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Jeanne McCarthy
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Biography
Jeanne McCarthy is an American casting director and a member of the Casting Society of America who also works as an occasional actress. Throughout her career, she has accumulated 187 known credits in roles including casting, casting director, actor, casting associate, original casting, additional casting, casting assistant, and casting consultant. Her filmography includes projects such as White Men Can't Jump, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I, Robot, 21 Jump Street, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and Sonic the Hedgehog. Her television work includes Silicon Valley and Hacks. McCarthy has received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Casting, winning the award for the first season of the anthology series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
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Career overview
Jeanne McCarthy is an American casting director and member of the Casting Society of America who has also worked as an actress. Throughout her career, she has held various production roles, including casting associate, casting assistant, casting consultant, and original or additional casting. Her extensive filmography includes credits on major motion pictures such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, released in 2004, the 2012 film 21 Jump Street, I, Robot, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Jumanji: The Next Level, Sonic the Hedgehog, and the 1992 film White Men Can't Jump. In television, her work includes contributions to the series Silicon Valley, which aired from 2014 to 2019, and Hacks, which began in 2021.
McCarthy has received professional recognition for her work in the industry, including six nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Casting. She won an Emmy for her work on the first season of the anthology television series American Crime Story, titled The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story. Across her career, she has accumulated 187 known credits. She is also known by the names Jeannie McCarthy and Jennie McCarthy.
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Career timeline
Project Hail Mary · CastingBrothers · CastingHIS & HERS · CastingThe Breadwinner · CastingPower Ballad · Casting
The Accountant² · CastingRunning Point · CastingYou're Cordially Invited · CastingGoosebumps: The Vanishing · CastingSide Quest · Casting
Red One · CastingThe American Society of Magical Negroes · Casting
Goosebumps · CastingHistory of the World: Part II · CastingPlatonic · CastingQuiz Lady · CastingVacation Friends 2 · Casting
Minx · CastingThe Afterparty · CastingGaslit · CastingLook Both Ways · CastingHollywood Stargirl · Casting
Hacks · CastingResident Alien · CastingHome Sweet Home Alone · CastingI Care a Lot · CastingChaos Walking · Casting
Mythic Quest · CastingSonic the Hedgehog · CastingSpace Force · CastingBill & Ted Face the Music · CastingI'm Thinking of Ending Things · Casting
Jumanji: The Next Level · Casting DirectorOn Becoming a God in Central Florida · CastingLiving with Yourself · CastingTogo · CastingStuber · Casting
Solo: A Star Wars Story · CastingThe House with a Clock in Its Walls · CastingJuliet, Naked · CastingBlockers · CastingThe Happytime Murders · Casting
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle · CastingCounterpart · CastingCaptain Underpants: The First Epic Movie · CastingWet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later · CastingRough Night · Casting
American Crime Story · CastingAmerican Crime Story · Original CastingThe Accountant · CastingCaptain Fantastic · CastingOffice Christmas Party · Casting
Goosebumps · CastingAmerican Ultra · Casting
Silicon Valley · Casting22 Jump Street · CastingBegin Again · CastingThe Homesman · CastingBig Eyes · Casting
Delivery Man · CastingEnough Said · CastingBad Words · Casting DirectorThe Kings of Summer · Casting
The Mindy Project · Casting21 Jump Street · CastingSeeking a Friend for the End of the World · CastingThe Five-Year Engagement · Casting
Larry Crowne · Casting30 Minutes or Less · CastingA Very Harold & Kumar Christmas · CastingOur Idiot Brother · CastingA Little Bit of Heaven · Casting
The Spy Next Door · CastingGulliver's Travels · CastingDinner for Schmucks · CastingGet Him to the Greek · CastingPlease Give · Casting
The League · CastingPaul Blart: Mall Cop · CastingYear One · CastingCarriers · CastingIn the Electric Mist · Casting
Forgetting Sarah Marshall · CastingSynecdoche, New York · CastingBe Kind Rewind · CastingLittle Britain USA · CastingAppaloosa · Casting
