EXCLUSIVE:Ben Harris, who has been overseeing casting forNetflixs comedy series for the past three and a half years as Director, Series Casting, Comedy, has been promoted, adding casting oversight of the streamers drama series too.
As Director, Drama/Comedy Series Casting, he will have dual report to Netflixs head of comedy Tracey Pakosta and head of drama Jinny Howe.
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Harris has been head of comedy casting at Netflix since the streamer launched an in-house casting department in July 2021.
Before that, he was a casting director with a resume that includes HBOsVeep, for which he shared an Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Emmy Award with Allison Jones, as well as HBOsCurb Your Enthusiasm, Eastbound & Down,Avenue 5andWhite House Plumbers; MaxsOur Flag Means Death;FXsWhat We Do In the Shadows,NBCsThe Office,Fox/NBCsBrooklyn Nine-Nine, and NetflixsSpace Force.Feature credits includeYou People, Palm Springs, Bombshell, Lady Bird, BooksmartandSing.
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