Donna Belajac, C.S.A LOCATION PRINCIPAL CASTING CREDITS
FEATURES “LET IT SNOW” Jessie Nelson CBS Films “CONCUSSION ” Peter Landesman Sony Pictures “THE LAST WITCH HUNTER” Breck Eisner Lionsgate “BRILLIANCE” Julius Onah Legendary “SOUTHPAW” Antoine Fuqua The Weinstein Company “THE FAULT IN OUR STARS” Josh Boone Twentieth Century Fox “DRAFT DAY” Ivan Reitman Lionsgate “FOXCATCHER” Bennett Miller Annapurna Pictures “CAPTAIN PHILLIPS” Paul Greengrass Columbia Pictures “PROMISED LAND” Gus Van Sant Focus Features “JACK REACHER” Christopher McQuarrie Paramount “FUN SIZE” Josh Schwartz Paramount “WON’T BACK DOWN” Daniel Barnz Walden Media “SUPER 8” J. J. Abrams Paramount “ABDUCTION” John Singleton Lionsgate ‘I AM NUMBER 4” D. J. Caruso Dreamworks “UNSTOPPABLE” Tony Scott Twentieth Century Fox “THE NEXT THREE DAYS” Paul Haggis Lionsgate “LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS” Ed Zwick Twentieth Century Fox “WARRIOR” Gavin O’Connor Lionsgate “IN NORTHWOOD” D.W. Brown Mike Wittlin Productions “MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3-D” Patrick Lussier Lionsgate “SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE” Jim Field Smith Dreamworks ‘FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES” Bob Tinnell Allegheny Image Factory “HOMECOMING” Morgan J. Freeman Paper Street Films “SMART PEOPLE” Noam Murro Groundswell Films “THE HAUNTING HOURS” (add’l) Alex Zamm TH Productions “MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH” Rawson Marshall Thurber Groundswell Films “GRADUATION” Mike Mayer Brightline Films “THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES” Mark Pellington Lakeshore “WONDER BOYS” Curtis Hanson Paramount “DOGMA” Kevin Smith Miramax “OUT IN THE COLD” John Harrison Michael R. Joyce Productions “THE JOURNEY” Harish Saluja New Ray Films
“KINGPIN” Bobby & Peter Farrelly MPCA “DIABOLIQUE” Jeremiah Chechik Morgan Creek “HOUSEGUEST” Randall Miller Caravan Pictures “ROOMMATES” Peter Yates Interscope “MONEY FOR NOTHING” Ramon Menendez Hollywood Pictures “STRIKING DISTANCE” Rowdy Herrington Columbia Pictures “HOFFA” Danny DeVito 20th Century Fox “INNOCENT BLOOD” John Landis Warner Brothers “WATERLAND” Stephen Gyllenhaal Paramount “THE DARK HALF” George Romero Orion Pictures “IRON MAZE” Hiroaki Yoshida Pressman Films “NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD” Tom Savini 21st Century Films “THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS” Jonathan Demme Orion Pictures “TWO EVIL EYES” G. Romero/D. Argento ADC Productions “SIMPLE JUSTICE” Deborah DelPrete Dee Gee Productions “PICKING UP THE PIECES” Dean Tschetter Saratoga Films “THE PRINCE OF PENNSYLVANIA” Ron Nyswaner Nicolas Motion Pictures “MARIA’S LOVERS” Andrei Konchalovsky Cannon Films “FLASHDANCE” Adrian Lyne Paramount
