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 Casting Directors UK: List, Socials and Contact Information

Alex Irwin

A Probationary Member of The Casting Directors’ Guild (CDG), Alex Irwin worked as Casting Assistant and Casting Associate on numerous TV and film projects including TV Series Humans, TV mini-series The Cry and feature film Extinction (2018).

As Casting Director, her resume includes TV hit series Fleabag, Grantchester and Ghosts.

Location: London, UK

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