Georgia is a Belfast Casting Director. She works on UK and Irish productions for film, theatre and television. Georgia has cast several of the most critically acclaimed productions made in Northern Ireland, including: Line of Duty, Paula, A Bump Along the Way, Good Vibrations (named by Mark Kermode as his favourite film of 2013); the multi-award winning Five Minutes of Heaven; and the Academy Award winning The Shore. Georgia trained in London with Emmy Award nominated Casting Director Di Carling, and former Royal Shakespeare Company Head of Casting, Sam Jones. She is the only Casting Director in the province to be a member of the Casting Directors’ Guild of Great Britain & Ireland. Georgia has most recently worked on Series 3 of The Sparticle Mystery, the popular CBBC drama. This involved auditioning hundreds of children and young people from the province, increasing her level of expertise in local acting talent.
Georgia has over a decade of experience in the casting industry, and her knowledge of the Northern Ireland scene is second to none. She has excellent contacts amongst agents in Belfast, Dublin and London and brings a wealth of expertise to both local and visiting productions. Georgia is always happy to talk to new clients about potential projects.
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