Russell Boast Explained

Russell Boast
Birth Place:	Durban, South Africa
Years Active:	2006–present

Russell Boast (born 1972) is a South African and American casting director for film and television.^{[1] [2]}

Life and career

Boast was born in Durban, South Africa. He graduated from the University of South Africa and Durban University of Technology (DUT) in 1994.^[3] He started his career as a casting assistant on the film, Beyond Borders.^[4] Boast moved to Los Angeles in 2004. He is the former president of Casting Society of America.^[5] He is also a professor and the head of casting at Chapman University.^[6]

Filmography

• Oliver Outloud (2023)
• Student Body (2022)
• Nash Bridges (2021)
• The Little Drummer Boy (2021)
• Kill the Butterfly (2021)
• I'm Not Him (2021)
• Pooling to Paradise (2021)
• Forever Alone (2020)
• The Penitent Thief (2020)
• Juliet (2020)
• No Ordinary Man (2020)
• Gossamer Folds (2020)
• Household Demons (2020)
• Algorithm: BLISS (2020)
• Palomino & Swissy (2019)
• The Hypnotist's Love Story (2019)
• Extra Innings (2019)
• Dark/Web (2019)
• The Fix (2019)
• Proven Innocent (2019)
• Miller & Son (2019)
• Killing Karen Soloway (2018)
• Insatiable (2018)

• The Desecrated (2018)
• The Plural of Blood (2017)
• Chance (2017)
• Crowning Jules (2017)
• Your Own Road (2017)
• Mars Project (2016)
• Paradise Club (2016)
• The Tribe (2016)
• Wicked City (2015)
• Damsel (2015)
• Home Run Showdown (2015)
• Just Brett and Lilly (2015)
• The Time We're In (2015)
• Oishi High School Battle (2012)
• To the Moon (2012)
• From the Head (2011)
• Serving Up Richard (2011)
• White Irish Drinkers (2010)
• A Little Help (2010)
• The Whole Truth (2009)
• Spoken Word (2009)
• Hansie (2008)
• The Trail (2006)

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2020	Nominated	Casting Society of America	Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Short Film	Miller & Son	^[7]
2012	Nominated	NAACP Theatre Awards	Best Producer – Local	Treat Yourself Like Cary Grant	^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Auditioning Alchemy. emmys.com. 2022-02-23.
2. Web site: Casting Directors and Actors Team Up to Talk Virtual and Remote Casting. indiewire.com. 20 March 2020 . 2022-02-23.
3. Web site: Russell Boast Prides Himself on Being an Ally to Artists. backstage.com. 2022-02-23.
4. Web site: About Russell John Boast. castingsociety.com. 2022-02-23.
5. Web site: Casting Society Names Rich Mento & Russell Boast Co-Presidents. deadline.com. December 2020 . 2022-02-23.
6. Web site: Dodge College Welcomes New Casting Department. blogs.chapman.edu. 2022-02-23.
7. Web site: 35th ARTIOS AWARDS WINNERS -JANUARY 30,2020. castingsociety.com. 2022-02-23.
8. Web site: NAACP Theatre Awards nominees announced. tvandmusicnetwork.com. 2022-02-23.