Nina Gold
Casting director
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Nina Gold is a British casting director known for her work on the HBO series Rome and Game of Thrones, the Netflix series The Crown, and the Sky Studios series The Day of the Jackal (2024). She has also worked as casting director in films such as Les Misérables, The Martian, The Two Popes, Conclave, and five films in the Star Wars franchise.[1][2] At the 98th Academy Awards, Gold received a nomination for the inaugural Academy Award for Achievement in Casting for the 2025 film Hamnet.[3]
Nina Gold | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nina Gold |
| Education | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Casting director |
Career
Gold began casting while at university, studying at Christ's College, University of Cambridge.[4] Her first casting job was to recruit extras for an AC/DC music video. After spending several years casting for music videos and commercials, Gold cast a McDonald's commercial directed by Mike Leigh in 1992. Seven years later, Leigh hired Gold to cast Topsy-Turvy, her first major film.[5] Gold has been responsible for the casting of roles in seven of Mike Leigh's films since 1999.
After casting the HBO series Rome,[6] Gold was hired in 2009 by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss to cast a new HBO series, Game of Thrones, alongside Robert Sterne.[7] She cast the Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black, released in 2024.[8] Gold worked on casting the Sky–HBO miniseries, Chernobyl.[9].
In 2026, Gold was nominated for the inaugural Academy Award for Achievement in Casting for the 2025 film Hamnet.[10].
Personal life
Gold's partner is Frank Hewetson, a logistics coordinator for Greenpeace. They have two children together.
Filmography
Selected television credits
| Year | Television show | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–2007 | Rome | 22 episodes |
| 2008 | John Adams | Miniseries |
| 2011–2019 | Game of Thrones | 73 episodes |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Miniseries |
| 2016–2019 | The Crown | 30 episodes |
| 2017 | Taboo | 8 episodes |
| 2017 | Top of the Lake | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Patrick Melrose | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | Miniseries |
| 2021 | The Nevers | 7 episodes |
| 2021 | Landscapers | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | This Is Going to Hurt | 7 episodes |
| 2022–2024 | Bad Sisters | 18 episodes |
| 2022 | Andor | 24 episodes |
| 2022–2024 | Slow Horses | 24 episodes |
| 2024 | Baby Reindeer | Miniseries |
| 2024–present | 3 Body Problem | 8 episodes |
| 2024–present | The Day of the Jackal | 10 episodes |
Selected film credits
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | John Adams | Won | |
| 2011 | Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot Drama | Game of Thrones | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series Drama | Game of Thrones | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Game of Thrones | Nominated | [11] |
| 2012 | Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series Drama | Game of Thrones | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Game of Thrones | Nominated | [12] |
| 2013 | Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series Drama | Game of Thrones | Nominated | [13] |
| 2013 | Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Drama) | Les Misérables | Nominated | [14] |
| 2013 | Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Game of Thrones | Nominated | [15] |
| 2014 | Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series Drama | Game of Thrones | Nominated | [16] |
| 2014 | Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Game of Thrones | Nominated | [17] |
| 2015 | Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series Drama | Game of Thrones | Won | [18] |
| 2015 | Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Studio or Independent Drama | The Theory of Everything | Nominated | [19] |
| 2015 | Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special | Wolf Hall | Nominated | [20] |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Game of Thrones | Won | [21] | ||
| 2016 | Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series Drama | Game of Thrones | Nominated | [22] |
| 2016 | Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Drama) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Nominated | [23] |
| 2016 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Special Award | N/a | Won | [24] |
| 2016 | Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Game of Thrones | Won | [25] |
| 2017 | Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot and First Season Drama | The Crown | Nominated | [26] |
| 2017 | Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | The Crown | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Drama Series | The Crown | Won | [27] |
| 2018 | Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | The Crown | Won | [28] |
| Game of Thrones | Nominated | [28] | |||
| Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special | Patrick Melrose | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Game of Thrones | Won | [29] |
| Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special | Chernobyl | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Casting | The Two Popes | Nominated | [30] |
| 2020 | Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | The Crown | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Bad Sisters | Nominated | |
| 2024 | The Casting Director Guild Awards | Best Child Casting (All Media) | Blitz | Nominated | [31] |
| Best Casting of a TV Drama Series | The Day of the Jackal | Nominated | [31] | ||
| Say Nothing | Nominated | [31] | |||
| Slow Horses | Nominated | [31] | |||
| Best Casting of a Limited or Single Series | Baby Reindeer | Nominated | [31] | ||
| Best Casting of a Film | Conclave | Nominated | [31] | ||
| 2024 | Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Slow Horses | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Baby Reindeer | Won | |||
| 2025 | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Casting | Conclave | Nominated | [32] |
| 2025 | Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Slow Horses | Nominated | |
| 2026 | Academy Awards | Best Casting | Hamnet | Nominated |