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Lisa Parasyn

  • Casting Director
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Lisa Parasyn
Lisa Parasyn is an Emmy-Award winning Casting Director who is best known for her work on Schitt's Creek, Star Trek, Discovery, Outlander, Workin' Moms, The Coroner, and Degrassi - the Reboot. With critical acclaim in both the US and Canada, she is no stranger to industry nominations and awards across her more than 200 professional credits to-date. A noted four-time Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Casting, Lisa won her first in 2014 for Bomb Girls, her second in 2018 for Cardinal, and two Canadian Screen Awards for Schitt's Creek in 2020 and 2021. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded Lisa her first Emmy for Outstanding Casting in a Comedy Series for her work on Schitt's Creek in 2020. With a career spanning 2 decades, Lisa remains one of the industry's most in-demand Casting Directors and passionate producers. She demands a commitment to excellence with every project she takes on.
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 5 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    Toby Stephens and Caity Lotz in The Machine (2013)
    The Machine
    6.0
    • Casting Director
    • 2013
    Rebecca Gayheart, Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Joshua Jackson, Tara Reid, and Michael Rosenbaum in Urban Legend (1998)
    Urban Legend
    5.6
    • Casting Director
    • 1998
    Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Annie Murphy, and Dan Levy in Schitt's Creek (2015)
    Schitt's Creek
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    Billy Campbell and Karine Vanasse in Cardinal (2017)
    Cardinal
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Casting Director

    Credits

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    Casting Director



    • Ripple
      • Casting Director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • The Abandons
      • Casting Director
      • Completed
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Interview with the Vampire
      • casting by
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Untitled Lauren Ludwig/FX project
      • Casting Director
      • Completed
    • Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
      • Casting Director
      • Post-production
      • TV Mini Series
    • University Intelligence
      • Casting Director
      • Development Unknown
    • Tiny Fugitives
      • Casting Director
      • Completed
    • Phony
      • Casting Director
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Noose, the Hangman's Tale
      • Casting Director
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Dreams of the Moon
      • Casting Director
      • Filming
    • Broken Bond
      • Casting Director
      • Pre-production
    • 1266
      • Casting Director
      • Filming
      • TV Series



    • Ripple
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Toni Collette, Sarah Gadon, Mae Martin, and Alyvia Alyn Lind in Wayward (2025)
      Wayward
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Dan Jeannotte and Jessica Sipos in Love on the Danube: Royal Getaway (2025)
      Love on the Danube: Royal Getaway
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Mary Beth Barone and Wally Baram in Overcompensating (2025)
      Overcompensating
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • SkyMed (2022)
      SkyMed
      6.4
      TV Series
      • casting by
      • 2022–2025
    • Vanessa Burghardt and Erica Cerra in A Dance in the Snow (2024)
      A Dance in the Snow
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey (2024)
      Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Eric Close, Madeleine Arthur, and Robert Bazzocchi in To Have and to Holiday (2024)
      To Have and to Holiday
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Brendan Penny and Sarah Power in Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars (2024)
      Love on the Danube: Kissing Stars
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Wynonna Earp: Vengeance (2024)
      Wynonna Earp: Vengeance
      5.5
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Nazneen Contractor and Wes Brown in Love on the Danube: Love Song (2024)
      Love on the Danube: Love Song
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Wilson Cruz, Robinne Fanfair, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
      Star Trek: Discovery
      7.0
      TV Series
      • casting: Canada
      • casting Canada
      • 2017–2024
    • Beyond Black Beauty (2024)
      Beyond Black Beauty
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Scott Gibson, Laura Provenzano, Ashley Leggat, Laura Afelskie, and Andrea Pavlovic in Our Mother's Secret Affair (2024)
      Our Mother's Secret Affair
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Ashley Newbrough and Marcus Rosner in Love on the Right Course (2024)
      Love on the Right Course
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 2024

    Casting Department



    • Morena Baccarin in Sheriff Country (2025)
      Sheriff Country
      6.4
      TV Series
      • casting: Canada
      • 2025
    • Amita Rao, Jack Innanen, Owen Thiele, Malik Elassal, and Lucy Freyer in Adults (2025)
      Adults
      7.4
      TV Series
      • canadian casting by
      • 2025
    • Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)
      Under the Banner of Heaven
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Canadian casting
      • 2022
    • Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Claire Fraser, and Jamie Fraser in Outlander (2014)
      Outlander
      8.3
      TV Series
      • casting: Canadian
      • casting by: Canadian
      • casting: Canada
      • 2018–2022
    • Wilson Cruz, Robinne Fanfair, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala, and Mary Wiseman in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
      Star Trek: Discovery
      7.0
      TV Series
      • casting by: Canadian
      • 2022
    • Katee Sackhoff in Another Life (2019)
      Another Life
      5.3
      TV Series
      • additional casting by: Canadian
      • 2021
    • Good Witch (2015)
      Good Witch
      7.3
      TV Series
      • original casting by
      • casting
      • 2016–2021
    • Alexander Elliot and Rohan Campbell in The Hardy Boys (2020)
      The Hardy Boys
      7.0
      TV Series
      • casting
      • 2020
    • Celeste Desjardins in Obsession: Escaping My Ex (2020)
      Obsession: Escaping My Ex
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • casting
      • 2020
    • Harry Shum Jr., Emeraude Toubia, Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Matthew Daddario, and Alberto Rosende in Shadowhunters (2016)
      Shadowhunters
      6.5
      TV Series
      • casting: Canada
      • casting by: Canadian
      • 2017–2019
    • Mommy's Little Princess (2019)
      Mommy's Little Princess
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Toronto
      • 2019
    • Wayne (2019)
      Wayne
      8.3
      TV Series
      • casting: Toronto
      • 2019
    • Maria Sten in Channel Zero (2016)
      Channel Zero
      7.1
      TV Series
      • canadian casting by
      • 2018
    • Cristine Prosperi in Murdered at 17 (2018)
      Murdered at 17
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • casting: Toronto
      • 2018
    • Linden Ashby and Jessica Sipos in A Daughter's Revenge (2018)
      A Daughter's Revenge
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • casting: Toronto
      • 2018

    Producer



    • All Around the Town (2002)
      All Around the Town
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Lucky Day (2002)
      Lucky Day
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Haven't We Met Before (2002)
      Haven't We Met Before
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Lesley-Anne Down in You Belong to Me (2002)
      You Belong to Me
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Pretend You Don't See Her (2002)
      Pretend You Don't See Her
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Loves Music, Loves to Dance (2001)
      Loves Music, Loves to Dance
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2001
    • Donna Mills in Moonlight Becomes You (1998)
      Moonlight Becomes You
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 1998
    • Meredith Baxter and Victor Garber in Let Me Call You Sweetheart (1997)
      Let Me Call You Sweetheart
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 1997
    • Connie Sellecca in While My Pretty One Sleeps (1997)
      While My Pretty One Sleeps
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 1997
    • Remember Me (1995)
      Remember Me
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 1995
    • Christopher Plummer, Simon MacCorkindale, and James Purcell in Counterstrike (1990)
      Counterstrike
      7.2
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 1991–1992
    • Steven Ford in Secret Service (1992)
      Secret Service
      7.1
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 1992–1993
    • Top Cops (1990)
      Top Cops
      7.5
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 1990–1994
    • Nicholas Campbell and Peggy Smithhart in Diamonds (1987)
      Diamonds
      7.0
      TV Series
      • assistant producer
      • 1987–1989

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