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Actors: getting a note in the room isn’t a bad thing.

Casting director and CGA President Thea McLeod explains what directors and casting teams are really looking for in our new episode.

🎙️ The full episode of How We Role is out now.
Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and at link in bio.

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Happy Mother’s Day to my beautiful mum 🤍✨
I feel so lucky to have you in my life and so grateful for all the love and care over the years ❤️

And I honestly feel so blessed, lucky and proud to be a mum myself. Being a mum has brought the most incredible love, joy and meaning into my life and I truly cherish it every single day ✨

Sending love today to anyone missing their mum or someone they love dearly 🤍❤️

We will definitely miss my beautiful dad Jamie today too… Mother’s Day was one of his favourite family days and I can just picture him with that cheeky smile and laugh of his ❤️

So lovely being part of this brilliant @screen_producer Screen Forever panel on the Gold Coast ✨💕

Such a great conversation around bringing international talent into Australia and the realities of navigating the industry globally. Loved sharing stories, experiences and a few laughs with this incredible group of people.

Huge thanks to Sophia Zachariou from @bbcstudios, Jason Burrows from @junglerumbles, Kylie du Fresne from @goalpostpictures, Anne Kemp from @mediasuper and Liana Dubois from @entertainmentpartners 🤍✨

Feeling very grateful to still come up and embrace it all this year… I know my beautiful dad Jamie would have been proud ❤️ xx

@castingguildaust @mcleodcasting @screen_producer

So lovely being part of this brilliant @screen_producer Screen Forever panel on the Gold Coast ✨💕

Such a great conversation around bringing international talent into Australia and the realities of navigating the industry globally. Loved sharing stories, experiences and a few laughs with this incredible group of people.

Huge thanks to Sophia Zachariou from @bbcstudios, Jason Burrows from @junglerumbles, Kylie du Fresne from @goalpostpictures, Anne Kemp from @mediasuper and Liana Dubois from @entertainmentpartners 🤍✨

Feeling very grateful to still come up and embrace it all this year… I know my beautiful dad Jamie would have been proud ❤️ xx

@castingguildaust @mcleodcasting @screen_producer

So incredibly proud of our beautiful boy Finn 🤍 Graduating today in Law and Arts (Honours) … just amazing.

What a journey… all the hard work, the late nights, the determination and here you are. We are all bursting with pride.

Your beautiful granddad Jamie would be beaming… so incredibly proud of you, cheering you on always 🤍

We love you beyond words Finn… go out there and embrace it all ✨ you are a star !! Xxx love you millions ❤️

So lovely to be part of the panel at Screen Forever yesterday and attend the SPA Awards ✨
They were fantastic, massive congratulations to all the winners and nominees.
A quick trip this year… after losing my beautiful dad 💚 I know he would have been proud I was there, embracing it all 🤍💚🤍 So special to connect and see friends and colleagues Xx

The most incredible celebration of our beautiful dad Jamie’s life on Saturday… he would have loved every minute of it. So much love, laughter and all his people ❤️ just him all over.

Today we said our final goodbye💔

I honestly can’t imagine life without you… my heart is broken. But I feel so lucky to have had you as my dad always there, ❤️ I know you’d want me to keep smiling and living life fully.

Fly high my beautiful dad Jamie 🤍 you will live in my heart forever ❤️ and I know you are shining bright up there, ✨⭐️still looking after us all Xx ❤️

So grateful to be stepping into my fifth year as President of the Casting Guild of Australia, thank you to our wonderful members for your trust and support ❤️

It’s the people that make this so special… such a passionate, generous and talented community, and I feel very lucky to be part of it.

Anousha Zarkesh, you have been an absolute force. Your integrity, passion and commitment to inclusion have shaped the Guild in such a powerful way. I’m so grateful for you and so happy you’ll continue across the Executive, TV & Film and Inclusion Committees.

