John Papsidera
Encyclopedia
John Papsidera is a two-time Emmy award-winning casting director based in Los Angeles
, California
, known for his work in film
and television
. Papsidera has worked with some of the most successful directors in the world such as Steven Spielberg
, Ridley Scott
, and Christopher Nolan
.
He has been nominated for twelve Artios Awards, and has won four in addition to his four Emmy nominations. His casting credits have included The Dark Knight, Enchanted (film), and Prison Break
.
He works at Automatic Sweat with casting director colleague, Jennifer Cram.
awards:
Emmy Award
s:
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, California
California
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, known for his work in film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
. Papsidera has worked with some of the most successful directors in the world such as Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
, Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
Sir Ridley Scott is an English film director and producer. His most famous films include The Duellists , Alien , Blade Runner , Legend , Thelma & Louise , G. I...
, and Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Jonathan James Nolan is a British-American film director, screenwriter and producer.He received serious notice after his second feature Memento , which he wrote and directed based on a story idea by his brother, Jonathan Nolan. Jonathan went to co-write later scripts with him,...
.
He has been nominated for twelve Artios Awards, and has won four in addition to his four Emmy nominations. His casting credits have included The Dark Knight, Enchanted (film), and Prison Break
Prison Break
Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...
.
He works at Automatic Sweat with casting director colleague, Jennifer Cram.
Casting director
- The Grey (2012)
- The Details (2011)
- InceptionInceptionInception: The Subconscious Jams 1994-1995 is a compilation of unreleased tracks by the band Download.-Track listing:# "Primitive Tekno Jam" – 3:23# "Bee Sting Sickness" – 8:04# "Weed Acid Techno" – 8:19...
(2010) - Burlesque (film)Burlesque (film)Burlesque is a 2010 musical film directed and written by Steven Antin and starring Christina Aguilera and Cher. The film was released on November 24, 2010 in North America....
(2010) - The Crazies (2010 film)The Crazies (2010 film)The Crazies is a 2010 American horror film directed by Breck Eisner. Written by Scott Kosar and Ray Wright, the film is a remake of the 1973 film of the same name by George A. Romero, who is also the executive producer and co-writer of the remake....
(2010) - UnthinkableUnthinkableUnthinkable is an American suspense thriller film directed by Gregor Jordan and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Sheen and Carrie-Anne Moss. It was released direct-to-video on June 14, 2010.-Plot:...
(2010) - ZombielandZombielandZombieland is a 2009 American zombie comedy film directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. The film stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin as survivors of a zombie apocalypse...
(2009) - The Informers (2009 film) (2009)
- The Dark Knight (film)The Dark Knight (film)The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins...
(2008) - Enchanted (film) (2007)
- Final Destination 3Final Destination 3Final Destination 3 is a 2006 supernatural slasher film, and the third film in the Final Destination series. The film was directed and written by James Wong, who co-wrote and directed the first film, and was produced by Craig Perry. It was released in North America on February 10, 2006...
(2006) - The Prestige (film)The Prestige (film)The Prestige is a 2006 mystery thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Christopher Nolan, with a screenplay adapted from Christopher Priest's 1995 novel of the same name. The story follows Robert Angier and Alfred Borden, rival stage magicians in London at the end of the 19th century...
(2006) - Batman BeginsBatman BeginsBatman Begins is a 2005 American superhero action film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, directed by Christopher Nolan. It stars Christian Bale as Batman, along with Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Tom Wilkinson,...
(2005) - The Longest Yard (2005 film)The Longest Yard (2005 film)The Longest Yard is a 2005 American sports comedy film remake of the 1974 film of the same name. Adam Sandler plays the protagonist, Paul Crewe, a disgraced former professional football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL, who is coerced to form a team from the prison inmates to play...
(2005) - Catwoman (film)Catwoman (film)Catwoman is a 2004 American superhero film and quasi-spinoff of the Batman film series directed by Pitof and released by Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures on July 23, 2004....
(2004) - Club DreadClub DreadClub Dread is a 2004 comedy horror film written by the comedy group Broken Lizard, who also created Super Troopers...
(2004) - Secret WindowSecret WindowSecret Window is a 2004 psychological horror film starring Johnny Depp and John Turturro. It was written and directed by David Koepp, based on the novella Secret Window, Secret Garden by Stephen King, featuring a musical score by Philip Glass and Geoff Zanelli. The story appeared in King's...
