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Billy Hopkins(I)

  • Casting Director
  • Casting Department
  • Actor
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Billy Hopkins was born on 25 June 1958 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He is a casting director and actor, known for Mudbound (2017), Precious (2009) and Fatal Attraction (1987).
BornJune 25, 1958
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 8 wins & 13 nominations total

    Known for

    Mary J. Blige, Jonathan Banks, Jason Clarke, Garrett Hedlund, Carey Mulligan, Rob Morgan, and Jason Mitchell in Mudbound (2017)
    Mudbound
    7.4
    • Casting Director
    • 2017
    Gabourey Sidibe in Precious (2009)
    Precious
    7.3
    • Casting Director
    • 2009
    Michael Douglas and Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction (1987)
    Fatal Attraction
    6.9
    • Casting Director
    • 1987
    Kevin Costner in JFK (1991)
    JFK
    8.0
    • Casting Director
    • 1991

    Credits

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    Casting Director



    • We Love You, Charlie Freeman
      • Casting Director
      • Pre-production
    • Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said?
      • Casting Director
      • Script
    • Huckleberry Finn
      • Casting Director
      • Pre-production
    • Dissocia
      • Casting Director
      • Completed



    • Hank Azaria, Mandy Patinkin, Janet McTeer, Clark Gregg, Danny Huston, Patti LuPone, Zachary Quinto, and Ever Anderson in The Artist (2025)
      The Artist
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Listen (2025)
      Listen
      8.5
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Ikonophile Z (2024)
      Ikonophile Z
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Don Johnson, Jack Huston, and Isabelle Fuhrman in Unit 234 (2024)
      Unit 234
      5.4
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Glenn Close, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Mo'Nique, and Andra Day in The Deliverance (2024)
      The Deliverance
      5.1
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Dulé Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Laura Kariuki, and Elisha Williams in The Wonder Years (2021)
      The Wonder Years
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2021–2023
    • Tyrese Gibson in 1992 (2022)
      1992
      5.7
      • Casting Director
      • 2022
    • Elarica Johnson, Shannon Thornton, Brandee Evans, and Nicco Annan in P-Valley (2020)
      P-Valley
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2020–2022
    • Patrick Dempsey in Ways & Means (2021)
      Ways & Means
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • original casting director
      • 2021
    • Our Kind of People (2021)
      Our Kind of People
      6.2
      TV Series
      • NY Casting
      • 2021
    • The Ms. Pat Show (2021)
      The Ms. Pat Show
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2021
    • Harvey Keitel in Lansky (2021)
      Lansky
      6.2
      • Casting Director
      • 2021
    • Andra Day in The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
      The United States vs. Billie Holiday
      6.3
      • Casting Director
      • 2021
    • Michael Rainey Jr. in Power Book II: Ghost (2020)
      Power Book II: Ghost
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2020–2021
    • Good People (2020)
      Good People
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 2020

    Casting Department



    • John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Jay R. Ferguson, Alicia Goranson, Laurie Metcalf, Emma Kenney, and Ames McNamara in The Conners (2018)
      The Conners
      5.9
      TV Series
      • original casting
      • 2018–2025
    • V13 (2025)
      V13
      5.9
      • casting
      • 2025
    • Dulé Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Laura Kariuki, and Elisha Williams in The Wonder Years (2021)
      The Wonder Years
      6.6
      TV Series
      • original casting
      • 2023
    • Forty Winks (2022)
      Forty Winks
      6.2
      • extras casting
      • 2022
    • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
      Empire
      7.4
      TV Series
      • casting: New York
      • 2015–2020
    • Queen Latifah, Ryan Destiny, Jude Demorest, and Brittany O'Grady in Star (2016)
      Star
      6.8
      TV Series
      • casting: New York
      • 2018
    • John Goodman, Roseanne Barr, Sara Gilbert, Michael Fishman, Alicia Goranson, and Laurie Metcalf in Roseanne (1988)
      Roseanne
      7.1
      TV Series
      • original casting by
      • original casting
      • 1988–2018
    • Independent Lens (1999)
      Independent Lens
      8.2
      TV Series
      • casting
      • 2017
    • Steven Strait in After (2012)
      After
      5.4
      • casting
      • 2012
    • Were the World Mine (2008)
      Were the World Mine
      6.8
      • additional casting
      • 2008
    • Naomi Watts in Funny Games (2007)
      Funny Games
      6.5
      • casting: New York
      • 2007
    • Carrie-Anne Moss, Britt Irvin, Callum Keith Rennie, and Kevin Zegers in Normal (2007)
      Normal
      5.6
      • additional casting
      • 2007
    • Chad Allen in Save Me (2007)
      Save Me
      6.7
      • casting: New York and Los Angeles
      • 2007
    • Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
      Arthur and the Invisibles
      6.0
      • casting: US
      • 2006
    • Kim Cattrall, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon in Sex and the City (1998)
      Sex and the City
      7.4
      TV Series
      • casting: New York
      • original casting: New York
      • 2000–2004

    Actor



    • Dead Girl (1996)
      Dead Girl
      4.2
      • Casting Director
      • 1996
    • Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, and Anjelica Huston in The Perez Family (1995)
      The Perez Family
      6.0
      • Father Aiden
      • 1995

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Hopkins
    • Born
      • June 25, 1958
      • Buffalo, New York, USA
    • Other works
      Casting Director at Lincoln Center Theater (1985-1992). Cast original productions of The House Of Blue Leaves, Sarafina, Speen-the-Plow and Six Degrees of Separation.

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    • Trivia
      Responsible for finding Gabourey Sidibe for the lead role in the 2009 Oscar-winning film Precious (2009), just weeks before shooting was to begin, at an open call audition held at New York's Lehman College.
    • Trademark
        Frequently works with Oliver Stone and Lee Daniels.

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