Excited to be working alongside Lisa Campbell as she steps into the Vice President role, such a brilliant addition.

Kathryn Courtney Prior thank you for everything you’ve given, with so much care and heart. So glad you’ll continue with the Awards Committee.

And welcome Kelsey Martin as Secretary, lovely to have you on board ✨

Grateful, proud and excited for what’s ahead…
Thea Xx @castingguildaust @lisacampbellcasting

So grateful to be stepping into my fifth year as President of the Casting Guild of Australia, thank you to our wonderful members for your trust and support ❤️

It’s the people that make this so special… such a passionate, generous and talented community, and I feel very lucky to be part of it.

Anousha Zarkesh, you have been an absolute force. Your integrity, passion and commitment to inclusion have shaped the Guild in such a powerful way. I’m so grateful for you and so happy you’ll continue across the Executive, TV & Film and Inclusion Committees.

Excited to be working alongside Lisa Campbell as she steps into the Vice President role, such a brilliant addition.

Kathryn Courtney Prior thank you for everything you’ve given, with so much care and heart. So glad you’ll continue with the Awards Committee.

And welcome Kelsey Martin as Secretary, lovely to have you on board ✨

Grateful, proud and excited for what’s ahead…
Thea Xx @castingguildaust @lisacampbellcasting

So grateful to be stepping into my fifth year as President of the Casting Guild of Australia, thank you to our wonderful members for your trust and support ❤️

It’s the people that make this so special… such a passionate, generous and talented community, and I feel very lucky to be part of it.

Anousha Zarkesh, you have been an absolute force. Your integrity, passion and commitment to inclusion have shaped the Guild in such a powerful way. I’m so grateful for you and so happy you’ll continue across the Executive, TV & Film and Inclusion Committees.

Excited to be working alongside Lisa Campbell as she steps into the Vice President role, such a brilliant addition.

Kathryn Courtney Prior thank you for everything you’ve given, with so much care and heart. So glad you’ll continue with the Awards Committee.

And welcome Kelsey Martin as Secretary, lovely to have you on board ✨

Grateful, proud and excited for what’s ahead…
Thea Xx @castingguildaust @lisacampbellcasting

So grateful to be stepping into my fifth year as President of the Casting Guild of Australia, thank you to our wonderful members for your trust and support ❤️

It’s the people that make this so special… such a passionate, generous and talented community, and I feel very lucky to be part of it.

Anousha Zarkesh, you have been an absolute force. Your integrity, passion and commitment to inclusion have shaped the Guild in such a powerful way. I’m so grateful for you and so happy you’ll continue across the Executive, TV & Film and Inclusion Committees.

Excited to be working alongside Lisa Campbell as she steps into the Vice President role, such a brilliant addition.

Kathryn Courtney Prior thank you for everything you’ve given, with so much care and heart. So glad you’ll continue with the Awards Committee.

And welcome Kelsey Martin as Secretary, lovely to have you on board ✨

Grateful, proud and excited for what’s ahead…
Thea Xx @castingguildaust @lisacampbellcasting

So grateful to be stepping into my fifth year as President of the Casting Guild of Australia, thank you to our wonderful members for your trust and support ❤️

It’s the people that make this so special… such a passionate, generous and talented community, and I feel very lucky to be part of it.

Anousha Zarkesh, you have been an absolute force. Your integrity, passion and commitment to inclusion have shaped the Guild in such a powerful way. I’m so grateful for you and so happy you’ll continue across the Executive, TV & Film and Inclusion Committees.

Excited to be working alongside Lisa Campbell as she steps into the Vice President role, such a brilliant addition.

Kathryn Courtney Prior thank you for everything you’ve given, with so much care and heart. So glad you’ll continue with the Awards Committee.

