Lucy Pardee

Lucy Pardee is a researcher and BAFTA-winning casting director. Over a career spanning more than 20 years, Lucy has been drawn to stories that haven’t been told and people who might not otherwise be seen. Known for discovering and nurturing newcomers to the industry, she combines community-facing work with more traditional methods to create fresh perspectives. She is committed to levelling the playing field and improving access to the industry, as well as working with newcomers behind the camera, too.

Lucy cut her teeth in documentary and research, before street-casting the young leads in ATTACK THE BLOCK and FISH TANK firmly opened the door to casting fiction. She is known for her casting on Sarah Gavron’s ROCKS, for which she won a BAFTA, a BIFA and a Semiramis award. Lucy was also BAFTA nominated for her casting on Charlotte Wells’ BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated AFTERSUN, and spent four years working with Jonathan Glazer on the research of the double Oscar-winning ZONE OF INTEREST.  Most recently, the BAFTA-nominated BIRD, her fourth collaboration with Andrea Arnold, earned Lucy a BIFA nomination.

Forthcoming collaborations include Lynne Ramsay’s DIE MY LOVE, Daisy-May Hudson’s LOLLIPOP and Molly Manners’ EXTRA GEOGRAPHY.