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Michelle Wade Byrd

  • Casting Director
  • Casting Department
  • Production Department
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Michelle Wade Byrd is known for Matlock (2024), 72 Hours (2026) and Bird Box (2018).
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    • Awards
      • 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Kathy Bates, Jason Ritter, Leah Lewis, David Del Rio, and Skye P. Marshall in Matlock (2024)
    Matlock
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    Kevin Hart, Marcello Hernández, Kam Patterson, Mason Gooding, and Ben Marshall in 72 Hours (2026)
    72 Hours
    5.4
    • Casting Director
    • 2026
    Sandra Bullock, Julian Edwards, and Vivien Lyra Blair in Bird Box (2018)
    Bird Box
    6.6
    • Casting Director
    • 2018
    Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Regina Hall, and Tiffany Haddish in Girls Trip (2017)
    Girls Trip
    6.2
    • Casting Director
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Casting Director

    • Ghost Soldier
      • Casting Director
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Young Guns: Dead or Alive
      • Casting Director
      • Pre-production
    • Summer Lovin'
      • Casting Director
      • Script
    • Hal
      • casting director
      • Post-production
    • Going There
      • Casting Director
      • Post-production
    • Durango
      • Casting Director
      • Filming
      • TV Series
    • Black & Blue
      • Casting Director
      • Pre-production
    • Kevin Hart, Marcello Hernández, Kam Patterson, Mason Gooding, and Ben Marshall in 72 Hours (2026)
      72 Hours
      5.4
      • casting by
      • 2026
    • David Oyelowo in Newborn (2026)
      Newborn
      5.1
      • Casting Director
      • 2026
    • Kathy Bates, Jason Ritter, Leah Lewis, David Del Rio, and Skye P. Marshall in Matlock (2024)
      Matlock
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • casting by
      • 2024–2026
    • Tony Danza, Kym Whitley, Rizwan Manji, Patty Guggenheim, Nathalie Kelley, Adam Saunders, and Bex Taylor-Klaus in Re-Election (2025)
      Re-Election
      4.9
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, Eva Longoria, and Keke Palmer in The Pickup (2025)
      The Pickup
      5.5
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Dennis Quaid and Wyatt Russell in Broke (2025)
      Broke
      6.1
      • casting by
      • 2025
    • Phoebe Dynevor in Inheritance (2025)
      Inheritance
      5.7
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Interior Chinatown (2024)
      Interior Chinatown
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Russell Crowe, Milo Ventimiglia, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, and Liam Hemsworth in Land of Bad (2024)
      Land of Bad
      6.6
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • King Shaka (2023)
      King Shaka
      4.5
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Ben Mendelsohn and Daisy Ridley in The Marsh King's Daughter (2023)
      The Marsh King's Daughter
      5.9
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Connor Esterson, Zachary Levi, Gina Rodriguez, and Everly Carganilla in Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023)
      Spy Kids: Armageddon
      4.3
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Taika Waititi, David Fane, Oscar Kightley, Michael Fassbender, Kaimana, Rachel House, Semu Filipo, Beulah Koale, Chris Alosio, and Lehi Makisi Falepapalangi in Next Goal Wins (2023)
      Next Goal Wins
      6.5
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Ben Affleck, Jeff Fahey, William Fichtner, Alice Braga, Jackie Earle Haley, Ryan Ryusaki, Lawrence Varnado, Zane Holtz, JD Pardo, Jordan Hunter Jones, Nikki Dixon, Kelly Frye, Bonnie Discepolo, Corina Calderon, Dayo Okeniyi, Sandy Avila, Hala Finley, Kelly Phelan, Caylee Cowan, and Ruben Javier Caballero in Hypnotic (2023)
      Hypnotic
      5.5
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Peter Billingsley in A Christmas Story Christmas (2022)
      A Christmas Story Christmas
      6.7
      • Casting Director
      • 2022

    Casting Department

    • Youn Yuh-jung, Kwon Eun-sung, Lee Min-ho, Anna Sawai, Jin Ha, Kim Kang-hoon, and Kim Min-ha in Pachinko (2022)
      Pachinko
      8.4
      TV Series
      • original casting
      • original casting by
      • 2022–2024
    • Victoria Justice in Afterlife of the Party (2021)
      Afterlife of the Party
      5.8
      • casting: US (as Michelle Byrd)
      • 2021
    • Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Josh Brolin, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Eva Green in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
      Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
      6.5
      • casting associate
      • 2014
    • Helen Hunt, Rashida Jones, Samantha Morton, Aaron Paul, and Bradley Whitford in Decoding Annie Parker (2013)
      Decoding Annie Parker
      6.2
      • casting associate (as Michelle Wade)
      • 2013
    • Sam Rockwell in A Single Shot (2013)
      A Single Shot
      5.7
      • casting associate (as Michelle Wade)
      • 2013
    • Ashton Kutcher in Jobs (2013)
      Jobs
      6.0
      • casting associate
      • 2013
    • Marlon Wayans, Essence Atkins, Cedric The Entertainer, David Koechner, Dave Sheridan, and Nick Swardson in A Haunted House (2013)
      A Haunted House
      5.1
      • casting associate (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston in Chasing Mavericks (2012)
      Chasing Mavericks
      7.1
      • casting associate (as Michelle Wade)
      • 2012
    • BlackBoxTV (2010)
      BlackBoxTV
      7.1
      TV Series
      • casting associate
      • 2012
    • Rob Lowe, Carrie-Anne Moss, Julie Bowen, Richard Schiff, and Jamie Chung in Knife Fight (2012)
      Knife Fight
      5.3
      • casting associate (as Michelle Wade)
      • 2012
    • Emile Hirsch, Joel Kinnaman, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor, and Olivia Thirlby in The Darkest Hour (2011)
      The Darkest Hour
      4.9
      • casting associate (as Michelle Wade)
      • 2011
    • James Cromwell, Josh Lucas, and Ayelet Zurer in Hide Away (2011)
      Hide Away
      5.7
      • casting associate (as Michelle Wade)
      • 2011
    • Nicolas Cage, Guy Pearce, and January Jones in Seeking Justice (2011)
      Seeking Justice
      6.1
      • casting associate (as Michelle Wade)
      • 2011
    • Jessica Alba, Joel McHale, Mason Cook, Rowan Blanchard, Belle Solorzano, and Genny Solorzano in Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (2011)
      Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World
      3.6
      • casting associate (as Michelle Wade)
      • 2011
    • Fionnula Flanagan, Sasha Alexander, Rhys Darby, and Pam Cook in Coming & Going (2011)
      Coming & Going
      5.4
      • casting (as Michelle Wade)
      • 2011

    Production Department

    • Red Roses and Petrol (2003)
      Red Roses and Petrol
      6.5
      • production intern (as Michelle Wade)
      • 2003
    • Claustrophobia (2003)
      Claustrophobia
      3.3
      • production assistant (as Michelle Wade)
      • 2003
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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Michelle Byrd

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      Daughter of Marc Wade.

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