Guymon Patrick Casady (born 12 March 1969)[1] is an American media executive, motion picture and television producer and talent manager.
Casady is a four time Emmy Award-winning and originating co-executive producer of HBO's Game of Thrones, which holds the distinction for being the most Emmy award-winning scripted series in television history.
He is the originating producer of such popular and critically acclaimed movies as Steve Jobs, adapted by Aaron Sorkin from Walter Isaacson’s biography, directed by Danny Boyle, starring Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet, which was nominated for two Oscars; Hope Springs, starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell, which was nominated for a Golden Globe; Office Christmas Party starring Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston and Kate McKinnon; Patricia Highsmith's Deep Water, directed by Adrian Lyne, and starring Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas; Halle Berry’s directorial debut, Bruised, in which she starred; The Fall Guy, directed by David Leitch, and starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. He originated and was an executive producer on the $800M grossing franchise The Expendables.
In television, Casady is also an originating and executive producer of the critically acclaimed television series The Terror, now in its third season for AMC; and Ripley, written and directed by Oscar winner Steve Zaillian, for Netflix. Casady is starting production late May, 2024, on an Untitled Golf Comedy for Apple, created by Jason Keller, directed by Dayton and Faris, and starring Owen Wilson.
Casady is a founding partner of Entertainment 360, a leading entertainment firm in Los Angeles, California.
Casady earned a B.A. in European history and art history from the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated from University of San Diego High School, from which he was honored as a Distinguished alumnus. He began his career in artist management working at Creative Artists Agency (CAA).[2]
Casady began his career in Hollywood working as an assistant in the Motion Picture Talent Department at Creative Artists Agency. He left CAA when he was offered the opportunity to work for Propaganda Films CEO Steve Golin. While working as Steve’s assistant, Casady wrote a business plan making the argument for why Propaganda should start an in-house talent management company to theatrically represent the directors who the company was already representing for music videos and commercials, including David Fincher, Michael Bay, Spike Jonze and Antoine Fuqua. He was promoted to a development/production executive and worked on such movies as The Game, directed by David Fincher and Being John Malcovich, directed by Spike Jonze. When Phillips sold Polygram (who owned Propaganda) to Seagrams, Casady left Propaganda to work as a manager at Industry Entertainment.[3] On November 13, 2002, Casady, Eric Kranzler and David Seltzer left Industry Entertainment to start a new venture, Management 360, a start up talent management production company they cofounded with Suzan Bymel, Evelyn O’Neill, and Daniel Rappaport.[4] Shortly after forming Management 360, the company signed an overall production deal with Warner Bros. Studio on July 7, 2003.[5]
From 2011 - 2017, Casady produced MPTF’s annual Reel Stories, Real Lives evening to raise money and build next generation awareness for the organization.
In 2008, Casady was included in Variety’s first annual Dealmakers Impact Report.
Casady is a U.S. Junior National rowing champion in the 4 with coxswain. He is the brother of Bret Casady - prominent architectural designer and builder in Los Angeles, son of Janed Guymon and Kent Casady. He grew up in San Diego's historical neighborhhod Mission Hills and the childhood home of his mother Janed.[6] His mother Janed is the granddaughter of Edward "E.T." Guymon, after whom the city of Guymon, Oklahoma is named.[7] He is married to Robyn Norris Casady, and is the father of Ford and Boone Casady.[2] His late grandfather was the journalist and politician Simon Casady, who in 1976, was the Democratic Party’s candidate of choice to run against Pete Wilson for the mayor of San Diego; his great-grandfather was the Episcopal Bishop Thomas Casady, who in 1947, founded the Casady School in Oklahoma City; his great-great-grandfather was the prominent Iowa banker Simon Casady, and his great-great-great-grandfather was the Iowa judge Phineas M. Casady.[6]
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Match | |
| 2004 | The Final Cut | Executive producer |
| 2005 | Stay | Executive producer |
| 2008 | My Best Friend's Girl | |
| 2009 | The Killing Room | |
| Paper Man | ||
| 2010 | The Expendables | Executive producer |
| 2012 | Hope Springs | |
| The Expendables 2 | Executive producer | |
| 2014 | The Expendables 3 | Executive producer |
| 2015 | The Gallows | |
| Steve Jobs | ||
| 2016 | Office Christmas Party | |
| 2019 | The Gallows Act II | |
| Queen & Slim | Executive producer | |
| 2020 | Bruised | |
| 2022 | Deep Water | |
| 2023 | Expend4bles | Executive producer |
| 2024 | The Fall Guy | |
| Cowboy Ninja Viking | ||
| Sesame Street |
| Year | Film | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Monster's Ball | Thanks | |
| 2013 | Snitch | Special thanks | |
| 2014 | Grace | ||
| 2017 | November Criminals | The director wishes to thank |
| Year | Title | Credit | Award | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Executive producer | Television short | |||
| 2003−04 | Hope & Faith | Executive producer | |||
| 2007 | Cavemen | Executive producer | |||
| 2008 | 1% | Television film | |||
| 2016 | Mary + Jane | Executive producer | |||
| 2017 | Damnation | Executive producer | |||
| 2018 | Queen America | Executive producer | |||
| 2011−19 | Game of Thrones | Co-executive producer | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2015) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2016) Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2011) Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2012) Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2013) Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2014) | ||
| 2018−19 | The Terror | Executive producer | |||
| 2024 | Ripley | Executive producer | |||
| Sanctuary | Executive producer |