Des Hamilton is a London based Casting Director with over 15 years’ experience in film and television. He is particularly well known within the industry for his street-casting methods, often combining professional talent with non-actors for projects. His most notable discoveries – of talent who had never previously acted before – are the BAFTA winning Kathleen McDermott (Mover Callar), Thomas Turgoose (This is England) and Tom Sweet (The Childhood of a Leader).
He has worked on an eclectic mix of projects spanning many different genres. This has meant engaging with a broad range of critically acclaimed directors such as Nicolas Winding Refn, Lynne Ramsay, Gaspar Noe, Saul Dibb, Andrea Arnold, Lone Scherfig and Lars Von Trier.