Ghost Rider · CastingThe Savages · CastingMama's Boy · Casting
The Break-Up · CastingNacho Libre · Casting ConsultantFriends with Money · CastingSomething New · CastingTenacious D in The Pick of Destiny · Casting
Are We There Yet? · CastingKicking & Screaming · CastingThe Ice Harvest · CastingThe Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada · CastingThumbsucker · Casting
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · CastingI, Robot · CastingDodgeBall: A True Underdog Story · CastingAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy · CastingStarsky & Hutch · Casting
Daddy Day Care · CastingMonte Walsh · Casting
Equilibrium · CastingSweet Home Alabama · CastingAustin Powers in Goldmember · CastingAbandon · CastingLovely & Amazing
Scary Movie 2 · CastingZoolander · CastingHeartbreakers · CastingDr. Dolittle 2 · CastingOne Night at McCool's · Casting
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me · CastingGhost Dog: The Way of the Samurai · CastingGhost Dog: The Way of the Samurai · Casting Director
Bulworth · CastingThere's No Fish Food in Heaven · Casting
Con Air · CastingClockwatchers · Casting
Mars Attacks! · CastingLily Dale · CastingThe Winner · Casting
Full Filmography
190 titles- Project Hail Mary (2026) Casting
- Brothers (2026) Casting
- HIS & HERS (2026) Casting
- The Breadwinner (2026) Casting
- Power Ballad (2026) Casting
- Don't Say Good Luck (2026) Casting
- Jumanji: Open World (2026) Casting
- Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026) Casting
- The Accountant² (2025) Casting
- Running Point (2025) Casting
- You're Cordially Invited (2025) Casting
- Goosebumps: The Vanishing (2025) Casting
- Side Quest (2025) Casting
- Death by Lightning (2025) Casting
- Red One (2024) Casting
- The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024) Casting
- Goosebumps (2023) Casting
- History of the World: Part II (2023) Casting
- Platonic (2023) Casting
- Quiz Lady (2023) Casting
- Vacation Friends 2 (2023) Casting
- You Hurt My Feelings (2023) Casting
- Old Dads (2023) Casting
- Fool's Paradise (2023) Casting
- Eileen (2023) Casting
- Minx (2022) Casting
- The Afterparty (2022) Casting
- Gaslit (2022) Casting
- Look Both Ways (2022) Casting
- Hollywood Stargirl (2022) Casting
- The Valet (2022) Casting
- The Estate (2022) Casting
- Mack & Rita (2022) Casting
- Hacks (2021) Casting
- Resident Alien (2021) Casting
- Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) Casting
- I Care a Lot (2021) Casting
- Chaos Walking (2021) Casting
- Back to the Outback (2021) Casting
- Vacation Friends (2021) Casting
- Things Heard & Seen (2021) Casting
- Mythic Quest (2020) Casting
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Casting
- Space Force (2020) Casting
- Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) Casting
- I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) Casting
- The Lovebirds (2020) Casting
- Wild Mountain Thyme (2020) Casting
- The Half of It (2020) Casting
- Wander Darkly (2020) Casting Director
- Downhill (2020) Casting
- Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) Casting Director
- On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019) Casting
- Living with Yourself (2019) Casting
- Togo (2019) Casting
- Stuber (2019) Casting
- Someone Great (2019) Casting
- Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) Casting
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Casting
- The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) Casting
- Juliet, Naked (2018) Casting
- Blockers (2018) Casting
- The Happytime Murders (2018) Casting
- The Land of Steady Habits (2018) Casting
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) Casting
- Counterpart (2017) Casting
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) Casting
- Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017) Casting
- Rough Night (2017) Casting
- The Polka King (2017) Casting
- American Crime Story (2016) Casting
- American Crime Story (2016) Original Casting
- The Accountant (2016) Casting
- Captain Fantastic (2016) Casting
- Office Christmas Party (2016) Casting
- The Meddler (2016) Casting
- Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016) Casting
- Keanu (2016) Casting
- The Queen of Spain (2016) Additional Casting
- Goosebumps (2015) Casting
- American Ultra (2015) Casting
- Silicon Valley (2014) Casting
- 22 Jump Street (2014) Casting
- Begin Again (2014) Casting
- The Homesman (2014) Casting
- Big Eyes (2014) Casting
- That Awkward Moment (2014) Casting
- Foxcatcher (2014) Casting
- Every Secret Thing (2014) Casting
- Search Party (2014) Casting
- X/Y (2014) Casting
- Hits (2014) Casting
- Delivery Man (2013) Casting
