Heather Basten is an English casting director for Film, TV & Theatre. She is best known for casting the A24/Showtime, International Emmy® nominated TV series DREAMING WHILST BLACK.

Heather has cast for notable directors and producers such as James Watkins, Jada Pinkett Smith, Rob Savage, Luca Guadagnino, Darren Aronofsky, Koby Adom and more. Recent works include SPEAK NO EVIL for Universal/Blumhouse, the BIFA-winning stone age film THE ORIGIN; the sophomore feature from UK producer Oliver Kassman (Saint Maud), and US feature HOUSE OF SPOILS for Amazon Studios/Blumhouse.

Theatre Casting Includes: Harold Pinter’s THE HOMECOMING for The Young Vic, directed by Matthew Dunster, The Alfred Fagon Award winning play RED PITCH, as well as FAIR PLAY for The Bush & Sonia Friedman Productions, and GOD OF CARNAGE at Lyric Hammersmith.

Past casting associate credits include Netflix’s THE END OF THE F**KING WORLD and Robert Egger’s THE LIGHTHOUSE starring Willem Dafoe & Robert Pattinson.