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EPISODE · Mar 18, 2025 · 59 MIN

What's Your Story - Casting Director Des Hamilton #104

from LIFE IN FILM · host Elliot James Langridge

Join this channel to get access to perks: EARLY Access, EXCLUSIVE Episodes & Much More! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpeD7roEp99UANH0HVZ3dOA/joinJoin me and our guest, Glasgow's very own Bafta Winning Casting Director, as we chat about why he knew 'Top Boy' was going special, hitting rock bottom after casting 'This is England', sharing the surprising amount of objects people have thrown at in the room and he gives me the best audition advice I've had and even promises to send me a pair of trainers if I don't get a call back for my next tape. Casting credits include - Bronson / Flashbacks of a Fool / This is England / The Crow / Four Lions / Tyrannosaur / Only God Forgives / The King / Top Boy / Jojo Rabbit / Sweetpea / Morvern Callar / Green Street / The Eagle / Wuthering Heights / Nymphomaniac Vol I & II / Young Adam / High Life / The House That Jack Built / War Machine / Anthropoid.-----------------------------Host - Actor/Writer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elliot James Langridge⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Please contact (Scott Marshall Partners) -----------------------------We are sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ providing you access to the largest online therapy service in the world. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get 10% off⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ your first month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠betterhelp.com/lifeinfilm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-----------------------------'28 Years Later: Bone Temple' is out in 2026-----------------------------Thank you to out guests Des & his teamAs always thank you to our sponsor Betterhelp-----------------------------If you enjoyed this episode, please review and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You Tube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠etc and please share. It makes a huge difference. -----------------------------Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tik Tok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @LIFEINFILMpod. Check out the ⁠Patreon⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/Lifeinfilmpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & Join this channel to get access to perks: EARLY Access, EXCLUSIVE Episodes & Much More! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpeD7roEp99UANH0HVZ3dOA/join-----------------------------Please don't forget to⁠ LIKE & SUBSCRIBE⁠! ╔═╦╗╔╦╗╔═╦═╦╦╦╦╗╔═╗ ║╚╣║║║╚╣╚╣╔╣╔╣║╚╣═╣ ╠╗║╚╝║║╠╗║╚╣║║║║║═╣ ╚═╩══╩═╩═╩═╩╝╚╩═╩═╝Thanks for watching this episode ... see you in the next video!0:00 Get EARLY Access & EXCLUSIVE Episodes0:13 - Our Guest Des Hamilton2:14 - Des Was an Actor? 4:32 - How Overcoming His Drug Problem Led to Casting / Lynne Ramsay8:12 - Growing up with Best Friend Actor Tommy Flanagan10:18 - Game Changer15:01 - It Almost Came Crashing Down / 'This Is England'18:05 - Writing / Directing 22:34 - Picking Projects25:14 - 'Top Boy'30:24 - Support The Podcast / Betterhelp 31:58 - How Netflix Changed 'Top Boy'34:52 - My Mum Has My BAFTA 38:50 - Self Tape Advice 49:34 - The Worlds Best Football Team 50:26 - Most Embarrassing Moment54:44 - My Confession56:48 - Needing a paramedic after casting with actor George MacKay59:18 - Like, Subscribe & Join our YouTube👉Related Hashtags: #castingdirector #deshamilton #casting #actors #castingcall #castings #bronson #thisisengland #britishfilm #film #actor #lifeinfilm #sweetpea #thecrow #lifeinfilmpodast #movie #interview #podcast #filmtok #livestream #englishactor #actoreelliotjames #fourlions #jojorabbit #greenstreet # #drama #lifeinfilm #whatsyourstory #lifeinfilmpodcast #disneyplus #hulu #theking #castingcall #castingcalls #actingadvice #audition #auditions

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