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]

Career

Gold began casting while at university, studying at Christ's College, University of Cambridge.[3] After casting the HBO series Rome,[4] Gold was hired in 2009 by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss to cast a new HBO series, Game of Thrones, alongside Robert Sterne.[5]

Selected television credits

YearTitleNotes
2005–2007Rome22 episodes
2008John AdamsMiniseries
2011–presentGame of Thrones67 episodes
2015Wolf HallMiniseries
2016The Crown20 episodes
2017–presentTaboo8 episodes

Selected film credits

YearTitleNotes
1997The Borrowers
2002Max (2002 film)
2007Hot Fuzz
2007Mr. Bean's Holiday
2009A Christmas Carol
2011Attack the Block
2010The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
2013Rush
2014The Imitation Game
2014The Theory of Everything
2014Exodus: Gods and Kings
2015The Martian
2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2016Inferno
2017On Chesil Beach
2017Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017The Children Act
2018Solo: A Star Wars Story

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 and 2016 and Emmy nominations for all six seasons.[6] In 2015, she and Sterne were also nominated for an Emmy for casting the miniseries Wolf Hall.[7] In 2014, Gold was nominated for a Casting Society of America award for her work on the film The Theory of Everything.[8] In 2016, Gold was awarded a BAFTA Special Award at the Television Craft Awards for her career in casting for television and film.[9]

Personal life

Gold's life partner is Frank Hewetson, a logistics coordinator for Greenpeace. Their son Joe is 25.

References

  1. ↑ Gilbert, Gerard (April 5, 2014). "Secrets of the casting couch revealed: How to pick the perfect Doctor Who, Margaret Thatcher or Paddington Bear". The Independent. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ Plunkett, John (April 24, 2016). "From Game of Thrones to Star Wars: the casting boss behind TV and movie hits". The Guardian. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ ""The entrepreneurial alternative to corporate life - join three Christ's Alumnae who run their own companies."". Christ's College, Cambridge. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  4. ↑ Bingley, Charlie (August 3, 2016). "The Game of Thrones Cast That Could Have Been". HBO. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (April 15, 2016). "Game of Thrones Casting Director Nina Gold to Receive BAFTA Award". Variety. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Game of Thrones". Emmys.com. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ Street, Jacob (July 16, 2015). "2015 Emmy Nominees: Game of Thrones And Mad Men Lead The Chase". Inquisitr. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ Bloom, David (September 22, 2014). "Casting Society Artios Awards Nominees Announced; Rob Marshall, Ellen Lewis To Receive Special Honors". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Nina Gold: Special Award 2016". BAFTA. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
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