Nina Gold
| Nina Gold | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nina Gold |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Casting director |
Nina Gold is a casting director known for her work on the HBO series Rome and Game of Thrones. She has also worked as casting director in movies like The Martian, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Solo: A Star Wars Story.[1][2]
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Career
Gold began casting while at university, studying at Christ's College, University of Cambridge.[3] Her first casting job was to recruit extras for an AC/DC music video. After spending several years casting for music videos and commercials, Gold cast a McDonald's commercial directed by Mike Leigh in 1992. Seven years later, Leigh hired Gold to cast Topsy-Turvy, her first major film.[4] Gold has been responsible for the casting of roles in seven of Mike Leigh's films since 1999.
After casting the HBO series Rome,[5] Gold was hired in 2009 by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss to cast a new HBO series, Game of Thrones, alongside Robert Sterne.[6]
Awards and nominations
Gold has won and been nominated for numerous awards for Game of Thrones, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series win in 2015-2016 and 2019 and Emmy nominations for all six seasons.[7] In 2015, she and Sterne were also nominated for an Emmy for casting the miniseries Wolf Hall.[8] In 2014, Gold was nominated for a Casting Society of America award for her work on the film The Theory of Everything.[9] In 2016, Gold was awarded a BAFTA Special Award at the Television Craft Awards for her career in casting for television and film.[10] In 2019, she was nominated for the inaugural BAFTA Award for Best Casting for The Two Popes.[11]
Personal life
Gold's partner is Frank Hewetson, a logistics coordinator for Greenpeace. They have two children together.
Filmography
Selected television credits
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–2007 | Rome | 22 episodes |
| 2008 | John Adams | Miniseries |
| 2011–2019 | Game of Thrones | 73 episodes |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Miniseries |
| 2016–2019 | The Crown | 30 episodes |
| 2017 | Taboo | 8 episodes |
| 2017 | Top of the Lake | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Patrick Melrose | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | The Nevers | 7 episodes |
| 2021 | Landscapers | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | This Is Going to Hurt | 7 episodes |
| 2022 | Bad Sisters | 10 episodes |
| 2022 | Andor | 12 episodes |
| 2022-2023 | Slow Horses | 12 episodes |
Selected film credits
References
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External links
- Nina Gold at the Internet Movie Database
