John Papsidera
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John Papsidera is a casting director based in Los Angeles, California. He is known for his film and television work, especially with some of the industry's most successful directors, including Christopher Nolan, Ruben Fleischer, Jason Reitman, Roland Emmerich, and James Gunn. Backstage described him as Nolan's "go-to casting director." He has received sixteen Artios Awards nominations and has won four times. He has also been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy awards and has won twice. Before becoming a casting director, he was an actor. His casting credits in film include The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Memento, Enchanted, Final Destination, Zombieland, Venom, Jurassic World and The Suicide Squad. Papsidera is also the casting director for the 2025 DC Studios film Superman. On television, his credits include Westworld, The Expanse (seasons 1 and 2), Peacemaker, Wednesday, Yellowstone, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 1). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Papsidera, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
179 movies · 29 TV shows, newest first
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Man of Tomorrow
2027NR
F.A.S.T.
2027
8.0
The Odyssey
2026
8.0
The Madison
2026
6.5
Scarpetta
2026
7.9
Marshals
2026
7.1
Mercy
2026
7.6
Nuremberg
2025
6.4
Dead of Winter
2025
6.5
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
7.3
Superman
2025
6.8
Heads of State
2025
8.3
MobLand
2025
6.4
Back in Action
2025
6.6
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
2025
8.1
Dexter: Original Sin
2024
8.2
Landman
2024
5.7
Cellar Door
2024
6.6
Saturday Night
2024
6.2
English Teacher
2024
6.8
Twisters
2024
8.1
Fallout
2024
6.4
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
5.2
Lola
2024
6.0
Role Play
2023
7.4
Girl You Know It's True
2023
7.0
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
2023
4.8
Sick Girl
2023
8.2
Lessons in Chemistry
2023
4.5
American Outlaws
2023
8.1
Lioness
2023
8.0
Oppenheimer
2023
6.8
To Catch a Killer
2023
8.3
1923
2022
6.9
George & Tammy
2022
5.8
The Last Manhunt
2022
7.6
The Peripheral
2022
6.8
American Gigolo
2022
5.7
Angelyne
2022
8.0
The Offer
2022
6.9
Uncharted
2022
6.3
I Want You Back
2022
6.3
Moonfall
2022
8.2
Peacemaker
2022
8.3
1883
2021
7.3
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
5.7
The Colony
2021
6.5
Reminiscence
2021
7.4
The Suicide Squad
2021
6.2
Army of the Dead
2021
7.1
Debris
2021
7.1
The Flight Attendant
2020
7.2
Tenet
2020
7.8
Words on Bathroom Walls
2020
6.4
Project Power
2020
6.7
Bloodshot
2020
5.9
Seberg
2019
7.0
Honey Boy
2019
6.9
Zombieland: Double Tap
2019
3.9
Braking for Whales
2019
4.4
Jacob's Ladder
2019
5.8
A Score to Settle
2019
8.0
A Dog's Journey
2019
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Fanboy
2019
5.3
Discarnate
2019
5.9
The Front Runner
2018
6.8
Venom
2018
7.2
Life Itself
2018
7.0
The Darkest Minds
2018
5.3
How It Ends
2018
6.2
The Domestics
2018
8.3
Yellowstone
2018
6.1
Candy Jar
2018
7.5
Lost in Space
2018
6.9
Den of Thieves
2018
6.4
12 Strong
2018
5.8
Father Figures
2017
6.8
Same Kind of Different as Me
2017
7.6
Manhunt
2017
7.5
Dunkirk
2017
6.1
Baywatch
2017
6.9
The Fate of the Furious
2017
6.2
Power Rangers
2017
7.6
A Dog's Purpose
2017
6.1
Monster Trucks
2016
6.0
The Great Wall
2016
8.0
Westworld
2016
6.9
War Dogs
2016
5.8
Ben-Hur
2016
7.0
Nerve
2016
5.4
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
6.6
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016
5.7
Gods of Egypt
2016
6.2
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
2016
5.0
Mojave
2016
6.0
Point Break
2015
6.0
The Last Witch Hunter
2015
6.5
Truth
2015
6.7
Jurassic World
2015
6.8
Boychoir
2015
6.0
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
2015
5.5
Mortdecai
2015
5.6
The World Made Straight
2015
6.3
Taken 3
2014
8.5
Interstellar
2014
6.5
Men, Women & Children
2014
5.3
Haunt
2014
5.0
Murder of a Cat
2014
6.1
Transcendence
2014
6.7
Draft Day
2014
5.5
A Case of You
2013
6.6
Ender's Game
2013
6.9
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
2013
6.3
In a World...
