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John Papsidera

John Papsidera

ProductionProducerCrewActor 1989–2027 (38 year career)
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Biography

John Papsidera is a casting director based in Los Angeles, California. He is known for his film and television work, especially with some of the industry's most successful directors, including Christopher Nolan, Ruben Fleischer, Jason Reitman, Roland Emmerich, and James Gunn. Backstage described him as Nolan's "go-to casting director." He has received sixteen Artios Awards nominations and has won four times. He has also been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy awards and has won twice. Before be…

Known For

Interstellar
Film

Interstellar

Casting
The Dark Knight
Film

The Dark Knight

Casting
Inception
Film

Inception

Casting
The Prestige
Film

The Prestige

Casting
Memento
Film

Memento

Casting
The Dark Knight Rises
Film

The Dark Knight Rises

Casting
Batman Begins
Film

Batman Begins

Casting
Oppenheimer
Film

Oppenheimer

Casting

Filmography

Crew (209)

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Movies (180)

Man of Tomorrow

Man of Tomorrow

2027 Upcoming

Casting

Jul 7

F.A.S.T.

F.A.S.T.

2027 Upcoming

Casting

Apr 22

Mercy

Mercy

2026

Casting

7.1
The Odyssey

The Odyssey

2026 Upcoming

Casting

Jul 15

Superman

Superman

2025

Casting

7.3
Nuremberg

Nuremberg

2025

Casting

7.4
Heads of State

Heads of State

2025

Casting

6.8
Dead of Winter

Dead of Winter

2025

Casting

6.4
Back in Action

Back in Action

2025

Casting

6.4
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

2025

Casting

6.6
Happy Gilmore 2

Happy Gilmore 2

2025

Casting

6.6
Twisters

Twisters

2024

Casting

6.8
Lola

Lola

2024

Casting

4.7
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2024

Casting

6.5
Saturday Night

Saturday Night

2024

Casting

6.7
Cellar Door

Cellar Door

2024

Casting

5.8
Cellar Door

Cellar Door

2024

Producer

5.8
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023

Casting

8.0
Role Play

Role Play

2023

Casting

6.0
To Catch a Killer

To Catch a Killer

2023

Casting

6.9
American Outlaws

American Outlaws

2023

Casting Director

4.3
American Outlaws

American Outlaws

2023

Producer

4.3
Sick Girl

Sick Girl

2023

Producer

4.8
Girl You Know It's True

Girl You Know It's True

2023

Casting

7.3
Uncharted

Uncharted

2022

Casting

6.9
Moonfall

Moonfall

2022

Casting

6.2
The Last Manhunt

The Last Manhunt

2022

Casting

5.8
I Want You Back

I Want You Back

2022

Casting

6.3
The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad

2021

Casting

7.5
Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

Casting

7.3
Army of the Dead

Army of the Dead

2021

Casting

6.2
Reminiscence

Reminiscence

2021

Casting

6.5
The Colony

The Colony

2021

Thanks

5.7
Tenet

Tenet

2020

Casting

7.2
Bloodshot

Bloodshot

2020

Casting

6.7
Project Power

Project Power

2020

Casting

6.4
Words on Bathroom Walls

Words on Bathroom Walls

2020

Casting

7.8
Discarnate

