David Rubin
Known For: Production
Biography
David began his career as a production assistant on "Saturday Night Live". He entered the casting field as an assistant and then associate to Mary Goldberg on such films as "Ragtime", "Silkwood" and "Amadeus". David then moved to Los Angeles to team with veteran casting director Lynn Stalmaster on "The Name of the Rose", "The Big Easy" and many other films. Opening his own casting company, David was responsible for assembling the casts of such films as: "The Addams Family", "The War of the Roses", "Fried Green Tomatoes", "My Cousin Vinny", "The Firm", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Get Shorty", "Romeo + Juliet", "The English Patient", "Men in Black", "My Best Friend's Wedding", and "The Talented Mr. Ripley". In partnership with Richard Hicks, David cast the films "Hairspray", "Lars and the Real Girl", "Recount" (HBO), "The Smurfs" and "Game Change" (HBO), for which they received the 2012 Emmy Award. Most recently, David worked with director Jean-Marc Vallee ('Dallas Buyers Club') casting his film 'Wild' for Fox Searchlight and with Warren Beatty on his upcoming Howard Hughes film. In 2001, David was the recipient of the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Outstanding Career Achievement in the Field of Casting, presented by Sydney Pollack. In October 2002, Baz Luhrmann presented him with an Honorary Career Achievement Award from the Casting Society of America.
Filmography
2025
- Hal & Harper ... (Casting)
2024
- Expats ... (Casting)
- Apples Never Fall ... (Casting)
2023
- The Last Thing He Told Me ... (Casting)
- The Beanie Bubble ... (Casting)
- The Spencer Sisters ... (Casting)
2022
- Where the Crawdads Sing ... (Casting)
- PIECES OF HER ... (Casting)
- Welcome to Chippendales ... (Casting Director)
- Luckiest Girl Alive ... (Casting)
2021
- Nine Perfect Strangers ... (Casting)
2020
- Little Fires Everywhere ... (Casting)
- The King of Staten Island ... (Casting)
2019
- Men in Black: International ... (Casting)
2018
- Sharp Objects ... (Casting)
- Alex Strangelove ... (Casting)
2016
- Rules Don't Apply ... (Casting)
- All the Way ... (Casting Director)
- Mascots ... (Casting)
2015
- Strange Magic ... (Casting)
- Trumbo ... (Casting)
- Golan: A Farewell to Mr Cinema
2013
- The Smurfs 2 ... (Casting)
- Gravity ... (Casting)
- Walking with Dinosaurs ... (Additional Casting)
2012
- Game Change ... (Casting Director)
- On the Road ... (Casting)
- Casting By as Self
2011
- Real Steel ... (Casting)
- The Smurfs ... (Casting)
2010
- The Back-Up Plan ... (Casting)
2009
- Spread ... (Casting)
- The Marc Pease Experience ... (Producer)
2008
- Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay ... (Casting)
- The Memory Keeper's Daughter ... (Casting)
- Yes Man ... (Casting)
- Charlie Bartlett ... (Casting)
- City of Ember ... (Casting)
- Recount ... (Casting)
- Spirit Of The Forest ... (Casting Director)
2007
- Lars and the Real Girl ... (Casting)
- Hairspray ... (Casting Director)
- The Gamekillers ... (Producer)
2006
- Charlotte's Web ... (Casting)
- Let's Go to Prison ... (Casting)
- For Your Consideration ... (Casting)
2005
- In Her Shoes ... (Casting)
2003
- Cold Mountain ... (Casting)
2002
- Igby Goes Down ... (Executive Producer)
2001
- Blow Dry ... (Producer)
1999
- Snow Falling on Cedars ... (Casting)
- Notting Hill ... (Casting Consultant)
- The Talented Mr. Ripley ... (Casting)
- Wild Wild West ... (Casting)
- Random Hearts ... (Casting)
1998
- The Negotiator ... (Casting)
- City of Angels ... (Casting)
- Fallen ... (Casting)
- Hurlyburly ... (Casting)
1997
- Men in Black ... (Casting)
- My Best Friend's Wedding ... (Casting)
- Red Corner ... (Casting)
- Lawn Dogs ... (Co-Producer)
- Albino Alligator ... (Casting)
1996
- Matilda ... (Casting)
- Romeo + Juliet ... (Casting)
- The English Patient ... (Casting)
- Up Close & Personal ... (Casting Director)
1995
- Waterworld ... (Casting)
- Get Shorty ... (Casting)
- Sabrina ... (Casting)
1994
- The Last Seduction ... (Casting)
- The War ... (Casting Director)
1993
- Ghost in the Machine ... (Casting)
- Addams Family Values ... (Casting)
- The Firm ... (Casting)
- Gypsy ... (Casting Director)
- Mr. Wonderful ... (Casting)
1992
- My Cousin Vinny ... (Casting)
- CrissCross ... (Casting)
- Final Analysis ... (Casting Director)
- Hoffa ... (Casting)
- White Sands ... (Casting)
- The Nightman ... (Casting)
1991
- The Addams Family ... (Casting Director)
- Fried Green Tomatoes ... (Casting Director)
- Delirious ... (Casting)
1990
- Days of Thunder ... (Casting)
- Cadillac Man ... (Casting Director)
- Men Don't Leave ... (Casting Director)
- Naked Tango ... (Casting Director)
1989
- The War of the Roses ... (Casting)
- Out on the Edge ... (Casting)
1988
- Scrooged ... (Casting)
- Little Nikita ... (Casting)
- The In Crowd ... (Casting)
1987
- Spaceballs ... (Casting)
- Less Than Zero ... (Casting)
- Real Men ... (Casting)
- The Spirit ... (Casting)
1986
- The Best of Times ... (Casting)
- The Name of the Rose ... (Casting)
- The Big Easy ... (Casting)
- Intimate Encounters ... (Casting)
1985
- Consenting Adult ... (Casting)
- Love, Mary ... (Casting Associate)
1984
- Amadeus ... (Casting Associate)
- Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter ... (Casting)
1983
- Special Bulletin ... (Casting Associate)
1982
- Cat People ... (Casting Assistant)