Podcast appearances and mentions of louise kiely casting

Ever since Normal people exploded onto our screens over lockdown we have become obsessed with Connell and Marianne. It takes a very special talent to find the perfect actors to play iconic characters like these and Louise Kiely casting director has this talent in abundance. She joined Sinéad for a chat about normal people, what the casting room is like and discovering some of the biggest Irish actors who are now Hollywood stars See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ali Jones is back talking to our best-loved creatives about how they caught their breaks. This week Ali chats to the Casting Director of BBC's Normal People, Louise Kiely. Louise trained in law and worked as an actor before founding Louise Kiely Casting in Ireland. She talks to Ali about hunting for the 'right fit' - from Rory McIlroy child lookalikes for commercials, to the talents of Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal. This WDIAGR episode is sponsored by Pearson.  

I chatted with Louise Kiely who cast Normal People. We were in college together and I thought it would be interesting to chat about the process of casting a series like normal people and how it feels when performances like the two lead actors in the series are so praised by everyone. I ask some general questions about casting also. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Louise Kiely has a Degree in Law from University College Cork. She went on to train at The Gaiety School of Acting. She was an Actor for a period before setting up Louise Kiely Casting in 2005. Since then, Louise has been casting some of Ireland’s biggest TV, Film and Commercial projects including What Richard […] La entrada Louise Kiely plays Personality Bingo with Tom Moran se publicó primero en Headstuff.

Louise has a Degree in Law from University College Cork.  She then trained at The Gaiety School of Acting. She was an Actor for a short period before setting up Louise Kiely Casting in 2005. Louise Kiely Casting provides an efficient and innovative service combining our creative and administrative talents. Louise has worked on the following projects over the years include: 32A, Death of a Superhero, Parked, and Redwater for the BBC. Her more recent projects include: What Richard Did, Sing Street, Irish casting for The Lobster, and the upcoming Handsome Devil. 

Louise Kiely is one of Ireland’s leading casting directors. She graduated from University College Cork with a Degree in Law. Lousie then trained at The Gaiety School of Acting. She was an actor for a short period before setting up Louise Kiely Casting in 2005 and has since cast a number of up-and-coming Irish actors in successful films, including Jack Reynor in What Richard Did, the BBC series Quirke as well as the Irish casting on Ripper Street and The Sea.