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John Papsidera

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John Papsidera

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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 becoming a casting director, he was an actor. His casting credits in film include The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Memento, Enchanted, Final Destination, Zombieland, Venom, Jurassic World and The Suicide Squad. Papsidera is also the casting director for the 2025 DC Studios film Superman. On television, his credits include Westworld, The Expanse (seasons 1 and 2), Peacemaker, Wednesday, Yellowstone, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 1). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Papsidera, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

One Attempt Remaining

One Attempt Remaining

ENNot rated

Casting

Man of Tomorrow poster

Man of Tomorrow

EN · 2027Not rated

Casting

F.A.S.T.

2027

F.A.S.T.

EN · 2027Not rated

Casting

The Odyssey poster

The Odyssey

EN · 20268.0

Casting

Mercy poster

Mercy

EN · 20267.1

Casting

Nuremberg poster

Nuremberg

EN · 20257.6

Casting

Superman poster

Superman

EN · 20257.3

Casting

Back in Action poster

Back in Action

EN · 20256.4

Casting

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera poster

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

EN · 20256.6

Casting

Dead of Winter poster

Dead of Winter

EN · 20256.5

Casting

Happy Gilmore 2 poster

Happy Gilmore 2

EN · 20256.5

Casting

Heads of State poster

Heads of State

EN · 20256.8

Casting

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire poster

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

EN · 20246.4

Casting

Lola poster

Lola

EN · 20245.2

Casting

Twisters poster

Twisters

EN · 20246.7

Casting

Cellar Door poster

Cellar Door

EN · 20245.7

Producer, Casting

Saturday Night poster

Saturday Night

EN · 20246.7

Casting

Role Play poster

Role Play

EN · 20236.0

Casting

Oppenheimer poster

Oppenheimer

EN · 20238.0

Casting

To Catch a Killer poster

To Catch a Killer

EN · 20236.8

Casting

Sick Girl poster

Sick Girl

EN · 20234.8

Producer

American Outlaws poster

American Outlaws

EN · 20234.5

Producer, Casting

Girl You Know It's True poster

Girl You Know It's True

DE · 20237.4

Casting

Uncharted poster

Uncharted

EN · 20226.9

Casting

The Last Manhunt poster

The Last Manhunt

EN · 20225.8

Casting

Moonfall poster

Moonfall

EN · 20226.3

Casting

I Want You Back poster

I Want You Back

EN · 20226.3

Casting

Army of the Dead poster

Army of the Dead

EN · 20216.2

Casting

Ghostbusters: Afterlife poster

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

EN · 20217.3

Casting

Reminiscence poster

Reminiscence

EN · 20216.5

Casting

The Suicide Squad poster

The Suicide Squad

EN · 20217.4

Casting

The Colony poster

The Colony

DE · 20215.7

Thanks

Bloodshot poster

Bloodshot

EN · 20206.7

Casting

Tenet poster

Tenet

EN · 20207.2

Casting

Project Power poster

Project Power

EN · 20206.4

Casting

Words on Bathroom Walls poster

Words on Bathroom Walls

EN · 20207.8

Casting

Fanboy poster

Fanboy

EN · 2019Not rated

as Self

Zombieland: Double Tap poster

Zombieland: Double Tap

EN · 20196.9

Casting, Casting Director

Honey Boy poster

Honey Boy

EN · 20197.0

Casting

Jacob's Ladder poster

Jacob's Ladder

EN · 20194.4

Casting Director

A Score to Settle poster

