LIZZIE BICHARD CASTING
Lizzie Bichard Casting
ABOUT
About
Liz worked in casting for film, tv, and theatre for many years. Before casting her own projects she worked for CDs like Lucy Bevan, Lucinda Syson, Suzanne Smith, Julia Horan, and Nicky Bligh. Lizzie now runs acting and casting workshops.
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Workshops
Lizzie is happy to design workshops to fit a brief. Her workshops are for actors, directors, and producers, and subjects can include audition technique, the secrets of screen acting, how to work effectively alongside Casting Directors, and how to establish and maintain relationships with Casting Directors. Lizzie has run workshops in the UK for: The Oxford School of Drama, The London Metropolitan University, The University of Southampton, The Young Vic Theatre, Spotlight, ActorsCollab, The Actors' Guild, Mixing Networks, Casting Days, The Growing Studio, C Me Acting, Take One Stage & Screen Academy, The Actors Cafe, The Actors Umbrella, The Actors’ Studio and Run At It Shouting. Lizzie is fully CRB checked and is happy to run workshops in both primary and secondary settings. She has held castings in schools including Eton, Kings College School Wimbledon, Kings School Canterbury, St Edwards Oxford, Uppingham and Hurtwood House. She has also participated in careers fairs in schools such as Highgate School.
CASTING WORK
Casting Work
White Chamber
Director: Paul Raschid
Micro-budget feature film which premiered all over the world, was selected for ten top film festivals, won a Scottish BAFTA for Best Actress, and is now streaming on Netflix.
Rider
Director: Raphael Biss
Schism
Role: Casting Director
Director: Lily McLeish
Athena Stevens was the first actress in a wheelchair to be nominated for an Offie for her performance in this production. Shortly afterwards she was also nominated for an Olivier Award.
Shock Treatment
Role: Casting Director
Director: Benji Sperring
Leading actress nominated for an Off West End Theatre Award for her performance.
London Unplugged
Director: Nick Cohen
No Villain
Role: Casting Director
Miss Julie
Role: Co-Casting Director with Sophie Holland
Director: Charlie Dorfman
The Flanelettes
Role: Casting Director
Director: Mike Bradwell
Crumble
Director: Pauline Lam
Valentine Jacobs
Director: Jason Julian-Connege
Present
Director: Joe Ballarini
D Deb Debbie Deborah
Role: Casting Director
Director: Andrea Ferran
St Jowan’s Tide
Role: Casting Director
Director: Felix Legge
Venus In Fur
Role: Casting Associate
Director: Patrick Marber
Mission Impossible 5
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child
Role: Casting Assistant
Director: John Tiffany
Cinderella
Director: Sir Kenneth Branagh
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Director: Matthew Vaughn
The Fifth Estate
Director: Bill Condon
Outlander (three episodes)
The Hundred-Foot Journey
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Flack (pilot episode)
Director: Peter Cattaneo George Kane
The Riot Club
Director: Lone Scherfig
Legend
Director: Brian Helgeland
Point Break
Director: Ericson Core
Straight Outta Compton
Director: F. Gary Gray
Spectral
Director: Nic Mathieu
The Father
Role: Casting Assistant
Director: James Macdonald
Mount Pleasant (3 episodes)
The Wars Of The Roses
Role: Casting Assistant
Director: Sir Trevor Nunn
The Harvest
Role: Casting Assistant
Director: Sir Michael Boyd
Bad Jews
Role: Casting Assistant
Director: Michael Longhurst
Around The World in 80 Days
Role: Casting Assistant
Director: Lucy Bailey
Black Sails (two episodes)
Monsieur Popular
Role: Casting Assistant
Director: Laurence Boswell
River
Director: Richard Laxton
She Stoops to Conquer
Role: Casting Assistant
Director: Lindsay Posner
Talking Heads
Role: Casting Assistant
Director: Sarah Esdaile
The Crucible
Role: Casting Assistant
Director: Tom Morris
The Mother
Role: Casting Assistant
Director: Laurence Boswell
The Voices
Director: Marjane Satrapi
The One That Got Away
Role: Casting Assistant
Director: Laurence Boswell