David Rubin
Producer
David began his career as a production assistant on "Saturday Night Live". He entered the casting field as an assistant and then associate to Mary Goldberg on such films as "Ragtime", "Silkwood" and "Amadeus". David then moved to Los Angeles to team with veteran casting director Lynn Stalmaster on "The Name of the Rose", "The Big Easy" and many other films.
Opening his own casting company, David was responsible for assembling the casts of such films as: "The Addams Family", "The War of the Roses", "Fried Green Tomatoes", "My Cousin Vinny", "The Firm", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Get Shorty", "Romeo + Juliet", "The English Patient", "Men in Black", "My Best Friend's Wedding", and "The Talented Mr. Ripley". In partnership with Richard Hicks, David cast the films "Hairspray", "Lars and the Real Girl", "Recount" (HBO), "The Smurfs" and "Game Change" (HBO), for which they received the 2012 Emmy Award. Most recently, David worked with director Jean-Marc Vallee ('Dallas Buyers Club') casting his film 'Wild' for Fox Searchlight and with Warren Beatty on his upcoming Howard Hughes film.
In 2001, David was the recipient of the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Outstanding Career Achievement in the Field of Casting, presented by Sydney Pollack. In October 2002, Baz Luhrmann presented him with an Honorary Career Achievement Award from the Casting Society of America.
Opening his own casting company, David was responsible for assembling the casts of such films as: "The Addams Family", "The War of the Roses", "Fried Green Tomatoes", "My Cousin Vinny", "The Firm", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Get Shorty", "Romeo + Juliet", "The English Patient", "Men in Black", "My Best Friend's Wedding", and "The Talented Mr. Ripley". In partnership with Richard Hicks, David cast the films "Hairspray", "Lars and the Real Girl", "Recount" (HBO), "The Smurfs" and "Game Change" (HBO), for which they received the 2012 Emmy Award. Most recently, David worked with director Jean-Marc Vallee ('Dallas Buyers Club') casting his film 'Wild' for Fox Searchlight and with Warren Beatty on his upcoming Howard Hughes film.
In 2001, David was the recipient of the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Outstanding Career Achievement in the Field of Casting, presented by Sydney Pollack. In October 2002, Baz Luhrmann presented him with an Honorary Career Achievement Award from the Casting Society of America.
Known For
Filmography
| 2009 | |
| 2002 | Igby Goes Down · as Executive Producer |
| 2001 | |
| 1997 | Lawn Dogs · as Co-ProducerOn Plex |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know · as Self - President, Ampas |
| 2020 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2013 | Bild Live · as Self - President Of The Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts And Sciences (ampas) |
| 2013 | Afternoon Tea, a Matilda Reunion · as Self - Casting Director |
| 2012 | Casting By · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Karl Rove, I Love You · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations · as Self |
| 2026 | The Five-Star Weekend · as Casting |
| 2026 | Elle · as Casting |
| 2026 | Margo's Got Money Troubles · as Casting |
| 2025 | All Her Fault · as Casting |
| 2025 | Spinal Tap II: The End Continues · as Casting |
| 2025 | Hal & Harper · as Casting |
| 2024 | Apples Never Fall · as Casting |
| 2023 | Expats · as Casting |
| 2023 | The Beanie Bubble · as Casting |
| 2023 | The Last Thing He Told Me · as Casting |
| 2023 | Tiny Beautiful Things · as Casting |
| 2023 | The Spencer Sisters · as Casting |
| 2022 | Welcome to Chippendales · as Casting Director |
| 2022 | Luckiest Girl Alive · as Casting |
| 2022 | Where the Crawdads Sing · as Casting |
| 2022 | Pieces of Her · as Casting |
| 2021 | Nine Perfect Strangers · as Casting |
| 2020 | Utopia (2020) · as Casting |
| 2020 | The King of Staten Island · as Casting |
| 2020 | Little Fires Everywhere · as Casting |
| 2019 | Four Weddings and a Funeral · as Casting |
| 2019 | Men in Black: International · as Casting |
