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With two nominations for this year’s Best Casting AACTA Nathan Lloyd has cemented his reputation as one of Australia’s preeminent casting directors. In addition to two previous ACCTA nominations, Nathan is a five-time winner of Best Casting from the Casting Guild of Australia.

Across two decades Nathan has brought together some of the industry’s most memorable ensemble casts. His commitment to putting new and diverse talent on screen has facilitated critically-acclaimed performances and career-defining roles. Among them, Sarah Snook, Milly Alcock, Keiynan Londale, Charlotte Maggi.

Nathan’s most recent, award-winning credits include Werner Film Productions’ smash hit THE NEWSREADER, LOVE ME for Foxtel/Binge, starring Hugo Weaving, Bojana Novakovic and Shalom Brune-Franklin; Aisha Dee’s return to Australian screens in the compelling the SBS miniseries SAFE HOME, and Foxtel’s global phenomenon WENTWORTH, screened in over 200 territories.

In a busy 2023, Nathan completed work on HIGH COUNTRY (Curio/Binge) starring Leah Purcell, Ian McElhinney and Aaron Pedersen, FAKE (Kindling Pictures/Paramount+) featuring Asher Keddie and David Wenham and WINDCATCHER (Unless Pictures/Every Cloud/STAN) starring Jessica Mauboy, Kelton Pell and Pia Miranda- introducing newcomer Lennox Monaghan in the titular role.

Nathan has served on the Executive Committee of the Casting Guild of Australia, has been a member of the Casting Society of America since 2012 and holds a strong association with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

“Safe Home also embeds diversity into its characters, spanning a number of ethnic backgrounds, plus LGBTQIA+ and actors with a disability, seamlessly working alongside other cast.”
TV Tonight - SAFE HOME (SBS)

“Andrewartha, is simply outstanding here.” “
TV Tonight - SAFE HOME (SBS)

”Aisha Dee is excellent as Phoebe, underplaying her role and helping the audience to grasp the layered complexities of a difficult subject.”
TV Tonight - SAFE HOME (SBS)

“Brilliant, exceptional cast.”
The Sunday Age - SUMMER LOVE (ABC)

“Impressive Australian cast.”
The Age - SUMMER LOVE (ABC)

“….bang-on ensemble cast”
The Age - LOVE ME (BINGE/FOXTEL)

“It truly is magnificent - the script, the casting, the direction.”
News.com.au - LOVE ME (BINGE/FOXTEL)

“The central cast are rounded to perfection…”
TV Blackbox - LOVE ME (BINGE/FOXTEL)

“Heather Mitchell and Celia Pacquola (again holding her own beside drama actors) are glorious ensemble additions.”
TV Tonight - LOVE ME (BINGE/FOXTEL)

“The chemistry between Torv and Reid is genuinely delightful, but the whole ensemble cast is brilliant!”
ScreenHub - THE NEWSREADER (ABC)

”Marg Downey is perfectly placed as the Newsreader’s power-behind-the-throne.”
TV Tonight - THE NEWSREADER (ABC)

”The cast is magnificent…”
Mediaweek - THE NEWSREADER (ABC)

“The ensemble here is fabulous…they work seamlessly together”
Sydney Morning Herald - FIVE BEDROOMS (PARAMOUNT+)

“"This show has the perfect casting and it looks as though the group have just as much fun offset as they do when they are filming.”
Novastream - FIVE BEDROOMS (PARAMOUNT+)

”….the show’s success is, obviously, due to the ensemble. The cast has great chemistry, and the actors give their characters more depth than their on-page description would suggest.”
The Spool - FIVE BEDROOMS (PARAMOUNT +)

"The casting is thrilling – Sarah Snook and Benedict Samuel are brilliant, ditto Rodger Corser – and also a little adventurous. Slotting the usually comic Gina Riley into a serious role is a gamble that pays big dividends.”
Sydney Morning Herald - THE BEAUTIFUL LIE (ABC)

"So rarely in Australian TV do we see well written character collide with dead-on casting and tense, atmospheric direction.”
The Age - WENTWORTH (Foxtel)

“an extraordinary female ensemble.”
The Age - WENTWORTH (Foxtel)

"Pamela Rabe is a remarkable addition to the amazing cast for Wentworth.”
Inside Film - WENTWORTH (Foxtel)

"While with lesser actors it could play out as an irony-free Almodóvar movie, the genius of the production is to have cast actors most known for their stage work in the crucial roles.”
The Guardian - WENTWORTH (Foxtel)

“The casting… is masterful, especially McQuade, who has the uncanny look of someone who should have been cast in Prisoner.”
Herald Sun - WENTWORTH (Foxtel)

“A warm, madcap, razor-sharp scripted look at class and common ground…the entire cast is top class.” 
Empire Magazine - UPPER MIDDLE BOGAN (ABC)

“Cast perfectly and the writing  is spot-on…very funny ensemble comedy.” 
Sydney Morning Herald - UPPER MIDDLE BOGAN (ABC)

 “….a pitch-perfect cast, including the wonderful Patrick Brammall, a feisty Michala Banas and Robyn Nevin. I can't even tell you how good she is.” 
The Age - UPPER MIDDLE BOGAN (ABC)

“Another genius is in the casting… kid ensemble of Little Lunch manages an authenticity that’s vital to the show’s success – and by dropping you straight in the “kid logic” headspace, the looniest things become acceptable.” 
The Guardian - LITTLE LUNCH

Indeed, one of the pleasures here is the quality of the cast.
Sydney Morning Herald - HALIFAX Retribution (NINE)