I n t e r n a t i o n a l
C a s t i n g
D i r e c t o r
MATTHEW LESSALL, CSA
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Former Director of Feature Film Casting, 20th Century Fox
Nominated for 5 Casting Society of America Artios Awards
Co-President of the Casting Society of America
Member of ATAS (Academy of Television Arts & Sciences) and BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television)
Dual USA/UK citizenship (Satellite office in London and NYC)
"The cast throughout is unimpeachable in its honesty and absence of vanity..." - Hollywood Reporter ("Chronic" - Cannes 2015)
FILM - Partial listing from U.S., Australia, Canada, Dominican Republic, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands
Deidra & Laney Rob A Train +++ Tim Blake Nelson, Sasheer Zamata, Arturo Castro, Missi Pyle
Sydney Freeland/Susan Cartsonis/Nick Moceri/Netflix
Chronic w
Tim Roth, Sarah Sutherland, Michael Cristofer, Robin Bartlett
Michel Franco/Gabriel Ripstein /Gina Kwon
Frank And Lola ww
Michael Shannon, Imogen Poots, Justin Long
Matthew Ross/Jay Van Hoy, John Baker, Chris Ramirez
Imperium ***
Daniel Radcliffe, Toni Collette, Tracy Letts
Daniel Ragussis/Lionsgate Premiere/Dennis Lee Lee/Ty Walker
Miss Stevens *
Lily Rabe, Timothée Chalamet, Lili Reinhart, Anthony Quintal
Julia Hart/Jordan Horowitz/Gary Gilbert
A Critically Endangered Species*
Lena Olin, Rosanna Arquette
T. Zachary Cotler/Magdalena Zyzak/Mike Ryan
Smartass
Joey King, David Selby, Luke Pasqualino, Trevante Rhodes
Jena Surbu /Hunter Ryan/David Ryan
Halfway **
Quinton Aaron, Gillian Zinser, Amy Pietz
Ben Caird/Jonathan Paterson
What About Love
Andy Garcia, Sharon Stone
Klaus Menzel/Quality Films
Jackie www
Holly Hunter, Carice Van Houten
Antoinette Beumer/Eyeworks
Don’t Let Me Go
Isabelle Fuhrman, Joel Courtney, James LeGros
Giorgio Serafini /Smile Prod.
Bait ^
Julian McMahon, Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson
Kimble Rendall/Anchor Bay/Arclight Films
Almost Kings ^^
Billy Campbell, Portia Doubleday, Alex Frost
Philip G. Flores/Breaking Glass/Netflix
After.Life ^^^
Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci, Justin Long
A. Wojtowicz-Vosloo/Plum Pictures/Anchor Bay
Vanishing on 7th Street www
Hayden Christensen, John Leguizamo, Thandie Newton
Brad Anderson/Plum Pictures
Deadgirl www
Shiloh Fernandez, Candice Accola
Marcel Sarmiento, Gadi Harel/Hollywoodmade
Cherry *
Brittany Robertson, Kyle Gallner, Zosia Mamet
Jeffrey Fine/Sam Kitt
Trick ‘R’ Treat
Brian Cox, Anna Paquin, Dylan Baker
M. Dougherty/Bryan Singer/Legendary/Warner Bros.
Rocket Science +
Anna Kendrick, Reece Thompson, A. Yoo, Nick D’Agosto
Jeffrey Blitz/HBO Films/Paramount/Effie T. Brown
Mean Creek ++
Rory Culkin, Scott Mechlowicz, Josh Peck
Jacob Aaron Estes/Paramount/Whitewater
Nearing Grace ^^
Jordana Brewster, David Morse, Gregory Smith
Rick Rosenthal /Whitewater
AWARDS/FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
wWinner, Best Screenplay Cannes FF, 2015. Official Selection, 2015: AFI FF, San Sebastián FF, Chicago Int’l FF; Official Selection, 2016, Palm Springs Int’l FF
Nominated, Independent Spirit Award, 2017, Best Feature, Best Actor
wwWorld Premiere, Sundance FF 2016 , 2016 Official Selection, San Fransisco FF, Les Premieres – Deauville FF, 2016
wwwOfficial Selection, Toronto International FF 2012 (Jackie), 2010 (Vanishing on 7th Street), 2008 (Deadgirl)
^ Official Selection, Venice FF 2012
^^Official Selection, Los Angeles FF, 2010 & Netflix ‘Find Your Voice’ competition winner (Almost Kings), 2005 (Nearing Grace)
^^^Official Selection, Champ d’Elysee FF, 2012
*Official Selection, SXSW FF, 2016 (Miss Stevens, Winner, Best Actress, Lily Rabe), 2010 (Cherry) *Official Selection, SXSW FF, 2017 (A Critically Endangered Species)
**Official Selection, Dallas International FF, 2016
*** Les Premieres – Deauville FF, 2016
+ Winner, Sundance FF, 2008, Best Director; Nominated, Grant Jury Prize
Nominated, Independent Spirit Award, 2008, Best First Screenplay, Best First Feature, Best Supporting Female
Winner, Deauville FF, 2007, Revelations Prize
++Official Selection, Sundance FF, 2004. Official Selection 2004: London FFF, Deauville FF, Ghent Int’l FF, Stockholm FF (Winner, Best Director)
Winner, Independent Spirit Awards, 2005, John Cassavetes Award. Winner, Special Distinction Award to the ensemble cast
+++Official Selection, Sundance FF, 2017
TELEVISON (Pilots, MOWs, Webseries) – U.S., UK
Shooter (2015, pilot)
Casting Consultant, Paramount Television Studios
Berlin Station (2015, series)
Casting Consultant, Paramount Television Studios
Urban Cowboy (2015, pilot)
Casting Consultant, Paramount Television Studios
The Saint (2013, pilot)
Adam Rayner (Original Casting)
Aim High II (webseries)
Devon Bostick, Natalie Dreyfuss, Geoff Stults
Mortal Kombat 1&2 (webseries)* H. Shum, Casper V. Dien, Ian A. Dale, J. Ryan, M. Jai White
Liz & Dick (MOW)
Theresa Russell, David Hunt, David Eigenberg
Dark Shadows (pilot)
Jessica Chastain, Marley Shelton, Martin Donovan
Frankenstein
Donald Sutherland, William Hurt, Julie Delpy, Dan Stevens
The Poseidon Adventure
Adam Baldwin, Rutger Hauer, Steve Guttenberg
Mysterious Island
Patrick Stewart, Kyle MacLachlan, Tom Mison
Blackbeard
Jessica Chastain, Angus MacFadyen, Richard Chamberlain
*Over 65 MILLION views on YouTube
THEATRE
The Opponent (2011)
Dulé Hill, Donal Logue
Simon Cellan Jones/John Hlavin/USA Network
Michaël Roskam/Olen Steinhauer/Epix/Anon. Content
Craig Brewer/Chris Levinson/FOX
Simon West/Jesse Alexander/MPCA
Ari Sandel/Mary Viola/Wonderland/WB/Crackle
Kevin Tancharoen/WB/Machinima
Lloyd Kramer/Lifetime
P.J Hogan/John Wells Prod/WBTV
Kevin Connor/RHI/Hallmark
John Putch/RHI/NBC
Russell Mulcahy/RHI/Hallmark
Kevin Connor/RHI/Hallmark
David Fofi (Dir)/Brett Neveu (Writer)/CTG, LA
Manager: Stacey Castro / Stacey Castro Media Co. T: +1 818.505.1447 E: [email protected]
Agent: Louise Ward / UTA
Website: lessallcasting,com