Discarnate

2019

Casting

5.3
Zombieland: Double Tap

Zombieland: Double Tap

2019

Casting

6.9
Zombieland: Double Tap

Zombieland: Double Tap

2019

Casting Director

6.9
A Dog's Journey

A Dog's Journey

2019

Casting

8.1
Seberg

Seberg

2019

Casting

5.9
Honey Boy

Honey Boy

2019

Casting

7.0
A Score to Settle

A Score to Settle

2019

Casting

5.8
Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder

2019

Casting Director

4.4
Braking for Whales

Braking for Whales

2019

Casting

3.9
Braking for Whales

Braking for Whales

2019

Co-Producer

3.9
Venom

Venom

2018

Casting

6.8
12 Strong

12 Strong

2018

Casting

6.3
The Domestics

The Domestics

2018

Casting

6.1
Den of Thieves

Den of Thieves

2018

Casting

6.9
The Darkest Minds

The Darkest Minds

2018

Casting

7.0
How It Ends

How It Ends

2018

Casting

5.3
Candy Jar

Candy Jar

2018

Casting

6.1
The Front Runner

The Front Runner

2018

Casting

5.9
Life Itself

Life Itself

2018

Casting

7.2
Dunkirk

Dunkirk

2017

Casting

7.5
The Fate of the Furious

The Fate of the Furious

2017

Casting

6.9
Baywatch

Baywatch

2017

Casting

6.1
Power Rangers

Power Rangers

2017

Casting

6.3
A Dog's Purpose

A Dog's Purpose

2017

Casting

7.6
Father Figures

Father Figures

2017

Casting

5.8
Same Kind of Different as Me

Same Kind of Different as Me

2017

Casting

6.8
The Great Wall

The Great Wall

2016

Casting

6.0
War Dogs

War Dogs

2016

Casting

6.9
Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence

2016

Casting

5.4
Gods of Egypt

Gods of Egypt

2016

Casting

5.7
Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016

Casting

6.6
Monster Trucks

Monster Trucks

2016

Casting

6.1
Nerve

Nerve

2016

Casting

7.0
Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

2016

Casting

5.8
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

2016

Casting

6.2
Mojave

Mojave

2016

Casting

5.0
Mortdecai

Mortdecai

2015

Casting

5.5
Jurassic World

Jurassic World

2015

Casting

6.7
The Last Witch Hunter

The Last Witch Hunter

2015

Casting

6.0
Point Break

Point Break

2015

Casting

6.0
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken

2015

Casting

6.0
Truth

Truth

2015

Casting

6.5
The World Made Straight

The World Made Straight

2015

Casting

5.5
Boychoir

Boychoir

2015

Casting

6.8
Interstellar

Interstellar

2014

Casting

8.5
Taken 3

Taken 3

2014

Casting

6.3
Transcendence

Transcendence

2014

Casting

6.1
Men, Women & Children

Men, Women & Children

2014

Casting

6.5
Draft Day

Draft Day

2014

Casting

6.7
Murder of a Cat

Murder of a Cat

2014

Casting

5.0
Haunt

Haunt

2014

Casting

5.3
Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz the Great and Powerful

2013

Casting

5.9
White House Down

White House Down

2013

Casting

6.5
Gangster Squad

Gangster Squad

2013

Casting

6.4
Ender's Game

Ender's Game

2013

Casting

6.6
Stuck in Love

Stuck in Love

2013

Casting

7.4
A Case of You

A Case of You

2013

Casting

5.6
The Numbers Station

The Numbers Station

2013

Casting

5.5
In a World...

In a World...

