Mandy has been casting since 2002. Prior to this she worked at the European Script Fund (development financing) and the Motion Picture Corporation of America (sales & acquisitions).
She is a BAFTA, CDA (Casting Directors Association) and WFTV member.
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Phone: +44(0)7808 293908.
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Recently...
Features:
She cast the UK roles in the RAI-funded horror feature
Cruel Peter shot in Italy; here's the
poster,
Amazon,
IMDB and
trailer. Streaming on Netflix UK.
She cast the low budget feature
Giantland, directed by twice-BAFTA nominated
Yousaf Ali Khan, produced by
Craig Conway (BB88 Ltd) and Michael Taylor (
Big Face Art Ltd). Co-written by
Andrew Porter. She cast extensively to find the lead 10-year-old boy, the young girl next door, and 3 young adult roles. Set in England, Giantland is about a boy's search for his dad.
Shorts:
Hund. A hard-hitting short drama about divorce from a child's POV. Cast: Reggie Absolom, Katharina Sellner, Tim Bettsworth, Sarah Whitehouse.
Clergymen Cast: Kieran O’Brien (Chernobyl) and Adam Young (Masters of the Air). A dark comedy about two henchmen nearing the end, w/d Ted Clarke, w – William Gillies, p – Ian Henry, Nicola Gherardi.
The Last Kick (
Trailer) producer/director James Skinner, writer Ben Marshall, co-producer Tamara Day, starring Jay Taylor (PRIME SUSPECT 1973), Michael Bertenshaw (THE CROWN) and introducing Brooke Hart (National Theatre LOVE), A troubled man confronts his former abuser but risks a bright future with his daughter.
Persistence w/d Leo DeHaan, producer Barbara Maria Hauser, a thriller filmed entirely on a boat about fathers and sons, starring Aneirin Hughes (KEEPING FAITH 1, 2 & 3), and also featuring Lachlan McCall (LAW AND ORDER : UK), Davoud Rastgou (DEEP STATE) and Ali Ariaie (THE GREAT, s2).
The Yearning (
youtube,
imdb), w/d Isabel Anderton, producer Christine Hartland, a young girl runs away to find her long-lost dad in a circus, starring Barry Ward (THE END OF THE F***ING WORLD, JIMMY'S HALL) and Isis Hainsworth (WANDERLUST, THE VICTIM), and also featuring rising Romanian actors Gabriel Mansour and Bianca Buha. A one shot film as part of
Challenge Trinity 2019 sponsored by Directors UK and Arri.
Neat Cleats, micro short. Writer/director/producer
A D Cooper for Hurcheon Films, casting Dan Cooke and Louise Dalton who combined multiple physical skills with comic acting.
Corporate for
Volvo - director Norman Tamkivi (
imdb), producer Josh Goode, Line Up Communications Ltd, cast a combination of scandi, caucasian, asian and black actors.