Brendan McNamara(I)
- Casting Director
- Actor
- Casting Department
Limerick born Casting director Brendan McNamara has been working in casting since
1998. Starting as a runner at Hubbard Casting, Brendan was privileged
to gain experience at one of the worlds premiere casting companies. He
returned to Dublin to complete a degree in Drama and Theatre Studies in
Trinity College Dublin. After finishing his studies Brendan returned to
Hubbard casting working on projects such as 'The Bourne Supremacy,'
'Churchill The Hollywood Years,' 'Silver City, directed by John Sayles
and 'Omagh.' During this time Brendan was also casting assistant for
two series of 'Taggart.' Upon leaving Hubbard Casting Brendan
freelanced for several other casting companies. Working on music videos
for 'The Streets' and 'Franz Ferdinand' and many TV commercial
campaigns. Since Beach Casting's inception in May 2007 the company has
had early success in establishing a name for itself. Working on
projects such As 'Katy Brands Big Ass TV Show' for ITV and 'The Agent'
a British independent feature film directed by Lesley Manning indicates
the reward for working professionally and efficiently for our clients.
More recently Brendan has cast an animated feature film for War Hammer
40K featuring Terence Stamp, Sean Pertwee and John Hurt, 'The Secret
World of Sam King' for BEBO/ Universal Records and the a new campaigns
for, McDonalds, Tesco and VW. Last November Brendan cast Treacle
Junior an independent British feature film directed by Jamie Thraves
staring Aidan Gillen and Tom Fisher. . Brendan also wrote 'Its the
Audition, Stupid!" which was published in 2010 by Pinter and Martin
Publishers.