2013

Casting

6.3
The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

2012

Casting

7.8
Taken 2

Taken 2

2012

Casting

6.4
House at the End of the Street

House at the End of the Street

2012

Casting

5.8
The Grey

The Grey

2012

Casting

6.6
Premium Rush

Premium Rush

2012

Casting

6.3
The Raven

The Raven

2012

Casting Consultant

6.3
The Details

The Details

2012

Casting

6.0
Colombiana

Colombiana

2011

Casting

6.6
Source Code

Source Code

2011

Casting

7.3
Inception

Inception

2010

Casting

8.4
Burlesque

Burlesque

2010

Casting

7.2
Life As We Know It

Life As We Know It

2010

Casting

6.9
Unthinkable

Unthinkable

2010

Casting

6.8
Splice

Splice

2010

Casting

5.9
The Crazies

The Crazies

2010

Casting

6.3
Waiting for Forever

Waiting for Forever

2010

Casting

5.9
Waiting for Forever

Waiting for Forever

2010

Executive Producer

5.9
Zombieland

Zombieland

2009

Casting

7.3
Drag Me to Hell

Drag Me to Hell

2009

Casting

6.5
12 Rounds

12 Rounds

2009

Casting

5.9
Dragonball Evolution

Dragonball Evolution

2009

Casting

2.9
The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

2008

Casting

8.5
Ghost Town

Ghost Town

2008

Casting

6.5
The Informers

The Informers

2008

Casting

4.8
Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding

2008

Casting

6.1
Enchanted

Enchanted

2007

Casting

6.8
Primeval

Primeval

2007

Casting

6.1
The Death and Life of Bobby Z

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

2007

Casting

6.1
The Girl in the Park

The Girl in the Park

2007

Casting

6.0
The Prestige

The Prestige

2006

Casting

8.2
Final Destination 3

Final Destination 3

2006

Casting

6.1
Zoom

Zoom

2006

Casting

5.3
My Super Ex-Girlfriend

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

2006

Casting

5.1
Black Christmas

Black Christmas

2006

Casting

5.2
First Snow

First Snow

2006

Casting

6.1
The Woods

The Woods

2006

Casting

5.7
Population 436

Population 436

2006

Casting

5.8
The Safe Side: Internet Safety

The Safe Side: Internet Safety

2006

Casting

6.0
Batman Begins

Batman Begins

2005

Casting

7.7
The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard

2005

Casting

6.7
The Safe Side: Stranger Safety

The Safe Side: Stranger Safety

2005

Casting

6.0
Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

2005

Casting

5.8
Secret Window

Secret Window

2004

Casting

6.6
Catwoman

Catwoman

2004

Casting

4.6
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

2004

Casting

5.6
Club Dread

Club Dread

2004

Casting

5.2
Scary Movie 3

Scary Movie 3

2003

Casting

6.0
Willard

Willard

2003

Casting

6.1
Final Destination 2

Final Destination 2

2003

Casting

6.3
Agent Cody Banks

Agent Cody Banks

2003

Casting

5.5
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

2003

Casting

4.1
Octane

Octane

2003

Casting

5.1
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

2003

Casting

5.1
My Boss's Daughter

My Boss's Daughter

2003

Casting

5.0
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

2003

Casting

6.7
Sorority Boys

Sorority Boys

2002

Casting

5.7
Slackers

Slackers

2002

Casting

5.2
Living with the Dead

Living with the Dead

2002

Casting

5.3
Live from Baghdad

Live from Baghdad

2002

Casting

6.7
The One

The One

2001

Casting

6.1
Bubble Boy

Bubble Boy

2001

Casting

5.7
Impostor

Impostor

2001

Casting Director

6.1
What's the Worst That Could Happen?

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

2001

Casting

5.5
Memento

Memento

2000

Casting

8.2
Final Destination

Final Destination

2000

Casting

6.6
Boiler Room

Boiler Room

2000

Casting

6.7
The Crow: Salvation

The Crow: Salvation

2000

Casting

5.5
If These Walls Could Talk 2

If These Walls Could Talk 2

2000

Casting

6.5
Drop Dead Gorgeous

Drop Dead Gorgeous

1999

Casting

6.4
Idle Hands

Idle Hands

1999

Casting

6.2
Clubland

Clubland

1999

Casting

1.0
Tail Lights Fade

Tail Lights Fade

1999

Casting Director

4.0
A Slipping Down Life

A Slipping Down Life

1999

Casting

4.0
Urban Legend

Urban Legend

1998

Casting

5.7
Chicago Cab

Chicago Cab

1998

Casting

5.6
Another Day in Paradise

Another Day in Paradise

1998

Casting

6.2
Bongwater

Bongwater

1998

Casting

4.7
Anaconda

Anaconda

1997

Casting Associate

5.3
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1997

Casting

6.6
2 Days in the Valley

2 Days in the Valley

1996

Casting

6.2
The Net

The Net

1995

Casting Associate

6.0
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

1995

Casting

6.2
Clear and Present Danger

Clear and Present Danger

1994

Casting Associate

6.6
The Foot Shooting Party

The Foot Shooting Party

1994

Casting

5.0