Nancy Nayor began her casting career at Universal Studios, where she was Senior Vice-President of Feature Film Casting, working with prominent filmmakers such as Stephen Spielberg, Ron Howard, Oliver Stone, Spike Lee, and Sam Raimi. Post- Universal, Nancy consistently casts projects across all genres for top studios and distributors through Nancy Nayor Casting.
Her affinity for genre thrillers began with her casting of Sam Raimi’s iconic film, DARKMAN, for Universal, THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE and THE GRUDGE for Sony Pictures, followed by OUIJA and THE BOY NEXT DOOR for producer Jason Blum and Universal. Most recently, she cast 65 starring Adam Driver for Columbia Pictures, and THE MOTHER starring Jennifer Lopez for Netflix, and the genre hit, BARBARIAN, starring Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long and Georgina Campbell.
In post, she has TAROT for Screen Gems, COMPANION for New Line and producer Roy Lee and PSYCHO KILLER for New Regency and director Gavin Palone. Her latest Sam Raimi/Roy Lee-produced film, BOY KILLS WORLD, was recently picked up by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions and will premiere this April.
Most recently, her epic musical feature for Jennifer Lopez premiered at #1 on Amazon Prime.
