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
2026
- Elle ... (Casting)
- Margo's Got Money Troubles ... (Casting)
2025
- All Her Fault ... (Casting)
- Hal & Harper ... (Casting)
- Spinal Tap II: The End Continues ... (Casting)
2024
- Expats ... (Casting)
- Apples Never Fall ... (Casting)
2023
- The Last Thing He Told Me ... (Casting)
- The Spencer Sisters ... (Casting)
- The Beanie Bubble ... (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)
- Four Weddings and a Funeral ... (Casting)
2018
- Sharp Objects ... (Casting)
- Alex Strangelove ... (Casting)
2017
- Big Little Lies ... (Casting)
- Gifted ... (Casting)
- Wilson ... (Casting)
2016
- All the Way ... (Casting Director)
- Rules Don't Apply ... (Casting)
- Mascots ... (Casting)
2015
- Strange Magic ... (Casting)
- Trumbo ... (Casting)
- Golan: A Farewell to Mr Cinema
2013
- Gravity ... (Casting)
- The Smurfs 2 ... (Casting)
- Walking with Dinosaurs ... (Additional Casting)
2012
- On the Road ... (Casting)
- Game Change ... (Casting Director)
- 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)
- Georgia O'Keeffe ... (Casting)
2008
- Yes Man ... (Casting)
- City of Ember ... (Casting)
- Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay ... (Casting)
- Charlie Bartlett ... (Casting)
- The Memory Keeper's Daughter ... (Casting)
- Recount ... (Casting)
- Spirit of the Forest ... (Casting Director)
2007
- Lars and the Real Girl ... (Casting)
- Hairspray ... (Casting Director)
- You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" as Self
- Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad as Self
- The Gamekillers ... (Producer)
2006
- Charlotte's Web ... (Casting)
- Let's Go to Prison ... (Casting)
- For Your Consideration ... (Casting)
2005
- Out of Practice ... (Casting)
- In Her Shoes ... (Casting)
2003
- Cold Mountain ... (Casting)
2002
- Igby Goes Down ... (Executive Producer)
2001
- Blow Dry ... (Producer)
1999
- Notting Hill ... (Casting Consultant)
- The Talented Mr. Ripley ... (Casting)
- Wild Wild West ... (Casting)
- Random Hearts ... (Casting)
- Snow Falling on Cedars ... (Casting)
1998
- City of Angels ... (Casting)
- The Negotiator ... (Casting)
- Fallen ... (Casting)
- Hurlyburly ... (Casting)
1997
- Men in Black ... (Casting)
- Lawn Dogs ... (Co-Producer)
- Red Corner ... (Casting)
- My Best Friend's Wedding ... (Casting)
- 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 War ... (Casting Director)
- The Last Seduction ... (Casting)
- Gypsy ... (Casting Director)
1993
- The Firm ... (Casting)
- Addams Family Values ... (Casting)
- Ghost in the Machine ... (Casting)
- Mr. Wonderful ... (Casting)
1992
- My Cousin Vinny ... (Casting)
- Hoffa ... (Casting)
- Final Analysis ... (Casting Director)
- White Sands ... (Casting)
- CrissCross ... (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)
- Real Men ... (Casting)
- Less Than Zero ... (Casting)
- The Spirit ... (Casting)
1986
- The Name of the Rose ... (Casting)
- The Big Easy ... (Casting)
- The Best of Times ... (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)