And welcome Kelsey Martin as Secretary, lovely to have you on board ✨

Grateful, proud and excited for what’s ahead…
Thea Xx @castingguildaust @lisacampbellcasting

So grateful to be stepping into my fifth year as President of the Casting Guild of Australia, thank you to our wonderful members for your trust and support ❤️

It’s the people that make this so special… such a passionate, generous and talented community, and I feel very lucky to be part of it.

Anousha Zarkesh, you have been an absolute force. Your integrity, passion and commitment to inclusion have shaped the Guild in such a powerful way. I’m so grateful for you and so happy you’ll continue across the Executive, TV & Film and Inclusion Committees.

Excited to be working alongside Lisa Campbell as she steps into the Vice President role, such a brilliant addition.

Kathryn Courtney Prior thank you for everything you’ve given, with so much care and heart. So glad you’ll continue with the Awards Committee.

And welcome Kelsey Martin as Secretary, lovely to have you on board ✨

Grateful, proud and excited for what’s ahead…
Thea Xx @castingguildaust @lisacampbellcasting

So lovely to be part of this Screen Forever panel 💕
Chatting about bringing international talent into Australia and everything that comes with it.
Thu 30 April | 11:30am – 12:15pm AEST | Gold Coast ✨💕 @screen_producer @castingguildaust

So lovely to be part of this Screen Forever panel 💕
Chatting about bringing international talent into Australia and everything that comes with it.
Thu 30 April | 11:30am – 12:15pm AEST | Gold Coast ✨💕 @screen_producer @castingguildaust

Our beautiful Mum & Dads 💕 1971 Xx

To my soul mate Jamie you were supposed to wait for me.
What a great journey we had if only another few moments.
And now I am lost without you not being around.
How will we come together for our family celebrationsand talking about Elise Thea and Kieron.

We lost our beautiful Dad, Jamie McLeod yesterday.

We are completely heartbroken, but also so full of love and gratitude for the incredible life he lived and the beautiful Dad he was to us.

Jamie really lived life fully… he was adventurous and so much fun and always brought laughter wherever he went. He had this beautiful way of making everyone feel welcome, loved and looked after. He really was so chilled in every way. There was just something so special about him, people were drawn to his warmth, his stories, and that unforgettable smile.

We feel so incredibly lucky to have had him as our Dad.

He was a star!

There are no words for how much we will miss Jamie every day. But his love is everywhere, and it will stay with us always.

Forever in our hearts.

We will share details for the celebration of his wonderful life very soon.

Love always,
Thea Xx 💛

Loved casting this film 💙 So excited to share that A. Rimbaud is screening in New York on May 12, with the first three screenings now on sale for May 12, 18 and 26. ✨. Book Tickets Here https://www.roxycinemanewyork.com/screenings/a-rimbaud/

Massive congratulations to the brilliant @blakehdraper, who is an absolute star in this, carrying the entire film as the sole actor in A. Rimbaud. Truly something so special. 💫

Written and directed by the incredible Patrick Wang. I absolutely loved every moment casting this film with Patrick. He is such a beautiful director, writer, filmmaker and storyteller who is based in New York and I feel so lucky to have been part of bringing this to life. A real labour of love all filmed in Canada and it really is such a unique piece of cinema. Massive Congratulations to all the Amazing team; producers, Crew and everyone involved you are all stars 💙 This will be magic! xxx

📍 The Roxy Cinema, New York
Such a gorgeous cinema with a true cinephile crowd, but this film reaches far beyond that… it’s for anyone who loves poetry, music, theatre and art. It’s one that really stays with you.

🎟️ May 12, 18 & 26 — tickets now on sale
✨ Limited screenings — don’t miss this one

If you’re based in New York or travelling through, please go and see it, it’s going to be absolutely incredible. ❤️✨
And please share with your friends and networks, this one is so special and we would love your support getting the word out. 💫

So proud of this and so excited for everyone to experience it.

About the film - A. Rimbaud https://www.arimbaudmovie.com/aboutthefilm
.#NYC #IndieFilm #Cinema #ARimbaud #art