Kharmel Cochrane (Production)

Kharmel Cochrane is a highly respected British casting director who began her career at just 18, initially working as an assistant before founding her own casting company in London in 2011, at the age of 25. She first gained attention for her work on the Daniel Wolfe music video Time to Dance, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Callum Turner, which marked her transition into casting and led quickly to feature film opportunities. Over the subsequent fourteen years, Cochrane built a reputation for championing fresh, diverse talent and navigating both indie and studio projects with equal flair. Her early film work included Lilting (2014) and the BAFTA-winning short Home (2016), which helped solidify her reputation in the industry. She went on to cast acclaimed films such as The Witch(2015), The End of the F**king World (2017), The Lighthouse (2019), Saint Maud (2019), and The Northman (2022), demonstrating her range across genres from psychological horror to intimate indie drama. In more recent years she has worked on major and...Read More