Quick Facts
Biography
Nina Gold is a casting director known for her work on the HBO series Rome and Game of Thrones. She has also worked as casting director in movies like The Martian, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, its upcoming sequels.
Career
After casting the HBO series Rome, Gold was hired in 2009 by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss to cast a new HBO series, Game of Thrones, alongside Robert Sterne.
Selected television credits
| Year | Title | Credit Listing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2007 | Rome | Casting Director | 22 episodes |
| 2011–present | Game of Thrones | Casting Director | 60 episodes |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Casting Director | Miniseries |
Selected film credits
| Year | Title | Credit Listing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Hot Fuzz | Casting Director | |
| 2007 | Mr. Bean's Holiday | Casting Director | |
| 2009 | A Christmas Carol | Casting Director | |
| 2010 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Casting Director | |
| 2013 | Rush | Casting Director | |
| 2014 | The Imitation Game | Casting Director | |
| 2014 | The Theory of Everything | Casting Director | |
| 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Casting Director | |
| 2015 | The Martian | Casting Director | |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Casting Director | |
| 2016 | Inferno | Casting Director | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: Episode VIII | Casting Director |
Awards and nominations
Gold has won and been nominated for numerous awards for Game of Thrones, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series win in 2015 and 2016 and Emmy nominations for all six seasons. In 2015, she and Sterne were also nominated for an Emmy for casting the miniseries Wolf Hall. In 2014, Gold was nominated for a Casting Society of America award for her work on the film The Theory of Everything.