Merseyside Casting Agencies

MERSEYSIDE CASTING AGENCIES

Company Name: Alan Hamilton Management Contact Name: Alan Hamilton Tel: 01744 677122 Website: www.alanhamilton.co.uk Email: [email protected]

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Liverpool and UK wide based talent available. We represent featured artistes only (no child actors or background artistes, no walk ons). Our actors have won featured parts incl. leads and support leads on many top TV dramas, many filmed in Liverpool. TV wins notably incl: Emerald City NBC & 5Star, Peaky Blinders BBC2, White Gold BBC2, Midwinter of the spirit ITV1, Little Boy Blue ITV1, Intergalactic Sky1, The Crown Netflix, Tin Star Sky Atlantic, Emmerdale ITV1, The Window ZDF & Fuji TV, Anne ITV1, Anthony BBC1, 4 o’clock club CBBC, Crimewatch Roadshow BBC1 and many more. Commercial wins incl: McDonalds, Nintendo, Safestyle, Bensons for Beds, Iceland, Asda, Maltesers, Marie Curie, G-Plan, Comic Relief 2017, Specsavers, Pukka Pies, United Utilities, Co-op Bank, Redrow Homes, Warburtons with Robert De Niro, American Golf, Utilitywise. Internationally filmed adverts incl. Germany shoot for Kaufland, South African shoot for Trivento wine idents. Radio Commercials incl: Merseytravel, Smart Life, American Golf for Talksport. Stage wins incl. clients at venues like: Liverpool Royal Court, The Brindley Runcorn, St Helens Theatre Royal, Southport Theatre, The Lowry, Epstein Theatre Liverpool etc. Key talent incl. leading actors and established talent e.g. Tricia Penrose (Heartbeat), Dean Sullivan (Brookside), Nick Cochrane (Coronation St), Scott Wright (Coronation St), Steven Woodcock (Only Fools and Horses), Sue Hodge (Allo Allo) etc.

We have a broad mix of jobbing actors with good experience and we work with some of the best local talent incl. many Merseysiders. We are very proud to have helped so many Liverpool actors get their first major breaks for stage and screen. Our M.D has worked with drama producers and produced documentaries for History Channel, managed TV presenters etc. and has a good understanding of producer and casting needs. We work closely with LIPA and top acting schools to offer great new talent along with super established clients. Our clients have been booked to film in Berlin and Budapest, Chester and Cape Town, Liverpool and London etc.

We have worked with some of the biggest casting directors and producers on some of the biggest productions in Liverpool in the past few years.

Company Name: EKA Actor Management Contact Name: Maria Lawrence Tel: 01925 761 087 Website: www.eka-agency.com Address: The Warehouse Studios, Glaziers Lane, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 4AQ

Additional Information: A division of EuroKids & Adults Agency, EKA actor management represents experienced and professional child and adult actors, presenters and voice-over artists for main and featured roles in TV, film, commercial and corporate projects. We specialise in Northern based actors but represent a range of quality actors throughout the UK. Our TV & Film casting department has recently expanded to

incorporate three fully equipped casting studios, which are available for complimentary hire to clients. We are one of the North West's largest agencies with a team of 17 friendly and efficient staff. We also represent chaperones and tutors to ensure your filming runs smoothly. We have an in-house licensing department to ensure all children are licensed on your behalf. Credits inc: Anthony in Millions (Mission Pictures), Joshua Peacock in Coronation Street, Jodie in Shameless, Luke Dingle in Emmerdale, Ryan in Von Trapped, Darryl Clutterbuck in Cutting It, main role in Heinz TVC, Presenter in Activate Educational Video & many more. EKA management is part of EuroKids Limited.

Company Name: Eurokids & Adults International Casting & Model Agency Contact Name: Rebecca Keeley Tel: 01925 761088 Website: www.eka-agency.com Address: The Warehouse Studios, Glaziers Lane, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 4AQ

Additional Information: We are one of the North West's largest agencies with a team of 20 friendly and efficient staff incorporating 8 in house full time booking agents. We are currently ranking No 1 agent with IMDB. We have a large database of reliable & experienced extras, supporting and main artists, from newborn to 85 years of all nationalities, to cover all aspects of filming from crowd scenes to special skills in the North West region. Our TV & Film casting department has recently expanded to incorporate three fully equipped casting studios which are available for complimentary hire to clients. We also represent chaperones and tutors to ensure your filming runs smoothly. We have an in-house licensing department to ensure all children are licensed on your behalf. Television Commercials include : ASDA, Tesco, Iceland, Morrisons, JJB Sports, McDonalds, Persil, Carcraft, AA, Nike, RAC, Furby, CO-OP, Bold 2 in 1, HP Sauce, Safeways, EasyJet, GHD, Marks & Spencer, Comet ,Comfort, Park Hampers, NIKE, Shreddies, Zurich Insurance, Kingsmill, Scholl, Daewoo, Mitsubishi, EuroCamps, Clarks, Adidas, Matalan, Tunes, George Foreman Grill, Muller Light, Heinz Salad Cream, DFS, Carex, United Utilities, Johnson & Johnson, Nickelodeon, UK GOLD, Cadbury’s, Unison, Lotto, Alton Towers, Pontin’s, Sunny Delight and many more.

