Des Hamilton (casting director)

Des Hamilton is a casting director who began casting in 2001 when fellow Glaswegian Lynne Ramsay asked him to help find a non-actress to play the co-lead opposite Samantha Morton in Morvern Callar. He went on to cast the whole film, street casting Kathleen McDermott, who went on to win the BAFTA award for best scripted casting.[1][2] He is based in London, with offices in Glasgow too.[3][4]

Filmography

Television credits

Year Name Director Notes
2011 - 2019 Top Boy Nia DaCosta Winner (First Ever) - BAFTA Award for Best Casting[5]
2017 Gun Powder J Blakeson
2014 Glue Daniel Nettheim
2013 Privado Jim Hosking
2008 Fallout Ian Rickson

Film credits

Year Name Director Notes
2019 Jojo Rabbit Taika Waititi Winner – Artios CSA Award 2020
2019 The King David Michod
2018 High Life Claire Denis
2016 Adult Life Skills Rachel Tunnard
2012 Swimmer Lynne Ramsay
2011 Melancholia Lars Von Trier
2011 Wuthering Heights Andrea Arnold
2011 Tyrannosaur Paddy Considine
2010 Four Lions Chris Morris
2009 Enter The Void Gaspar Noé
2008 Bronson Nicolas Winding Refn

References

  1. ^ "DES HAMILTON Top Boy - SCRIPTED CASTING". www.bafta.org. 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  2. ^ Des Hamilton, BAFTA Winning Casting Director | Hatch, retrieved 2020-12-09
  3. ^ "Des Hamilton - The Casting Director Behind JOJO RABBIT, Netflix's THE KING & TOP BOY". CROOKES Magazine. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  4. ^ "Des Hamilton Casts Your Favourite Films And Gets Told To Fuck Off All The TIme". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  5. ^ "DES HAMILTON Top Boy - SCRIPTED CASTING". BAFTA. Retrieved 27 November 2020.