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Shakyra Dowling

  • Casting Director
  • Casting Department
  • Producer
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Shakyra Dowling
Shakyra Dowling is a London based Casting Director know for casting International Film and Television. Renowned for her commitment to championing emerging and diverse talent. Her casting expertise has been integral to projects that have garnered nominations and accolades at prestigious platforms such as the BAFTAs, BIFAs, Berlinale, Sundance, and TIFF. She has also been recognised with multiple nominations and wins from the Casting Society of America's Artios Awards.
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      • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    Last Swim (2024)
    Last Swim
    6.2
    • Casting Director
    • 2024
    Ella Balinska in The Occupant (2025)
    The Occupant
    5.0
    • Casting Director
    • 2025
    Mikael Persbrandt in Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace (2023)
    Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
    6.5
    • Casting Director
    • 2023
    Tower Stories
    Tower Stories
    • Casting Director

      Credits

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      Casting Director



      • Magic
        • Casting Director
        • Completed
        • Short
        • 2025
      • Usa V/s Raj
        • Casting Director
        • Pre-production
      • Traction
        • Casting Director
        • Pre-production
      • Tower Stories
        • casting by
        • Post-production
      • The Tenth Planet - The Red Sister
        • Casting Director
        • Completed
      • Reshaped
        • Casting Director
        • Completed
        • Short
      • Punjab '95
        • uk casting director
        • Completed
      • Nightborn
        • Casting Director
        • Post-production
      • Brighton Storeys
        • Casting Director
        • Completed



      • Til Schweiger, Fernando Guallar, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, and Clara Rugaard in Desperate Journey (2025)
        Desperate Journey
        8.5
        • casting by
        • 2025
      • Pratik Gandhi in Gandhi (2025)
        Gandhi
        7.2
        TV Series
        • Casting Director
        • 2025
      • Mystery Island: Play for Keeps (2025)
        Mystery Island: Play for Keeps
        6.1
        TV Movie
        • Casting Director
        • 2025
      • Tehran (2025)
        Tehran
        5.9
        • Casting Director
        • 2025
      • Ella Balinska in The Occupant (2025)
        The Occupant
        5.0
        • Casting Director
        • 2025
      • A Teacher's Gift (2025)
        A Teacher's Gift
        8.3
        • Casting Director
        • 2025
      • Charlie Weber and Elizabeth Henstridge in Mystery Island: Winner Takes All (2025)
        Mystery Island: Winner Takes All
        5.9
        TV Movie
        • Casting Director
        • 2025
      • Sally Bretton, Kenny Doughty, David Suchet, and Ludmilla Makowski in The Au Pair (2025)
        The Au Pair
        5.7
        TV Series
        • Casting Director
        • 2025
      • Unconventional
        TV Series
        • Casting Director
        • 2025
      • Measures for a Funeral (2024)
        Measures for a Funeral
        5.7
        • UK Casting Director
        • 2024
      • The Severed Sun (2024)
        The Severed Sun
        4.9
        • Casting Director
        • 2024
      • Larissa Bonaci in Morning Star (2024)
        Morning Star
        Short
        • Casting Director
        • 2024
      • Last Swim (2024)
        Last Swim
        6.2
        • Casting Director
        • 2024
      • Girl in the Video (2024)
        Girl in the Video
        5.4
        • Casting Director
        • 2024
      • By Any Other Name (2023)
        By Any Other Name
        Short
        • Casting Director
        • 2023

      Casting Department



      • Tower Stories
        • casting coordinator
        • Post-production
      • Punjab '95
        • casting: UK Casting
        • Completed



      • Til Schweiger, Fernando Guallar, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, and Clara Rugaard in Desperate Journey (2025)
        Desperate Journey
        8.5
        • casting director: UK
        • 2025
      • Kartik Aaryan in Chandu Champion (2024)
        Chandu Champion
        7.8
        • UK Casting Director
        • 2024
      • Mikael Persbrandt in Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace (2023)
        Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
        6.5
        • casting director UK
        • 2023
      • The Dead of Winter (2023)
        The Dead of Winter
        Short
        • casting consultant
        • 2023
      • Shortflix (2018)
        Shortflix
        6.9
        TV Mini Series
        • casting
        • 2023
      • Breaking Infinity (2023)
        Breaking Infinity
        4.9
        • casting consultant
        • 2023
      • Vicky Kaushal in Sardar Udham (2021)
        Sardar Udham
        8.3
        • UK Casting Director
        • 2021
      • Aksel Hennie, Vera Vitali, Ardalan Esmaili, and Mattias Nordkvist in White Wall (2020)
        White Wall
        6.3
        TV Series
        • UK Casting Director
        • 2020
      • James Gasson in The Last Supper (2020)
        The Last Supper
        7.6
        Short
        • casting
        • 2020
      • Vidya Balan in Shakuntala Devi (2020)
        Shakuntala Devi
        6.2
        • UK Casting Director
        • 2020
      • Isabelle Carré and Lambert Wilson in De Gaulle (2020)
        De Gaulle
        6.1
        • casting director: UK
        • 2020
      • Adam Pålsson in Moscow Noir (2018)
        Moscow Noir
        6.6
        TV Series
        • casting director: UK
        • 2018
      • Delhis vackraste händer (2017)
        Delhis vackraste händer
        7.0
        TV Mini Series
        • casting
        • 2017
      • Ophelia Lovibond and Joseph Kennedy in Gozo (2016)
        Gozo
        4.9
        • casting: body double, ADR
        • 2016
      • The Power of the Heart (2014)
        The Power of the Heart
        6.8
        • UK Casting Director
        • 2014

      Producer



      • There Will Come Soft Rains (2025)
        There Will Come Soft Rains
        Short
        • producer
        • 2025
      • Returned (2023)
        Returned
        Short
        • producer
        • 2023
      • Incompatible (2022)
        Incompatible
        Short
        • producer
        • 2022
      • Monochromatic (2022)
        Monochromatic
        Short
        • producer
        • 2022

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