Ros Hubbard

Academy Member

Ros Hubbard is a world-renowned Irish Casting Director, who together with her husband John founded and has run Hubbard Casting since 1976.  Born in Dublin she has worked and lived in London for almost forty years. Ros has extensively cast for Hollywood as well as the UK and Irish film and TV industry. Together they have cast films such as The Commitments, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit, Evita, Angela’s Ashes, The Mummy, The Bourne Trilogy and The Da Vinci Code, working closely with Hollywood directors such as Peter Jackson, Paul Greengrass, Sir Alan Parker and Ron Howard. In 2014 she was inducted into the American Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

A member of the Irish Film and Television Academy branch in London, Ros is hugely active in the Irish industry and regularly presents Acting & Casting Masterclasses at the prestigious Galway Film Fleadh. Recent Irish projects she has cast include Niall Heery’s Gold, Ian Fitzgibbon’s Death of a Superhero and Gary Shore’s Dracula Untold.

Ros and John’s children, Dan and Amy, have also followed them into the business and are hugely accomplished casting directors in their own right. Amy’s recent work includes The Hobbit, Albert Nobbs and The Arbor. Dan has recently completed All is By My Side, the Jimi Hendrix story filmed in Dublin and Captain Philips for Paul Greengrass.

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"Ros has been a great inspiration for years. She has worked incredibly hard, kept her focus, and always pursued her goals, no matter how big the hurdles. She has been a guiding light for thousands of Irish actors, young and old, and together with her family, she has ensured our country’s creative talents have upped their game to meet the very competitive international standard that this industry demands."
Kelly O'Connor
Festival Director of the Irish Film Festival London

Award & Recognition

Oscar Wilde Award 2013
  • Oscar Wilde: Honoring The Irish in Film
Academy Recognition
  • Inducted into the American Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences - 2014

Key Credits

  • Dracula Untold – 2014
  • Gold – 2014
  • Romeo & Juliet – 2013
  • The Da Vinci Code – 2006
  • Bloody Sunday – 2002
  • Enemy at the Gates – 2001
  • Chocolat – 2000
  • Angela’s Ashes – 1999
  • The Mummy – 1999
  • Father Ted – 1996
  • Evita – 1996
  • Heavenly Creatures – 1994
  • Into the West – 1992
  • Far and Away – 1992
  • The Commitments – 1991 

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