Heather Basten is a Royal Television Society nominated casting director for Film, TV & Theatre. She is best known for casting the A24/Showtime, Emmy® nominated TV series DREAMING WHILST BLACK.

Heather has cast for notable TV, Film and Theatre directors and producers such as James Watkins, Jada Pinkett Smith, Luca Guadagnino, Liesl Tommy and more. Recent casting work include “SPEAK NO EVIL” for Universal/Blumhouse, Harold Pinter’s “THE HOMECOMING” for The Young Vic, “BARCELONA” for Duke of York’s, and “HOARD” for BBC Film, which won the critics award at the 38th Venice Film Festival.

She is a member of the Casting Directors Guild UK, and the Casting Society of America.