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Central Casting
875 Sixth Ave., New York, NY 10001

Projects:
Broad City (Comedy, Comedy Central)
Girls (Comedy, HBO)
Law & Order: SVU (Drama, NBC)
Orange Is the New Black (Comedy, Netflix)
White Collar (Comedy, USA Network)

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Comer Casting
262 W. 38th St., Ste. 1706, New York, NY 10018

Projects:
The Good Wife (Drama, CBS)

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Grant Wilfley Casting
123 W. 18th St., Eighth Fl., New York, NY 10011

Projects:
Gotham (Drama, Fox)
The Mysteries of Laura (Drama, NBC)
Person of Interest (Drama, CBS)
Royal Pains (Drama, USA)
Vinyl (Drama, HBO)

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Mat McHugh
30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112

Projects:
Saturday Night Live (Comedy, NBC)

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Barbara McNamara
249 W. 34th St., Ste. 500, New York, NY 10001

Projects:
No current TV projects

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Roman Candle Casting
243 Fifth Ave., Ste. 555, New York, NY 10016

Projects:
Unforgettable (Drama, CBS)

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Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates
420 West End Ave., Unit Gr D, New York, NY 10024

Projects:
Alpha House (Comedy, Amazon)
Deadbeat (Comedy, Hulu)
Ringside (Drama, Netflix)

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REPUTABLE STUDIOS THAT REGULARLY HAVE CLASSES & SEMINARS TAUGHT BY TV CASTING DIRECTORS & ASSOCIATES

Actors Connection
The Actor’s Green Room
Backstage University
The Network NYC
One on One Productions

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Erin Cronican’s career as a professional actor and career coach has spanned the last 25 years in New York City, Los Angeles and San Diego. She has appeared in major feature films and on television, and has done national tours of plays and musicals. She has worked in the advertising & marketing departments of major corporations, film production companies, theater magazines, and non-profit acting organizations. To learn more, check out http://www.theactorsenterprise.org.

Sources for this page:
http://castingabout.com/pages/upfronts2015.html
http://www.nyc.gov/html/film/html/for_fans/current_productions.shtml
http://backstage.com/nyc-film-production-listings/
http://pro.imdb.com


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