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Nina Gold
Casting director
Nina Gold is a casting director known for her work on the HBO series Rome and Game of Thrones and the Netflix series The Crown. She has also worked as casting director in movies like The Martian, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Solo: A Star Wars Story.[1][2]
Nina Gold | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nina Gold |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Casting director |
Gold began casting while at university, studying at Christ's College, University of Cambridge.[3] Her first casting job was to recruit extras for an AC/DC music video. After spending several years casting for music videos and commercials, Gold cast a McDonald's commercial directed by Mike Leigh in 1992. Seven years later, Leigh hired Gold to cast Topsy-Turvy, her first major film.[4] Gold has been responsible for the casting of roles in seven of Mike Leigh's films since 1999.
After casting the HBO series Rome,[5] Gold was hired in 2009 by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss to cast a new HBO series, Game of Thrones, alongside Robert Sterne.[6]
Gold has won and been nominated for numerous awards for Game of Thrones, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series win in 2015-2016 and 2019 and Emmy nominations for all six seasons.[7] In 2015, she and Sterne were also nominated for an Emmy for casting the miniseries Wolf Hall.[8] In 2014, Gold was nominated for a Casting Society of America award for her work on the film The Theory of Everything.[9] In 2016, Gold was awarded a BAFTA Special Award at the Television Craft Awards for her career in casting for television and film.[10] In 2019, she was nominated for the inaugural BAFTA Award for Best Casting for The Two Popes.[11]
Gold's partner is Frank Hewetson, a logistics coordinator for Greenpeace. They have two children together.
Selected television credits
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–2007 | Rome | 22 episodes |
| 2008 | John Adams | Miniseries |
| 2011–2019 | Game of Thrones | 73 episodes |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Miniseries |
| 2016–2019 | The Crown | 30 episodes |
| 2017 | Taboo | 8 episodes |
| 2017 | Top of the Lake | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Patrick Melrose | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | The Nevers | 7 episodes |
| 2021 | Landscapers | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | This Is Going to Hurt | 7 episodes |
| 2022 | Bad Sisters | 10 episodes |
| 2022 | Andor | 12 episodes |
| 2022-2023 | Slow Horses | 12 episodes |
| 2024- | 3 Body Problem | 8 episodes |
Selected film credits
- Gilbert, Gerard (April 5, 2014). "Secrets of the casting couch revealed: How to pick the perfect Doctor Who, Margaret Thatcher or Paddington Bear". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- Plunkett, John (April 24, 2016). "From Game of Thrones to Star Wars: the casting boss behind TV and movie hits". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ""The entrepreneurial alternative to corporate life - join three Christ's Alumnae who run their own companies."". Christ's College, Cambridge. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- Elmhirst, Sophie (26 April 2018). "From Game of Thrones to The Crown: the woman who turns actors into stars". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- Bingley, Charlie (August 3, 2016). "The Game of Thrones Cast That Could Have Been". HBO. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- Barraclough, Leo (April 15, 2016). "Game of Thrones Casting Director Nina Gold to Receive BAFTA Award". Variety. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- "Game of Thrones". Emmys.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- Street, Jacob (July 16, 2015). "2015 Emmy Nominees: Game of Thrones And Mad Men Lead The Chase". Inquisitr. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- Bloom, David (September 22, 2014). "Casting Society Artios Awards Nominees Announced; Rob Marshall, Ellen Lewis To Receive Special Honors". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- "Nina Gold: Special Award 2016". BAFTA. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- "Film in 2020". BAFTA. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- Ntim, Zac (2024-02-02). "Back To Black Trailer: Marisa Abela Is Amy Winehouse In Sam Taylor-Johnson's Musical Biopic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2024-02-02.