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Laura Verbeke

  • Casting Department
  • Casting Director
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Laura's work in entertainment spans nearly two decades. She cast principals and background performers since 2004. As an independent casting director, she launched her company by casting the extras, including music video performers, on the Emmy nominated HBO series, Flight of the Conchords. She is a freelance writer.

As a strong advocate for independent films, she began her affiliation with the Independent Feature Project (IFP) in 1995 as a volunteer. She also served as a member of the Programming Committee for Emerging Narrative at the IFP International Market.

Laura Verbeke graduated with a B.A. from Syracuse University and received an M.A. from New York University. Once a full-time Lecturer in English, she taught writing and film courses, including advanced narrative technique and film theory. Laura is also a trained theater actress who studied and performed for six years.
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    Known for

    Will Smith, Kona, and Abbey in I Am Legend (2007)
    I Am Legend
    7.2
    • Casting Department
    • 2007
    Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, and Bryan Greenberg in Prime (2005)
    Prime
    6.2
    • Casting Department
    • 2005
    Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)
    The Producers
    6.4
    • Casting Department
    • 2005
    Flight of the Conchords (2007)
    Flight of the Conchords
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Casting Department

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    • Dana Ivgy in Waiting for the Blackout (2010)
      Waiting for the Blackout
      7.1
      Short
      • casting
      • 2010
    • A Dog Year (2009)
      A Dog Year
      6.0
      • extras casting: Amerifilm Casting
      • 2009
    • Flight of the Conchords (2007)
      Flight of the Conchords
      8.5
      TV Series
      • extras casting
      • 2007–2009
    • Russell Crowe, Jon Foster, and Sophie Traub in Tenderness (2009)
      Tenderness
      5.4
      • background casting executive
      • 2009
    • Gangster's Crib (2008)
      Gangster's Crib
      5.2
      Short
      • casting associate
      • 2008
    • Amy Smart, Rashida Jones, Patrick Wilson, and Lynn Collins in Life in Flight (2008)
      Life in Flight
      5.1
      • extras casting
      • 2008
    • Hayden Christensen in Jumper (2008)
      Jumper
      6.1
      • local extras casting (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Will Smith, Kona, and Abbey in I Am Legend (2007)
      I Am Legend
      7.2
      • extras casting
      • 2007
    • Willem Dafoe in Anamorph (2007)
      Anamorph
      5.5
      • extras casting: Amerifilm Casting
      • 2007
    • Michael Santoro in Ghosts of the Heartland (2007)
      Ghosts of the Heartland
      7.0
      • background casting associate
      • 2007
    • Gretchen Mol and Seann William Scott in American Loser (2007)
      American Loser
      5.4
      • background casting
      • 2007
    • Watching the Detectives (2007)
      Watching the Detectives
      6.2
      • extras casting
      • 2007
    • Selma Blair, Debra Messing, Edward Burns, and Patrick Wilson in Purple Violets (2007)
      Purple Violets
      6.4
      • extras casting associate
      • 2007
    • Raving (2007)
      Raving
      6.7
      Short
      • extras casting
      • 2007
    • Elisabeth Shue in First Born (2007)
      First Born
      4.8
      • background casting associate
      • 2007

    Casting Director



    • The Hindenburg Omen (2008)
      The Hindenburg Omen
      6.5
      • Casting Director
      • 2008

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