2013
7.5
Ray Donovan
2013
6.5
White House Down
2013
7.4
Stuck in Love
2013
5.5
The Numbers Station
2013
5.9
Oz the Great and Powerful
2013
6.4
Gangster Squad
2013
6.0
The Details
2012
6.9
Casting By
2012
6.4
Taken 2
2012
5.8
House at the End of the Street
2012
6.4
Premium Rush
2012
7.8
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
6.3
The Raven
2012
6.6
The Grey
2012
6.6
Colombiana
2011
7.3
Source Code
2011
7.2
Burlesque
2010
6.9
Life As We Know It
2010
8.4
Inception
2010
5.9
Splice
2010
6.8
Unthinkable
2010
6.3
The Crazies
2010
5.9
Waiting for Forever
2010
7.3
Zombieland
2009
6.5
Drag Me to Hell
2009
5.9
12 Rounds
2009
2.9
Dragonball Evolution
2009
4.8
The Informers
2008
6.5
Ghost Town
2008
8.5
The Dark Knight
2008
6.1
Love Lies Bleeding
2008
6.8
Enchanted
2007
7.1
Reaper
2007
6.0
The Girl in the Park
2007
6.2
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007
6.1
Primeval
2007
5.2
Black Christmas
2006
8.2
The Prestige
2006
8.0
The Safe Side: Internet Safety
2006
5.3
Zoom
2006
5.2
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
2006
5.8
Population 436
2006
6.1
First Snow
2006
5.7
The Woods
2006
6.2
Final Destination 3
2006
7.7
Batman Begins
2005
6.7
The Longest Yard
2005
5.9
Lackawanna Blues
2005
6.0
The Safe Side: Stranger Safety
2005
4.6
Catwoman
2004
6.6
Secret Window
2004
5.6
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
2004
5.2
Club Dread
2004
6.0
Scary Movie 3
2003
7.9
Carnivàle
2003
6.7
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003
5.1
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
2003
5.1
My Boss's Daughter
2003
5.0
Octane
2003
4.2
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
2003
6.1
Willard
2003
5.5
Agent Cody Banks
2003
6.3
Final Destination 2
2003
6.7
Live from Baghdad
2002
5.5
Living with the Dead
2002
5.8
Sorority Boys
2002
5.2
Slackers
2002
6.1
Impostor
2001
6.1
The One
2001
5.8
Bubble Boy
2001
5.5
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2001
8.2
Memento
2000
6.6
Final Destination
2000
6.5
If These Walls Could Talk 2
2000
6.7
Boiler Room
2000
5.5
The Crow: Salvation
2000
4.3
Tail Lights Fade
1999
6.5
Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999
6.2
Idle Hands
1999
3.7
Clubland
1999
4.4
A Slipping Down Life
1999
6.2
Another Day in Paradise
1998
5.7
Urban Legend
1998
5.9
Chicago Cab
1998
4.8
Bongwater
1998
6.6
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997
5.3
Anaconda
1997
6.2
2 Days in the Valley
1996
6.1
The Net
1995
6.7
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995
6.6
Clear and Present Danger
1994
5.2
The Foot Shooting Party
1994
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
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One Attempt Remaining
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