Biography

Wayne is one-half of casting partnership Crampsie Linge Casting, which he established with Julia Crampsie in 2023.

Julia and Wayne have collaborated on numerous projects at the BBC where Julia was Head of Casting for over 25 years. Shows include, Our Girl (BBC One); We Hunt Together (season two for Showtime / Alibi); Father Brown (BBC One); Urban Myths: The Trial of Joan Collins (King Bert / Sky); Sister Boniface Mysteries (BritBox North America / BBC Studios); Five By Five (Green Door Pictures / BBC Three); Billionaire Boy, Gangsta Granny, Grandpa's Great Escape, The Boy In the Dress, The Moonstone (King Bert / BBC One); Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (BBC One) and The Break (BBC Three).

For the BBC Julia has also cast, Lark Rise To Candleford; The Song of Lunch, The Curse of Steptoe; Dalziel & Pascoe; The Riots: In Their Own Words; One Night; My Murder; The Deputy; The Dinner Party; Dead Boss; The Night Watch and Accidental Farmer. Julia managed the in-house continuing drama casting on EastEnders, Casualty, Doctors, and Holby City.

Wayne originally trained as an actor and worked as Assistant Producer for a regional theatre company in Suffolk between 2009 to 2012. Here, he was responsible for delivering a range of community theatre projects with marginalised and hard-to-reach groups. Wayne moved to television in 2012 and worked alongside Julia in the BBC Casting Department from 2014 to 2022.

Diversity and inclusion is at the forefront of Crampsie Linge Casting. Julia and Wayne have spent many years as advocates for the underserved and under-represented. Their work is always driven by a commitment to improving on-screen representation around class, ethnicity, disability, sexuality and gender identity.
- IMDb mini biography by: Wayne Linge