LESSALL CASTING
Matthew Lessall, CSA
Casting Director for feature film, television, short film and commercials in
Los Angeles, New York and London
Recent films and casts include: AFTER.LIFE starring Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci, Justin Long,
Josh Charles & Chandler Canterbury www.afterlifethefilm.com, THE WHEELER BOYS starring: Billy Campbell, Portia Doubleday & Alex Frost www.thewheelerboysmovie.com , CHERRY starring: Kyle Gallner, Laura Allen, Brittany Robertson, Esai Morales, D.C.Pierson and Zosia Mamet www.cherrythemovie.com and VANISHING ON 7th STREET for director Brad Anderson
OTHER WORK
ROCKET SCIENCE
Sundance Film Festival - 2007
Won, Directing Award - Jeffrey Blitz
...A couple years later, Kendrick landed her second movie role in the 2007 flick 'Rocket Science' and was nominated again for an Independent Spirit Award, this time for Best Supporting Actress. Kendrick credits the flick for her success in an interview with Movieline, "I know a lot of people think my big break was 'Twilight', but it was definitely 'Rocket Science'. Jason Reitman saw 'Rocket Science' and started writing this role for me [in 'Up in the Air'] ... and Catherine Hardwicke was on the jury at Sundance and she asked me to come in and read for 'Twilight'."...
MEAN CREEK
Independent Spirit Awards - 2005
Won, Special Distinction Award - To the ensemble cast
Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck, Carly Schroeder
..."These young actors turned in performances so uniformly unselfish, and so intricately in tune with one another, that it became impossible to single any one of them out from their extraordinary achievement together. Their work is of such high quality that it moves beyond craft to achieve that mysterious truth and beauty that constitutes the finest acting." (nominating committee)...
It's a risk casting anyone against type or what they're known to do. But there's one thing better than having a great actor, which is having a great actor who's never done what you're asking him to do. He's hungry to get out of the trailer every day and hungry to test himself.”
-Sam Mendes
