Bernard Telsey

Biography

Bernard Telsey is a casting director.

Career Overview

Bernard Telsey has 95 screen credits in a career dating back to 1987. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently Wicked Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Moana, This Is Us, Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Production

Gender

male

Known Credits

95

Known For

• 

  Moana
• 

  This Is Us
• 

  Monster: The Ed Gein Story
• 

  Tracker
• 

  Only Murders in the Building
• 

  Snow White

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

• Wicked Collection (2 titles)
• Sex and the City Collection (2 titles)
• Mean Girls (1 titles)
• Mary Poppins (1 titles)
• Blair Witch (1 titles)
• Independence Day (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Justin Hartley (2 collaborations)
• Catherine Lagaʻaia (1 collaborations)
• Dwayne Johnson (1 collaborations)
• Rena Owen (1 collaborations)
• John Tui (1 collaborations)
• Frankie Adams (1 collaborations)
• Jemaine Clement (1 collaborations)
• Eric Scanlan (1 collaborations)
• Milo Ventimiglia (1 collaborations)
• Mandy Moore (1 collaborations)

Credits

• production (91 credits)

  • Being Heumann

    casting

    production
    2026
  • Moana

    casting

    production
    2026
  • Oh. What. Fun.

    casting

    production
    2025
  • Wicked: For Good

    casting

    production
    2025
  • Monster: The Ed Gein Story

    casting

    production
    2025
  • Hamilton

    casting

    production
    2025
  • Snow White

    casting

    production
    2025
  • Plainclothes

    casting

    production
    2025
  • Wicked

    casting

    production
    2024
  • Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

    casting

    production

    - Hang Men (2024) ... casting production

    - Seismic Shifts (2024) ... casting production

    - Showtime (2024) ... casting production

    - Don't Dream It's Over (2024) ... casting production

    - The Hurt Man (2024) ... casting production
    2024
  • The Idea of You

    casting

    production
    2024
  • Tracker

    original casting

    production

    - The Best Ones (2026) ... original casting production

    - Chrono Stasis (2026) ... original casting production

    - Reclamation (2026) ... original casting production

    - Chain of Custody (2026) ... original casting production

    - Alaskan Wild (2026) ... original casting production
    2024
  • Death and Other Details

    casting

    production

    - Chilling (2024) ... casting production

    - Impossible (2024) ... casting production

    - Vanishing (2024) ... casting production

    - Memorable (2024) ... casting production

    - Tragic (2024) ... casting production
    2024
  • Mean Girls

    casting

    production
    2024
  • The Color Purple

    casting

    production
    2023
  • Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie

    casting

    production
    2023
  • Theater Camp

    casting

    production
    2023
  • Dear Edward

    casting

    production

    - Shelter (2023) ... casting production

    - Paper Covers Rock (2023) ... casting production

    - Music (2023) ... casting production

    - Folklore (2023) ... casting production

    - Truth (2023) ... casting production
    2023
  • The Same Storm

    casting

    production
    2022
  • Funny Pages

    casting

    production
    2022
  • 13: The Musical

    casting

    production
    2022
  • Better Nate Than Ever

    casting

    production
    2022
  • The Gilded Age

    casting

    production

    - My Mind Is Made Up (2025) ... casting production

    - Ex-Communicated (2025) ... casting production

    - If You Want to Cook an Omelette (2025) ... casting production

    - A Different World (2025) ... casting production

    - Marriage Is a Gamble (2025) ... casting production
    2022
  • And Just Like That…

    casting

    production

    - Party of One (2025) ... casting production

    - Forget About the Boy (2025) ... casting production

    - Better Than Sex (2025) ... casting production

    - Present Tense (2025) ... casting production

    - Happily Ever After (2025) ... casting production
    2021
  • Annie Live!

    casting

    production
    2021
  • tick, tick... BOOM!

    casting

    production
    2021
  • Diana: The Musical

    casting

    production
    2021
  • Dear Evan Hansen

    casting

    production
    2021
  • Of Mice and Men

    casting

    production
    2021
  • Only Murders in the Building

    casting

    production

    - The House Always... (2025) ... casting production

    - LESTR (2025) ... casting production

    - Cuckoo Chicks (2025) ... casting production

    - Silver Alert (2025) ... casting production

    - Flatbush (2025) ... casting production
    2021
  • Respect

    casting

    production
    2021
  • In the Heights

    casting

    production
    2021
  • iGilbert

    casting

    production
    2021
  • Schmigadoon!