- Enough Said (2013) Casting
- Bad Words (2013) Casting Director
- The Kings of Summer (2013) Casting
- The Mindy Project (2012) Casting
- 21 Jump Street (2012) Casting
- Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) Casting
- The Five-Year Engagement (2012) Casting
- Larry Crowne (2011) Casting
- 30 Minutes or Less (2011) Casting
- A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011) Casting
- Our Idiot Brother (2011) Casting
- A Little Bit of Heaven (2011) Casting
- The Oranges (2011) Casting
- The Future (2011) Casting
- A Thousand And One Nights in Bohemia (2011) Casting
- The Spy Next Door (2010) Casting
- Gulliver's Travels (2010) Casting
- Dinner for Schmucks (2010) Casting
- Get Him to the Greek (2010) Casting
- Please Give (2010) Casting
- The League (2009) Casting
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) Casting
- Year One (2009) Casting
- Carriers (2009) Casting
- In the Electric Mist (2009) Casting
- Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) Casting
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) Casting
- Synecdoche, New York (2008) Casting
- Be Kind Rewind (2008) Casting
- Little Britain USA (2008) Casting
- Appaloosa (2008) Casting
- The Great Buck Howard (2008) Casting
- Ghost Rider (2007) Casting
- The Savages (2007) Casting
- Mama's Boy (2007) Casting
- The Break-Up (2006) Casting
- Nacho Libre (2006) Casting Consultant
- Friends with Money (2006) Casting
- Something New (2006) Casting
- Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) Casting
- The Shaggy Dog (2006) Casting
- School for Scoundrels (2006) Casting
- The Ex (2006) Casting Director
- Are We There Yet? (2005) Casting
- Kicking & Screaming (2005) Casting
- The Ice Harvest (2005) Casting
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) Casting
- Thumbsucker (2005) Casting
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Casting
- I, Robot (2004) Casting
- DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004) Casting
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) Casting
- Starsky & Hutch (2004) Casting
- Surviving Christmas (2004) Casting
- Employee of the Month (2004) Casting
- Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004) Casting
- Daddy Day Care (2003) Casting
- Monte Walsh (2003) Casting
- Equilibrium (2002) Casting
- Sweet Home Alabama (2002) Casting
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) Casting
- Abandon (2002) Casting
- Lovely & Amazing (2002) as Casting Director
- Lovely & Amazing (2002) Casting
- Run Ronnie Run (2002) Casting
- Door to Door (2002) Casting
- Scary Movie 2 (2001) Casting
- Zoolander (2001) Casting
- Heartbreakers (2001) Casting
- Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) Casting
- One Night at McCool's (2001) Casting
- Human Nature (2001) Casting
- Sugar & Spice (2001) Casting
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) Casting
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) Casting
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) Casting Director
- Bulworth (1998) Casting
- There's No Fish Food in Heaven (1998) Casting
- Con Air (1997) Casting
- Clockwatchers (1997) Casting
- Mars Attacks! (1996) Casting
- Lily Dale (1996) Casting
- The Winner (1996) Casting
- Crimson Tide (1995) Casting Associate
- The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995) Casting Associate
- Ed Wood (1994) Casting Assistant
- Desert Winds (1994) Casting
- Floundering (1994) Casting Director
- Money for Nothing (1993) Casting Associate
- White Men Can't Jump (1992) as Dressing Room Staffer
- Hothouse (1988) as Kim
- Sid and Nancy (1986) as Trell
- On Valentine's Day (1986) as Bessie
- 1918 (1985) as Bessie
- Brides Casting Director
- My Ex-Friend's Wedding Casting
- Judgment Day Casting
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Jeanne McCarthy best known for?
Jeanne McCarthy is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Project Hail Mary (2026), Brothers (2026), HIS & HERS (2026), The Breadwinner (2026).
How many credits does Jeanne McCarthy have?
Jeanne McCarthy has accumulated over 190 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1985 to 2026.
What is Jeanne McCarthy's background in cinema and television?
Jeanne McCarthy is an American casting director and a member of the Casting Society of America who also works as an occasional actress. Throughout her career, she has accumulated 187 known credits in roles including casting, casting director, actor, casting associate, original casting, additional casting, casting assis...
Jeanne McCarthy by the numbers
190credits
163films
27TV series
1985–2026active years
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