Liz Mullane
Liz was recently invited into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - The Oscars
- Locations
- Wellington
Bio
Like many Casting directors Liz started her career as an actor, training at the NZ National Drama school in 1984. She fell into casting after working as an actor in Peter Jacksons zombie horror film Brain Dead when he asked her to cast his film Heavenly Creatures which launched Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey’s careers. Since then she has worked with Peter on all his projects from The Frighteners starring Michael J Fox, to The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and onto King Kong, The Lovely Bones, The Hobbit and Mortal Engines.
Liz has worked on many films and television productions both small and big budgets including The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, Bridge to Terebithia, Pete's Dragon, The Waterhorse, Avatar, 30 Days of Night, The Meg, Yogi Bear and many more.
Liz believes it is her background as an actor that makes her a good casting director because she understands nerves and the pressure of auditions. She runs numerous screen acting workshops throughout the year giving actors honest insight into the industry and shares many tips to help hopefully make the process of auditioning less daunting and more enjoyable.
Experience
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASTING DIRECTOR: more information available on IMDB | |||
| 2023-2024 | A Remarkable Place to Die | TV Drama Series | Prod: Philly de Lacey / Dir: Various |
| 2023-2024 | Forgive us All | Feature Film | Prod: Jared Conon / dir: Jordana Stott |
| 2020-2023 | My Life is Murder Season 2 & 3 | TV Comedy/Drama Series | Producers Lucy Lawless, Mark Beasley, Tara Landry – Greenstone Pictures |
| 2020-2023 | Under the Vines Seasons 1 & 2 | TV Comedy/Drama Series | Producer Acorn TV, Libertine Pictures, Carmen Leonard/Rebecca Gibney |
| 2022 | Attachment Theory - Short | Short Film | Wingnut Films, dir: Katie Jackson |
| 2022 | The People We Love | Feature Film | Prod/Dir: Mike Smith |
| 2021 | Don't Make Me Go | Feature Film | Amazon Studios, Prod: Donald Deline, Leah Holzer, Peter Saraf, Dir: Hannah Marks |
| 2021 | Barbed Wire Canoe | Feature Film | Pro: Kevin Stevens / dir: Jason Sutter |
| 2020 | Poppy | Feature Film | Producer Robin Laing, Director Linda Niccol |
| 2020 | Mr Corman | TV Comedy/Drama | Produced & directed by Joseph Gordon Levitt, produced by Bruce Kaplan for Apple 24. |
| 2019 | The Justice of Bunny King | Feature Film | dir: Gaysorn Thavat, prod: Emma Slade |
| 2019 | Black Christmas | Feature Film | Blumhouse Productions USA – US Producer Jason Blum, Ben Cosgrove, NZ Producer Chloe Smith, Director Sarah Takal |
| 2019 | Only Cloud Knows | Feature Film | Chinese/NZ co-prod -Director Feng Xiaogang NZ Producer Matt Noonan – Curious Films |
| 2018 | Low Down Dirty Criminals | Feature Film | Producers Robin Murphy & Catherine Fitzgerald, Director Paul Murphy |
| 2018 | The Bad Seed | TV Drama Series | South Pacific Pictures / Producers Robin Scholes/Chris Bailey |
| 2017 | Behold The Ghost | Short Film | Goldfish productions / Produer David Goldthorpe / Director Jesse Taylor |
| 2017 | Adrift (NZ Cast) | Feature Film | Producer Ralph Winter / Director Baltasar Kormakur |
| 2017 | Mortal Engines | Feature Film | Hungry City Productions / Producers Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh Director Christian Rivers |
| 2017 | Wanted 2 | TV Drama Series | Matchbox Productions/Channel 7 – Rebecca Gibney producer Directors Rob Sarkies and Peter Salmon |
| 2016 | Mistress Mercy | TV Doco/Drama | Gibson Group, dir: Mike Smith |
| 2016 | The Meg | Feature Film | Warner Bros & China based production company Gravity. Director Jon Turteltaub |
| 2016 | The Expanse - NZ Casting - Frankie Adams Cast | US TV Series | Alcon Television Group / Ben Roberts / Ben Cook producers (successful NZ search for Lead role for second series) |
| 2015 | Ghost in the Shell | Feature Film | Dreamworks, dir: Rupert Sanders |
| 2015 | The Monster of Mangaiti | TV/Feature | Producer Screentime/ Philly de Lacey / Director Ric Pellezeri |
| 2014-2014 | Pete's Dragon | Feature Film | Producer: Barrie Osborne, Studio: Disney Director David Lowery |
| 2014 | The Light Between Oceans | Feature Film | Dreamworks, dir: Derek Cianfance |
