About

Sam is a freelance casting director working in theatre, television, and film. Her diverse projects include productions for the BBC, Sky, Amazon, Warner Bros, National Theatre, and RSC. For many years she worked in partnership with Gemma Hancock with whom she shares an Emmy nomination for their work on the BBC miniseries, Emma.

Theatre includes:

For the National Theatre: Tartuffe directed by Blanche McIntyre; Home, I'm Darling directed by Tamara Harvey; The Great Wave directed by Indhu Rubasingham; Translations directed by Ian Rickson; Common directed by Jeremy Herrin; Blood & Gifts directed by Howard Davies.

Other theatre: Labour of Love directed by Jeremy Herrin; For Services Rendered and 55 Days directed by Howard Davies; The Royale directed by Madani Younis; Uncle Vanya and Pygmalion directed by Peter Hall.

Television includes:

Don't Take My Baby directed by Ben Anthony (BAFTA, Best Single Drama); Our World War directed by Bruce Goodison & Ben Chanan (RTS Award); Glasgow Girls directed by Brian Welsh (Scottish BAFTA, Best Television Drama); Nightshift directed by Bruce Goodison; The Minor Character directed by Richard Curson Smith; Money directed by Jeremy Lovering; Emma directed by Jim O'Hanlon (Emmy nomination for Outstanding Casting); Consuming Passion directed by Dan Zeff and four series of Silent Witness for BBC1.

film includes:

Afghan Dreamers directed by Bill Guttentag (UK Casting); My Policeman directed by Michael Grandage (co-casting); Leave to Remain directed by Bruce Goodison; Private Peaceful directed by Pat O’Connor; Babel directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu (UK Casting); The New World directed by Terrence Malick (Casting Associate).

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