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Avy Kaufman

  • Casting Director
  • Casting Department
  • Producer
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Avy Kaufman
Avy Kaufman is known for Brokeback Mountain (2005), Sentimental Value (2025) and Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005).
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    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 16 wins & 69 nominations total

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    Known for

    Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain (2005)
    Brokeback Mountain
    7.7
    • Casting Director
    • 2005
    Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning, Renate Reinsve, and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in Sentimental Value (2025)
    Sentimental Value
    7.7
    • Casting Director
    • 2025
    Josh Hutcherson and Jonah Bobo in Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
    Zathura: A Space Adventure
    6.3
    • Casting Director
    • 2005
    Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
    6.9
    • Casting Director
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Casting Director

    • Company
      • casting director
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
      • Casting Director
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
      • Casting Director
      • Completed
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2026
    • Vivien & The Florist
      • casting director
      • Post-production
    • Tumor
      • casting director
      • Post-production
    • NDA
      • casting director
      • Post-production
    • Lincoln in the Bardo
      • Casting Director
      • Filming
    • Gold Mountain
      • casting by
      • Post-production
    • Crossing Borders
      • Casting Director
      • Pre-production
    • Callback
      • Casting Director
      • Post-production
    • Black Palace
      • Casting Director
      • Post-production
    • (Saint) Peter
      • Casting Director
      • Post-production
    • Borges and Me (2026)
      Borges and Me
      8.2
      • Casting Director
      • 2026
    • Richard Gere, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Fassbender, and Jodie Turner-Smith in The Agency (2024)
      The Agency
      7.5
      TV Series
      • casting by
      • Casting Director
      • 2024–2026
    • Happy Hours (2026)
      Happy Hours
      8.8
      • Casting Director
      • 2026
    • Rain Reign
      7.2
      • Casting Director
      • 2026
    • Rami Malek in The Man I Love (2026)
      The Man I Love
      5.3
      • Casting Director
      • 2026
    • Mallori Johnson and Kara Young in Is God Is (2026)
      Is God Is
      6.5
      • casting by
      • 2026
    • Halle Berry, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, and Barry Keoghan in Crime 101 (2026)
      Crime 101
      6.8
      • Casting Director
      • 2026
    • Petra Biondina Volpe, Rob Morgan, Kingsley Ben-Adir, and Rob Baker Ashton in Frank & Louis (2026)
      Frank & Louis
      6.7
      • Casting Director
      • 2026
    • Andrew McCarthy, Debby Ryan, and Drew Van Acker in Orion (2025)
      Orion
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey in Task (2025)
      Task
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • The Tiger (2025)
      The Tiger
      5.3
      Short
      • casting by
      • 2025
    • Andy Garcia, Steve Zahn, Marshawn Lynch, Samara Weaving, and Karl Glusman in Eenie Meanie (2025)
      Eenie Meanie
      5.9
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning, Renate Reinsve, and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in Sentimental Value (2025)
      Sentimental Value
      7.7
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • The Weeknd, Barry Keoghan, and Jenna Ortega in Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025)
      Hurry Up Tomorrow
      4.2
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Dope Thief (2025)
      Dope Thief
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2025

    Casting Department

    • Joel Edgerton in Train Dreams (2025)
      Train Dreams
      7.5
      • casting by: CSA
      • 2025
    • Max Casella and Kate Arrington in The White Rabbit (2024)
      The White Rabbit
      7.4
      Short
      • casting
      • 2024
    • Cate Blanchett, Charles Dance, and Nikki Amuka-Bird in Rumours (2024)
      Rumours
      4.8
      • casting: CSA
      • 2024
    • David Costabile, Jeffrey DeMunn, Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Corey Stoll, Kelly AuCoin, Maggie Siff, Asia Kate Dillon, and Dola Rashad in Billions (2016)
      Billions
      8.3
      TV Series
      • original casting
      • original casting by
      • 2016–2023
    • Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson in Interview with the Vampire (2022)
      Interview with the Vampire
      7.6
      TV Series
      • casting: US
      • 2022
    • Kyle MacLachlan and Sofia Helin in Atlantic Crossing (2020)
      Atlantic Crossing
      7.3
      TV Series
      • casting director: USA
      • 2020
    • Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Tim Blaney, Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, and Kumail Nanjiani in Men in Black: International (2019)
      Men in Black: International
      5.6
      • casting: New York
      • 2019
    • The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (2018)
      The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • casting: US
      • 2018
    • Mrunal Thakur in Love Sonia (2018)
      Love Sonia
      7.4
      • casting consultant
      • 2018
    • Christian Bale, Oscar Isaac, and Charlotte Le Bon in The Promise (2016)
      The Promise
      6.1
      • casting: US
      • 2016
    • Tom Hanks in A Hologram for the King (2016)
      A Hologram for the King
      6.1
      • casting: US
      • 2016
    • The Growing Up Pets in Films (2015)
      The Growing Up Pets in Films
      7.1
      • casting associate: USA
      • 2015
    • Abraham Attah in Beasts of No Nation (2015)
      Beasts of No Nation
      7.7
      • casting consultant
      • 2015
    • Sons of Liberty (2015)
      Sons of Liberty
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • casting: US
      • 2015
    • Pioneer (2013)
      Pioneer
      6.0
      • casting: US
      • 2013

    Producer

    • Wanderland (2018)
      Wanderland
      5.6
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Touched with Fire (2015)
      Touched with Fire
      6.2
      • co-producer
      • 2015
    • Adam Brody, Josh Lawson, Amber Tamblyn, Danny Jacobs, and Wyatt Cenac in Growing Up and Other Lies (2014)
      Growing Up and Other Lies
      4.7
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (2011)
      Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
      5.7
      • executive producer
      • 2011
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    • Alternative names
      • Amy Kaufman

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      As of 2024, she has contributed with the casting department/direction of seven films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Sixth Sense (1999), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Life of Pi (2012), Lincoln (2012), King Richard (2021) and Tár (2022).
    • Trademark
      Casting director of many films directed by Ang Lee, Lars Von Trier and Steven Zaillian.

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