A Score to Settle

EN · 20195.8

Casting

Discarnate poster

Discarnate

EN · 20195.3

Casting

Braking for Whales poster

Braking for Whales

EN · 20193.9

Co-Producer, Casting

Seberg poster

Seberg

EN · 20195.9

Casting

A Dog's Journey poster

A Dog's Journey

EN · 20198.1

Casting

The Darkest Minds poster

The Darkest Minds

EN · 20187.0

Casting

Den of Thieves poster

Den of Thieves

EN · 20186.9

Casting

12 Strong poster

12 Strong

EN · 20186.4

Casting

Life Itself poster

Life Itself

EN · 20187.2

Casting

The Domestics poster

The Domestics

EN · 20186.2

Casting

How It Ends poster

How It Ends

EN · 20185.3

Casting

The Front Runner poster

The Front Runner

EN · 20185.9

Casting

Venom poster

Venom

EN · 20186.8

Casting

Candy Jar poster

Candy Jar

EN · 20186.1

Casting

Dunkirk poster

Dunkirk

EN · 20177.5

Casting

The Fate of the Furious poster

The Fate of the Furious

EN · 20176.8

Casting

Power Rangers poster

Power Rangers

EN · 20176.2

Casting

A Dog's Purpose poster

A Dog's Purpose

EN · 20177.6

Casting

Baywatch poster

Baywatch

EN · 20176.1

Casting

Father Figures poster

Father Figures

EN · 20175.8

Casting

Same Kind of Different as Me poster

Same Kind of Different as Me

EN · 20176.8

Casting

Gods of Egypt poster

Gods of Egypt

EN · 20165.7

Casting

Mojave poster

Mojave

EN · 20165.0

Casting

Alice Through the Looking Glass poster

Alice Through the Looking Glass

EN · 20166.6

Casting

Independence Day: Resurgence poster

Independence Day: Resurgence

EN · 20165.4

Casting

Nerve poster

Nerve

EN · 20167.0

Casting

The Great Wall poster

The Great Wall

EN · 20166.0

Casting

War Dogs poster

War Dogs

EN · 20167.0

Casting

Monster Trucks poster

Monster Trucks

EN · 20166.1

Casting

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies poster

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

EN · 20166.2

Casting

Ben-Hur poster

Ben-Hur

EN · 20165.8

Casting

The World Made Straight poster

The World Made Straight

EN · 20155.6

Casting

Boychoir poster

Boychoir

EN · 20156.8

Casting

Jurassic World poster

Jurassic World

EN · 20156.7

Casting

The Last Witch Hunter poster

The Last Witch Hunter

EN · 20156.0

Casting

Mortdecai poster

Mortdecai

EN · 20155.5

Casting

Point Break poster

Point Break

EN · 20156.0

Casting

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken poster

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken

EN · 20156.0

Casting

Truth poster

Truth

EN · 20156.5

Casting

Interstellar poster

Interstellar

EN · 20148.5

Casting

Haunt poster

Haunt

EN · 20145.3

Casting

Transcendence poster

Transcendence

EN · 20146.1

Casting

Draft Day poster

Draft Day

EN · 20146.7

Casting

Men, Women & Children poster

Men, Women & Children

EN · 20146.5

Casting

Taken 3 poster

Taken 3

EN · 20146.3

Casting

Murder of a Cat poster

Murder of a Cat

EN · 20145.0

Casting

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy poster

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

EN · 20136.8

as Self

Oz the Great and Powerful poster

Oz the Great and Powerful

EN · 20135.9

Casting

Ender's Game poster

Ender's Game

EN · 20136.6

Casting

White House Down poster

White House Down

EN · 20136.5

Casting

The Numbers Station poster

The Numbers Station

EN · 20135.5

Casting

Gangster Squad poster

Gangster Squad

EN · 20136.4

Casting

A Case of You poster

A Case of You

EN · 20135.5

Casting

In a World... poster

In a World...