| 2018 | Sharp Objects · as Casting |
| 2018 | Alex Strangelove · as Casting |
| 2017 | Gifted · as Casting |
| 2017 | Wilson · as Casting |
| 2017 | Big Little Lies · as Casting |
| 2016 | Rules Don't Apply · as Casting |
| 2016 | Mascots · as Casting |
| 2016 | All the Way · as Casting Director |
| 2015 | Trumbo · as CastingOn Plex |
| 2015 | Strange Magic · as Casting |
| 2014 | Wild · as Casting |
| 2014 | Frank · as Casting Director |
| 2013 | Walking with Dinosaurs 3D · as Additional Casting |
| 2013 | Gravity · as Casting |
| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 · as Casting |
| 2012 | On the Road · as Casting |
| 2012 | Game Change · as Casting Director |
| 2011 | Real Steel · as Casting |
| 2011 | The Smurfs · as Casting |
| 2010 | The Back-up Plan · as Casting |
| 2009 | Georgia O'Keeffe · as Casting |
| 2009 | Spread · as CastingOn Plex |
| 2008 | Yes Man · as Casting |
| 2008 | City of Ember · as Casting |
| 2008 | Spirit of the Forest · as Casting Director |
| 2008 | Recount · as Casting |
| 2008 | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay · as Casting |
| 2008 | The Memory Keeper's Daughter · as Casting |
| 2007 | Charlie Bartlett · as Casting |
| 2007 | Lars and the Real Girl · as Casting |
| 2007 | Hairspray · as Casting Director |
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web · as Casting |
| 2006 | For Your Consideration · as Casting |
| 2006 | Let's Go to Prison · as Casting |
| 2005 | In Her Shoes · as Casting |
| 2005 | Out of Practice · as Original Casting |
| 2003 | Cold Mountain · as Casting |
| 1999 | The Talented Mr. Ripley · as Casting |
| 1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars · as Casting |
| 1999 | Random Hearts · as Casting |
| 1999 | Wild Wild West · as Casting |
| 1999 | Notting Hill · as Casting Consultant |
| 1998 | Hurlyburly · as CastingOn Plex |
| 1998 | The Negotiator · as CastingOn Plex |
| 1998 | City of Angels · as Casting |
| 1998 | Fallen · as Casting |
| 1997 | Red Corner · as Casting |
| 1997 | Men in Black · as Casting |
| 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding · as Casting |
| 1996 | The English Patient · as Casting |
| 1996 | Romeo + Juliet · as Casting |
| 1996 | Albino Alligator · as Casting |
| 1996 | Matilda · as Casting |
| 1996 | Up Close & Personal · as Casting Director |
| 1995 | Sabrina · as Casting |
| 1995 | Get Shorty · as Casting |
| 1995 | Waterworld · as Casting |
| 1994 | The War · as Casting Director |
| 1994 | The Last Seduction · as Casting |
| 1993 | Ghost in the Machine · as Casting |
| 1993 | Gypsy · as Casting DirectorOn Plex |
| 1993 | Addams Family Values · as Casting |
| 1993 | Mr. Wonderful · as CastingOn Plex |
| 1993 | The Firm · as Casting |
| 1992 | Hoffa · as Casting |
| 1992 | CrissCross · as Casting |
| 1992 | White Sands · as Casting |
| 1992 | My Cousin Vinny · as Casting |
| 1992 | The Nightman · as Casting |
| 1992 | Final Analysis · as Casting Director |
| 1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes · as Casting Director |
| 1991 | The Addams Family · as Casting Director |
| 1991 | Delirious · as Casting |
| 1990 | Naked Tango · as Casting Director |
| 1990 | Days of Thunder · as Casting |
| 1990 | Cadillac Man · as Casting Director |
| 1990 | Men Don't Leave · as Casting DirectorOn Plex |
| 1989 | The War of the Roses · as Casting |
| 1989 | Out on the Edge · as Casting |
| 1988 | Scrooged · as Casting |
| 1988 | Little Nikita · as Casting |
| 1988 | The in Crowd · as Casting |
| 1987 | Less Than Zero · as Casting |
| 1987 | Real Men · as Casting |
| 1987 | The Spirit · as Casting |
| 1987 | Spaceballs · as Casting |
| 1986 | The Big Easy · as CastingOn Plex |
| 1986 | Intimate Encounters · as Casting |
| 1986 | The Name of the Rose · as CastingOn Plex |
| 1986 | The Best of Times · as CastingOn Plex |
| 1985 | Love, Mary · as Casting Associate |
| 1985 | Consenting Adult · as Casting |
| 1984 | Amadeus · as Casting Associate |
| 1984 | Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter · as Casting |
| 1983 | Special Bulletin · as Casting Associate |
| 1982 | Cat People · as Casting Assistant |