Company Name: Extra Special Casting Agency Contact Name: Ray Hilton Tel: 0151 427 1910 Address: PO BOX 10, Garston, Liverpool, L19 2RD Additional Information: We provide extras for TV & Film, We are one of the largest entertainment agencies in the North West. Members of the Entertainment agents association Non Stop Entertainment, we have been in business for 21 years.

Company Name: Harmony Casting Contact Name: Michelle Potts and Carolyn Armstrong Tel: 07527675291, 07976095801 Email: [email protected] Website: www.harmonycasting.co.uk Address: Livewire Dance Studio, Old Elliot Clarke Building. 77a Renshaw Street, Liverpool

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Harmony Casting Drama Workshops and Casting Agency Liverpool, was founded in 2011. It was set up initially to provide children with a place to explore drama and opportunities to attend castings.

We have grown rapidly over the years and now proudly supply television companies, film producers, casting directors and various other media organisations with our talented portfolio of actors.

We have worked with large orginsations such as BT Sport, Hollyoaks, Liverpool FC, Gaviscon, The Crown, Peaky Blinders and many more.

This is an exciting time to join us as we now have weekly drama workshops in Liverpool and Sefton and are still expanding rapidly.

Company Name: Lamont Drama School and Casting Agency Contact Name: Diane Lamont Tel: 07736387543 Email: [email protected] Website: www.lamontcasting.co.uk Address: 2 Harewood Avenue, Ainsdale, Southport, PR8 2PH Additional Information: Lamont Casting is one of the leading children's agencies in the North-west providing talented young actors (4-18) for main parts or (4-25) for extra work in film, television, theatre and commercial work. All actors are auditioned and chosen for their talent, professional attitude and reliability. We can also provide fully qualified, experienced chaperones. Casting facilities available and drama workshops can be arranged free of charge.

Company Name: Lindsay Casting & Drama School Contact Name: Sandi or Nikki Tel: 01704 550 847 Address: 546 Liverpool Road, Ainsdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3BG Additional Information: Provides actors, singers, dancers and models (age range 3 - 93) Also supplies cameramen and photographers. Credits include: Brookside, Hollyoaks, Backbeat, Liverpool 1, BBC David Copperfield, various commercials and corporates.

Company Name: Odyssey Talent Agency Contact Name: Rachel Jacques Tel: 0151 662 0297 Website: www.odysseytalent.co.uk Email: [email protected]

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Odyssey Talent is an agency that represents Models, Film/TV stars, Talent and Promotion staff for a diverse range on clients across the UK. We work closely with various producers in both Film and TV to understand their objectives and provide appropriate casting options to join their project. Our energetic and creative team are always available to assist and provide helpful insights.

Company Name: RbA Management Contact Name: Lucy Fiori & Susan Cormack Tel: 0151 708 7273 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.rbamanagement.co.uk Address: 37-45 Windsor Street, Liverpool, L8 1XE Additional Information: RbA Management was established back in 1995 and has grown to become Liverpool’s leading actors agency. We stand by our motto "We represent what you're looking for" and like Liverpool, we are vibrant and diverse! We represent professional actors who have worked in theatre, TV, film, radio, voice-over and feature length movies for clients such as ITV, The BBC, 20th Century Fox, Tesco, Primark, Mercedes, Yorkshire TV, BT, Greenflag, Liverpool Everyman/Playhouse, The New Vic, Bill Kenwright Productions, Liverpool's Royal Court and many more. Moreover, many of our actors are skilled musicians, writers, directors and dramatists who frequently create their own work. If you are a Casting Director looking to host auditions we also have access to rehearsal space.

Company Name: RedBook Casting Contact Name: Natalie James Tel No: 07389 134 200 Website: www.redbookcasting.co.uk Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Additional Information: RedBook Casting is a Casting and Talent Agency based in the North West of England and located in Liverpool. We are a friendly and dynamic business and offer a bespoke service. We cast mainly for TV and film but we also have clients who are very experienced in theatre too. We always do our best to use our local contacts with the TV, film and music industry to find just the right actors and musicians for any Production and are very happy to go the extra mile. We have many contacts within the local performance community built up over many years and use this as a great resource when looking for the right people for any project.

Company Name: Yula Casting Contact Name: Chros & Sherril Parsons Tel: 0151 494 9457 / 0795 657 5816 Website: http://yula.biz/ Address: 31 Alresford Road, Aigburth, Liverpool, Merseyside, L19 3Q2 Additional Information: We have represented actors in Brookside, Hollyoaks, Grange Hill, Dream Team, Footballers Wives, etc. and in many local theatre productions. We have available a wealth of talented young actors (aged 5-20) trained to high standard at the connected Drama School. Can host and run audition workshops at small studios - larger premises also available for visiting directors.