(2004) - Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination LondonAgent Cody Banks 2: Destination LondonAgent Cody Banks 2: Destination London is an English-American action comedy film and the sequel to the 2003 film Agent Cody Banks, and was released in the United States on March 12, 2004. Frankie Muniz was the only major returning star, with Hannah Spearritt now playing the love interest and...
(2004) - My Boss's DaughterMy Boss's DaughterMy Boss's Daughter is a 2003 romantic comedy film starring Ashton Kutcher, Tara Reid and Terence Stamp.- Plot :Tom Stansfield is a researcher at a publishing company who works under the tyrannical Jack Taylor . Tom has a crush on his boss' daughter, Lisa Taylor , who is completely controlled by...
(2003) - Octane (film)Octane (film)Octane is a 2002 thriller film directed by Marcus Adams and starring Madeleine Stowe and Mischa Barton...
(2003) - Dickie Roberts: Former Child StarDickie Roberts: Former Child StarDickie Roberts: Former Child Star is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Sam Weisman and starring David Spade and Mary McCormack.- Plot :...
(2003) - Memento (film) (2000)
- Another Day in Paradise(1998)
- Austin Powers: International Man of MysteryAustin Powers: International Man of MysteryAustin Powers: International Man of Mystery is a 1997 American science fiction/action-comedy film and the first film of the Austin Powers series. It was directed by Jay Roach and written by Mike Myers who also stars in the title role. Myers also plays Dr. Evil, Austin Powers' arch-enemy...
(1997)
Awards and nominations
ArtiosCasting Society of America
Founded in Los Angeles, California in 1982, the Casting Society of America is a professional society of about 350 casting directors for film, television, and theatre in Australia, Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States. The society is not to be confused with an industry union. The...
awards:
- Nominated, 2009, Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Big Budget Feature - Drama for: The Dark Knight
- Nominated, 2008, Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Studio Feature - Comedy for: ‘‘ EnchantedEnchantedEnchanted may refer to:* Under the influence of an incantation* Enchanted , a 2007 Disney film** Enchanted , the soundtrack album from the film** Enchanted , a Nintendo DS game based on the film...
(shared with Marcia Ross and Susan Shopmaker) - Won, 2006, Best Dramatic Pilot Casting for: Prison BreakPrison BreakPrison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...
(Wendy O’Brien and Claire Simon) - Won, 2005, Best Movie of the Week for: Lackawanna BluesLackawanna BluesLackawanna Blues is an American play written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson in 2001. It was later adapted as a television movie that aired in 2005. The play dramatizes the character of the author's primary caregiver when he was growing up in Lackawanna, New York, during the 1950s and 1960s.-Play:The...
(shared with Wendy O’Brien) - Nominated, 2005, Best Mini Series Casting for: Revelations (shared with Wendy O’Brien and John Buchan)
- Won, 2004, Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Pilot for: Carnivale (shared with Wendy O’Brien)
- Nominated, 2004, Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week for: And Starring Pancho Villa as HimselfAnd Starring Pancho Villa as HimselfAnd Starring Pancho Villa as Himself is a 2003 television film starring Antonio Banderas as Pancho Villa.At the time of production, this was the most expensive 2-hour television/cable movie ever made, with a budget of over $30 million....
- Nominated, 2003, Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week for: “Live from Baghdad” (2002)
- Won, 2001, Best Casting for Feature Film, Independent for: MementoMementoA memento is a keepsake or souvenir of remembrance.Memento may also refer to:* Memento , a 2000 feature-length film directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Guy Pearce* Memento , a Czech book written by Radek John...
- Nominated, 2000, Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week for: “If These Walls Could Talk 2 ”(2000)
- Nominated, 1999, Best Casting for Feature Film, Independent for “Another Day in Paradise”
- Nominated, 1995, Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week for “Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long” (shared with Mindy Marin)
Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
s:
- Won, 2005, Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special for “Lackawanna Blues”
- Nominated, 2004, Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series for: Carnivale (Shared with Wendy O’Brien)
- Won, 2003, Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special for: “Live with Baghdad”
- Nominated, 2000, Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special for: “If These Walls Could Talk 2”