    - How We Change (2021) ... casting production

    - Tribulation (2021) ... casting production

    - Suddenly (2021) ... casting production

    - Cross That Bridge (2021) ... casting production

    - Lovers' Spat (2021) ... casting production
    2021
  • The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!

    casting

    production
    2019
  • The Kitchen

    casting

    production
    2019
  • Tales of the City

    casting

    production

    - Three of Cups (2019) ... casting production

    - Rainbow Warriors (2019) ... casting production

    - Days of Small Surrenders (2019) ... casting production

    - Next Level Sh*t (2019) ... casting production

    - A Touch O' Butch (2019) ... casting production
    2019
  • Fosse/Verdon

    casting

    production

    - Providence (2019) ... casting production

    - Nowadays (2019) ... casting production

    - All I Care About Is Love (2019) ... casting production

    - Where Am I Going? (2019) ... casting production

    - Glory (2019) ... casting production
    2019
  • Rent

    casting director

    production
    2019
  • Mary Poppins Returns

    casting

    production
    2018
  • Ben Is Back

    casting

    production
    2018
  • The Greatest Showman

    casting

    production
    2017
  • A Christmas Story Live!

    casting

    production
    2017
  • Noël Coward's Present Laughter

    casting

    production
    2017
  • Newsies

    casting

    production
    2017
  • Allegiance

    casting

    production
    2016
  • Hairspray Live!

    casting

    production
    2016
  • Miss Sloane

    casting

    production
    2016
  • Rupture

    casting

    production
    2016
  • This Is Us

    casting

    production

    - Us (2022) ... casting production

    - The Train (2022) ... casting production

    - Family Meeting (2022) ... casting production

    - Miguel (2022) ... casting production

    - The Night Before the Wedding (2022) ... casting production
    2016
  • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

    casting

    production
    2016
  • Grease Live

    casting

    production
    2016
  • The Wiz Live!

    casting

    production
    2015
  • Ithaca

    casting

    production
    2015
  • The Intern

    casting

    production
    2015
  • Ricki and the Flash

    casting

    production
    2015
  • Focus

    casting

    production
    2015
  • Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots

    casting

    production
    2015
  • A Most Violent Year

    casting

    production
    2014
  • Into the Woods

    casting

    production
    2014
  • Peter Pan Live!

    casting

    production
    2014
  • Song One

    casting director

    production
    2014
  • The Sound of Music Live!

    casting

    production
    2013
  • House of Cards

    casting

    production

    - Chapter 73 (2018) ... casting production

    - Chapter 72 (2018) ... casting production

    - Chapter 71 (2018) ... casting production

    - Chapter 70 (2018) ... casting production

    - Chapter 69 (2018) ... casting production
    2013
  • Friends with Kids

    casting

    production
    2012
  • Joyful Noise

    casting

    production
    2012
  • Margin Call

    casting

    production
    2011
  • The Other Woman

    casting

    production
    2010
  • Howl

    casting

    production
    2010
  • Jonah Hex

    casting

    production
    2010
  • Sex and the City 2

    casting

    production
    2010
  • I Love You Phillip Morris

    casting

    production
    2010
  • Rachel Getting Married

    casting

    production
    2008
  • Sex and the City

    casting

    production
    2008
  • Dan in Real Life

    casting

    production
    2007
  • Legally Blonde: The Musical

    casting

    production
    2007
  • Across the Universe

    casting

    production
    2007
  • Then She Found Me

    casting

    production
    2007
  • Paranoid Park

    casting

    production
    2007
  • Rent

    casting

    production
    2005
  • Keane

    casting

    production
    2004
  • Pieces of April

    casting

    production
    2003
  • The Grey Zone

    casting

    production
    2001
  • Finding Forrester

    casting

    production
    2000
  • Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

    casting

    production
    2000
  • Death of a Salesman

    casting

    production
    2000
  • The Bone Collector

    casting

    production
    1999
  • A Modern Affair

    casting

    production
    1996
  • Independence Day

    local casting

    production
    1996
  • It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

    casting

    production
    1994
  • Cat & Mousse

    casting

    production
    1987

• actors (4 credits)

  • Smash

    - The Dramaturg (2013) ... Bernard Telsey actor actors
    2012
  • No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Dead Presidents

    Protester #1

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The Doors

    Young Man with Pam

    actor

    actors
    1991