EN · 20136.3

Casting

Stuck in Love poster

Stuck in Love

EN · 20137.4

Casting, Producer

Casting By poster

Casting By

EN · 20126.9

as Self

The Dark Knight Rises poster

The Dark Knight Rises

EN · 20127.8

Casting

The Grey poster

The Grey

EN · 20126.6

Casting

The Details poster

The Details

EN · 20126.0

Casting

Taken 2 poster

Taken 2

EN · 20126.4

Casting

House at the End of the Street poster

House at the End of the Street

EN · 20125.8

Casting

Premium Rush poster

Premium Rush

EN · 20126.4

Casting

The Raven poster

The Raven

EN · 20126.3

Casting Consultant

Colombiana poster

Colombiana

EN · 20116.7

Casting

Source Code poster

Source Code

EN · 20117.3

Casting

Inception poster

Inception

EN · 20108.4

Casting

The Crazies poster

The Crazies

EN · 20106.3

Casting

Unthinkable poster

Unthinkable

EN · 20106.8

Casting

Life As We Know It poster

Life As We Know It

EN · 20106.9

Casting

Burlesque poster

Burlesque

EN · 20107.2

Casting

Waiting for Forever poster

Waiting for Forever

EN · 20105.9

Casting, Executive Producer

Splice poster

Splice

EN · 20105.9

Casting

Drag Me to Hell poster

Drag Me to Hell

EN · 20096.5

Casting

12 Rounds poster

12 Rounds

EN · 20095.9

Casting

Dragonball Evolution poster

Dragonball Evolution

EN · 20092.9

Casting

Zombieland poster

Zombieland

EN · 20097.3

Casting

The Dark Knight poster

The Dark Knight

EN · 20088.5

Casting

Ghost Town poster

Ghost Town

EN · 20086.5

Casting

The Informers poster

The Informers

EN · 20084.8

Casting

Love Lies Bleeding poster

Love Lies Bleeding

EN · 20086.1

Casting

Primeval poster

Primeval

EN · 20076.2

Casting

Enchanted poster

Enchanted

EN · 20076.9

Casting

The Death and Life of Bobby Z poster

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

EN · 20076.2

Casting

The Girl in the Park poster

The Girl in the Park

EN · 20076.0

Casting

My Super Ex-Girlfriend poster

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

EN · 20065.2

Casting

First Snow poster

First Snow

EN · 20066.1

Casting

Final Destination 3 poster

Final Destination 3

EN · 20066.2

Casting

The Woods poster

The Woods

EN · 20065.8

Casting

The Prestige poster

The Prestige

EN · 20068.2

Casting

Zoom poster

Zoom

EN · 20065.3

Casting

Population 436 poster

Population 436

EN · 20065.8

Casting

Black Christmas poster

Black Christmas

EN · 20065.2

Casting

The Safe Side: Internet Safety poster

The Safe Side: Internet Safety

EN · 20068.0

Casting

Batman Begins poster

Batman Begins

EN · 20057.7

Casting

The Longest Yard poster

The Longest Yard

EN · 20056.7

Casting

The Safe Side: Stranger Safety poster

The Safe Side: Stranger Safety

EN · 20056.0

Casting

Lackawanna Blues poster

Lackawanna Blues

EN · 20055.9

Casting

Catwoman poster

Catwoman

EN · 20044.6

Casting

Club Dread poster

Club Dread

EN · 20045.2

Casting

Secret Window poster

Secret Window

EN · 20046.6

Casting

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London poster

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

EN · 20045.6

Casting

Scary Movie 3 poster

Scary Movie 3

EN · 20036.0

Casting

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star poster

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

EN · 20035.1

Casting

Final Destination 2 poster

Final Destination 2

EN · 20036.3

Casting

Willard poster

Willard

EN · 20036.1

Casting

Agent Cody Banks poster

Agent Cody Banks

EN · 20035.6

Casting

My Boss's Daughter poster

My Boss's Daughter

EN · 20035.1

Casting

Octane poster

Octane

EN · 20035.0

Casting

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd poster

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

EN · 20034.2

Casting

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself poster

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

EN · 20036.7

Casting

Live from Baghdad poster

Live from Baghdad

EN · 20026.7

Casting

Living with the Dead poster

Living with the Dead

EN · 20025.5

Casting

Sorority Boys poster

Sorority Boys

EN · 20025.8

Casting

Slackers poster

Slackers

EN · 20025.2

Casting

Impostor poster

Impostor

EN · 20016.1

Casting Director

The One poster

The One

EN · 20016.1

Casting

What's the Worst That Could Happen? poster

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

EN · 20015.5

Casting

Bubble Boy poster

Bubble Boy

EN · 20015.8

Casting

Memento poster

Memento

EN · 20008.2

Casting

Final Destination poster

Final Destination

EN · 20006.7

Casting

If These Walls Could Talk 2 poster

If These Walls Could Talk 2

EN · 20006.5

Casting

Boiler Room poster

Boiler Room

EN · 20006.7

Casting

The Crow: Salvation poster

The Crow: Salvation

EN · 20005.4

Casting

Idle Hands poster

Idle Hands

EN · 19996.2

Casting

Drop Dead Gorgeous poster

Drop Dead Gorgeous

EN · 19996.5

Casting

Tail Lights Fade poster

Tail Lights Fade

EN · 19994.3

Casting Director

Clubland poster

Clubland

EN · 19993.7

Casting

A Slipping Down Life poster

A Slipping Down Life

EN · 19994.4

Casting

Urban Legend poster

Urban Legend

EN · 19986.1

Casting

Chicago Cab poster

Chicago Cab

EN · 19985.9

Casting

Another Day in Paradise poster

Another Day in Paradise

EN · 19986.2

Casting

Bongwater poster

Bongwater

EN · 19984.8

Casting

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery poster

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

EN · 19976.6

Casting

Anaconda poster

Anaconda

EN · 19975.3

Casting Associate

2 Days in the Valley poster

2 Days in the Valley

EN · 19966.2

Casting

The Net poster

The Net

EN · 19956.1

Casting Associate

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long poster

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

EN · 19956.7

Casting

The Foot Shooting Party poster

The Foot Shooting Party

EN · 19945.2

Casting

Clear and Present Danger poster

Clear and Present Danger

EN · 19946.6

Casting Associate