| 2013-2014 | How to Murder Your Wife | TV/Feature | Producer Screentime/ Philly de Lacey / Director Ric Pellezeri |
| 2013 | The Deadlands | Feature Film | Producer Matthew Metcalfe/ Director Toa Fraser |
| 2012 | Beyond The Edge | Feature Film | Producer Matthew Metcalfe / Director Leanne Pooley |
| 2011-2012 | The Hobit | Feature Film | Warner Bros, dir: Pter Jackson |
| 2011-2012 | The Cure | Feature Film | Producer/Director David Gould |
| 2009-2010 | Yogi Bear | US Feature Film | Producers Donald Deline, Andrew Haas, Jim Dyer, Director Eric Brevig Studio Warner Bros. |
| 2008 | Separations City | Feature Film | Producers Mark Overatt/Angela Littlejohn/Tom Scott/Emma Slade Director Paul Middleditch |
| 2008 | District 9 - NZ Cast | Feature Film | dir: Neill Blomkamp, pro: Peter Jackson |
| 2008 | The Lovely Bones - NZ Cast | Feature Film | Producers Carolynne Cunningham/Peter Jackson/Fran Walsh Director Peter Jackson |
| 2007 | The Laundry Warrior (New title "A Warrior's Way" | Feature Film | dir: Sngmoo Lee, pro: Barrie Osborne |
| 2007 | Underworld 3 | Feature Film | dir: Patrick Tatopolous |
| 2007 | Show of Hands | Feature Film | Producers Angela Littlejohn / Director Anthony McCarten |
| 2007 | Avatar - NZ Shoot (initial NZ Casting) | Feature Film | dir: James Cameron, pro: Jon Landau |
| 2007 | Prince Caspien - 5 x NZ roles/estras | Feature Film | Producer Mark Johnson/Philip Steuer/ Director Andrew Adamson |
| 2006 | 30 Days of Night | Feature Film | dir: David Slade, pro: Rob Tapert |
| 2006 | The Waterhorse | Feature Film | dir: Jay Russell, pro: Barrie Osborne |
| 2006 | "10,000BC" - NZ Shoot - 3 x NZ roles/extras/doubles | Feature Film | dir: Roland Emerich |
| 2005 | Black Sheep | Feature Film | Producer Philippa Campbell / Director Jonathan King |
| 2025 | Rude Awakenings | TV Series | Producer Michele Fantl / Director Garth Maxwell / Writers Stephanie Johnson, Garth Maxwell, Fiona Samuel |
| 2005 | Bridge to Terabibithia | Feature Film | Walden Media, dir: Gabor Csupo |
| 2004-2005 | The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe | Feature Film | Disney / Walden Media / Dir. Andrew Adamso Starring Tilda Swinton, Jim Broadbent, James Cosmo |
| 2004-2005 | King Kong | Feature Film | Universal Studios, dir: Peter Jackson |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Feature Film | Warner Bros / Dir. Edward Zwick Starring Tom Cruise/Ken Watanabe/Billy Connolly |
| 2003 | Without a Paddle | Feature Film | Paramount Pictures, dir: Steve Brill |
| 2001-2002 | Perfect Strangers | Feature Film | Preston Films, dir: Gaylene Preston |
| 1998-2003 | The Lord of the Rings Trilogy | Feature Film | New Line Cinema, dir: Peter Jackson |
| 1998 | Channelling Baby | Feature Film | Prod. Catarina De Nave / Dir. Christine Parker |
| 1998 | Young Hercules | TV Series | Loop Group Captain of ‘Walla’ group for sound post production - Pacific Renaissance Films – cast and directed. |
| 1998 | Greenstone | TV Series | Prod. Communicado/Beyond - Aust./ Dir. Chris Bailey |
| 1998 | The Chosen | TV Series | Prod. Communicado/Beyond - Aust./ Dir. Mike Smith Starring Cliff Curtis |
| 1997 | A Soldiers Sweetheart | Feature Film | Prod. Paramount Picture/Maloney – Dir. Tom Donnelly Starring Keifer Sutherland/Skeet Ulrich |
| 1997 | Heaven | Feature Film | Prod. Miramax / Midnight Films – Dir. Scott Reynolds Starring Martin Donovan |
| 1996 | The Return of the Black Stallion | TV Series | Prod. Isambard/Canadian Starring Mickey Rooney |
| 1996 | Every Woman's Dream | US TV Series | Prod. Isambard/Canadian Starring Jeff Fahy/Kim Cattrall |
| 1995 | The Frighteners | Feature Film | Universal Pictures, dir: Peter Jackson |
| 1995 | Forgotten Silver | Mocumentary | Prod. Wingnut Films – Dir. P. Jackson |
| 1995 | The Nightmare Man | Feature Film | Prod. Isambard/Canadian Starring Jeff Fahey |
| 1993 | Heavenly Creatures | Feature Film | Wingnut Films, dir: Peter Jackson |
| 1992 | Homeward Bound | TV Soap Series | Prod: Isambard & TV3 |
| 1991 | Alex | NZ Feature Film | Prod: Isambard & Total Prod. |
| 1988-1991 | Television Commercials Various | TVC | Producers include; Silver Screen, Flying Fish, Airdate, Colenso, Saatchi & Saatchi. |
| AWARDS: | |||
| 2021 | Invited to join the Academy of Motion Arts & Sciences - The Oscars in the casting division | ||
| TRAINING: | |||
| 1998 | Loose Moose Theatresports School Canada | ||
| 1984-1986 | New Zealand Drama School |