Nina Gold is a British casting director known for her work on the HBO series Rome, Game of Thrones, and Chernobyl, 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. At the 98th Academy Awards, Gold received a nomination for the inaugural Academy Award for Achievement in Casting for the 2025 film Hamnet.
Career Gold began casting while at university, studying at Christ's College, University of Cambridge. 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. Gold has been responsible for the casting of roles in seven of Mike Leigh's films since 1999.
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. Gold worked on casting the Sky–HBO miniseries Chernobyl (2019).. She cast the Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black, released in 2024.
In 2026, Gold was nominated for the inaugural Academy Award for Achievement in Casting for the 2025 film Hamnet. That same year, it was announced by Amazon MGM Studios that she had been hired as casting director for the untitled 26th James Bond film and would lead the search for the next actor to portray the eponymous character following Daniel Craig.
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 Say Nothing Miniseries 2024–present The Day of the Jackal 10 episodes 2024 The Franchise 8 episodes 2026 Lord of the Flies Miniseries TBA
Selected film credits Year Film 1997 The Borrowers 1999 Topsy-Turvy 2000 Love's Labour's Lost Beautiful Creatures Rat 2001 Triumph of Love The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife The 51st State 2002 All or Nothing Max The Final Curtain 2004 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers De-Lovely Vera Drake 2005 Sahara 2006 The Illusionist Amazing Grace 2007 The Good Night Hot Fuzz Mr. Bean's Holiday Eastern Promises 2008 The Other Man Happy-Go-Lucky 2009 Bright Star Perrier's Bounty Nowhere Boy A Christmas Carol 2010 Leap Year Barney's Version Another Year The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The King's Speech 2011 Jane Eyre Attack the Block My Week with Marilyn The Iron Lady 2012 Prometheus Sightseers Les Misérables 2013 The World's End Rush The Counselor 2014 Mr. Turner The Imitation Game The Theory of Everything A Little Chaos Paddington Exodus: Gods and Kings 2015 The Danish Girl The Martian Burnt In the Heart of the Sea Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2016 The BFG Bridget Jones's Baby Inferno Allied 2017 On Chesil Beach Disobedience Paddington 2 Star Wars: The Last Jedi The Children Act 2018 Annihilation Solo: A Star Wars Story Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 2019 The Kid Who Would Be King The Two Popes Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 1917 2020 The Courier Misbehaviour Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Rebecca 2021 The Mauritanian The Power of the Dog Last Night in Soho 2022 Morbius Jurassic World: Dominion The Wonder Empire of Light Catherine Called Birdy2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny One Life Wonka2024 Spaceman Scoop Back to Black Blitz Conclave Eden2025 The Roses Ballad of a Small Player Jay Kelly Hamnet2026 The Death of Robin Hood Tender Loving Care A Talent for Murder2027 2028 TBA
Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.2005Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a SpecialThe Life and Death of Peter Sellers2008Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a SpecialJohn Adams2011Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot DramaGame of Thrones2011Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series DramaGame of Thrones2011Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesGame of Thrones2012Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series DramaGame of Thrones2012Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesGame of Thrones2013Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series DramaGame of Thrones2013Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Drama)Les Misérables2013Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesGame of Thrones2014Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series DramaGame of Thrones2014Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesGame of Thrones2015Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series DramaGame of Thrones2015Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Studio or Independent DramaThe Theory of Everything2015Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or SpecialWolf HallOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesGame of Thrones2016Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series DramaGame of Thrones2016Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Drama)Star Wars: The Force Awakens2016British Academy of Film and Television ArtsSpecial Award2016Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesGame of Thrones2017Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot and First Season DramaThe Crown2017Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesThe Crown2018Artios AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Drama SeriesThe Crown2018Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesThe CrownGame of ThronesOutstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or SpecialPatrick Melrose2019Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesGame of ThronesOutstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or SpecialChernobyl2020British Academy of Film and Television ArtsBest CastingThe Two Popes2020Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesThe Crown2023Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesBad Sisters2024The Casting Director Guild AwardsBest Child Casting (All Media)BlitzBest Casting of a TV Drama SeriesThe Day of the JackalSay NothingSlow HorsesBest Casting of a Limited or Single SeriesBaby ReindeerBest Casting of a FilmConclave2024Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesSlow HorsesOutstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieBaby Reindeer2025British Academy of Film and Television ArtsBest CastingConclave2025 Creative Arts Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesSlow Horses2026 Academy AwardsBest CastingHamnet
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