MADE FOR TELEVISION “BANSHEE” (Season 4) O. C. Madsen & others Cinemax “OUTSIDERS” (Pilot/13 Episodes) Adam Bernstein & others WGN “THE CHAIR/HOLLIDAYSBURG” Ana Martemucci Starz “THOSE WHO KILL” (Pilot/10 Episodes) Joe Carnahan & others Fox Television “ELIXIR” Sanaa Hamri ABC Family “LOCKE & KEY” Josh Friedman Fox Television “THREE RIVERS” (Pilot & episode) Dan Attias CBS/Paramount “KILL POINT” (Pilot & 7 episodes) Steve Shill Lionsgate Television “THE GUARDIAN” (Pilot/Episodes) Michael Pressman Columbia Tri-Star “SMITH” Pilot Christopher Chulack Warner Brothers Television “THE WAR THAT MADE AMERICA”* Eric Stange/Ben Loeterman PBS Television “THE PENNSYLVANIA MINERS STORY” David Frankel ABC-TV (Disney) “THE CHRISTMAS TREE” Sally Field ABC-TV (Disney) “BLIND SPOT” Michael Uno CBS-TV “THE FIRE NEXT TIME” Tom McLoughlin CBS-TV “CITIZEN COHN” (Casting Emmy) Frank Pierson HBO “WHAT SHE DOESN’T KNOW” Kevin Dobson NBC-TV “DEAD AND ALIVE” Peter Markle ABC-TV “GUILTY ‘TIL PROVEN INNOCENT” Paul Wendkos NBC-TV “COBB’S LAW” Delbert Mann CBS-TV
“BUMP IN THE NIGHT” Karen Arthur CBS-TV “CRIMINAL JUSTICE” Andy Wolk HBO-TV “THE $10 MILLION GETAWAY” Jim Contner USA CABLE “THE BRIDE IN BLACK” James Goldstone ABC-TV “NO PLACE LIKE HOME” Lee Grant CBS-TV “EQUAL JUSTICE” (Pilot) Thomas Carter ABC-TV “HEART OF STEEL” Donald Wrye ABC-TV
TELEVISION SERIES ‘THOSE WHO KILL” (Season 1) “’THREE RIVERS” “KILL POINT” (8 episodes) “UNSOLVED MYSTERIES” “THE WEST WING” “THE GUARDIAN” “AMERICA’S MOST WANTED” “THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS””
SEARCHES “HEAVEN IS FOR REAL” (found lead role, Colton Burpo, 4/2013) “BEYOND RANGOON” “THREE MEN AND A LITTLE LADY” “THE SANTA CLAUSE” “THREE MEN AND A BABY” “PARADISE” “COP AND A HALF” “THAT NIGHT” “HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS” “ROBOCOP III” “KILLER SAM”
COMMERCIAL SAMPLING* Exxon Meineke Nike/Dicks Vitamin Water Gatorade Subway Haggar Slacks Advair Miller Lite Sprite Disneyworld GE Marathon Oil ESPN Kraft Nike PA Lottery Ford Trucks Hallmark Hershey’s Chocolate Apple iMAC Cartoon Network Chevy McDonald’s Sour Patch Kids Hoover BP K-Mart/Kodak Diet Coke Rolling Rock Pizza Hut Arby’s UPMC USAir Rite Aid PA Lottery Giant Eagle Major League Baseball Chevron *Plus thousands of local and regional commercials for hospitals, banks, restaurants, health insurance companies, grocery stores, etc., since 1980.
CASTING DIRECTOR REFERENCES Denise Chamian Leslee Feldman Vickie Thomas Mary Vernieu Debra Zane David Rubin April Webster Lindsay Chag Joseph Middleton Alyssa Myers Mindy Marin Paul Schnee
PRODUCER REFERENCES (Recent) Michael Beugg Producer: “Draft Day” [email protected] Don Granger Producer: “Jack Reacher” [email protected] Christopher McQuarrie Director: “Jack Reacher” [email protected] Ron Schmidt Producer: “Foxcatcher” ” [email protected] Daniel Barnz Director: “Won’t Back Down” [email protected] Salli Newman Producer: “Elixir” [email protected] Eric McLeod Producer: “Unstoppable” [email protected] Paul Haggis Director” “The Next 3 Days” [email protected] Michael Nozik Producer: “The Next 3 Days” [email protected] John Kelly Producer – “Warrior” [email protected] Patrick Lussier Director – “My Bloody Valentine” [email protected] Carol Fenelon Producer – “Three Rivers” [email protected] Todd Harthan Producer - “Kill Point” [email protected] Bridget Johnson Producer – “Smart People” [email protected] Steve Schill Director – “Kill Point” [email protected] Bill Hill Producer/UPM – “Kill Point” [email protected] Jay Benson Producer – several projects [email protected]
Others on request *Primary Casting Director www.DonnaBelajacCasting.com 4.2015