Profile

Name

Poppy Apter

Email Address

assistant@horancasting.com

Job Title

Casting Assistant

IMDB

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Biography

Poppy is a Scottish casting professional currently working as a freelance assistant for Julia Horan. Poppy has also worked with Casting Directors Jessica Ronane, Nina Gold, Jina Jay, Fiona Weir, Jim Arnold & Nicholas Hockaday. She trained on the National Film and Television School’s Casting Certificate, as well as at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She recently cast short film Drowning for Cut+Roll Films, executive produced by Nicholas Pinnock.

Notable Projects

Theatre as Casting Assistant for Julia Horan: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Sonia Friedman Productions); Archduke (Royal Court); Romeo & Juliet (Empire Street Productions); John Proctor is the Villain (Royal Court); Jaja’s African Hair Braiding (Lyric Hammersmith).

Theatre as Casting Assistant for Jessica Ronane: The Lady from the Sea (The Bridge Theatre); Stranger Things: The First Shadow [3x casts] (Sonia Friedman Productions); The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (SHP / Chichester Festival Theatre); Grace Pervades (SHP / Theatre Royal Bath); The Little Foxes (SHP / Young Vic); People, Places and Things (SHP / National Theatre Productions); Every Brilliant Thing, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Ulster American (SHP); A Mirror (SHP / Almeida Theatre).Theatre as Casting Assistant for Jim Arnold: Wicked (Playful Productions).

Television as Casting Assistant for Nina Gold: Lord of the Flies (BBC / Eleven Film)

Film as Casting Assistant for Fiona Weir: The Lost Children of Tuam (Element Pictures); Next Life (42)

Television as Casting Assistant for Jina Jay: The Perfect Couple (Netflix)

Short Film as Casting Director: Drowning (Cut + Roll Films); Printed in GrayThe Call (London Film School); Baldy Bastards (National Film & Television School)

Specialisations

Theatre, Musical Theatre, TV, Film, Children's Casting

Office Location

London

Geographical Experience

UK, Ireland

Membership Type

Probationary Member