Marc Hirschfeld

Marc Hirschfeld has been serving as Head of Talent and Casting for AMC Networks since 2015. He is founding partner of Hirschfeld/Flood Casting while also serving as casting consultant for Starz Media, eOne Entertainment, Gaumont International Television, Fremantle International Television, Snap Originals, Content Superba and CMT Network. Prior to that, Hirschfeld was named Executive Vice President, Casting, NBC Universal Television, and served in that capacity for almost a decade. During his tenure at NBC, he was responsible for overseeing casting for all NBC, Syfy, Bravo and USA Network scripted programs including such hits as The Office, 30 Rock, The West Wing, Law and Order SVU, Friday Night Lights and scores of others. As the senior talent executive, Hirschfeld was responsible for on air diversity for all scripted series and launched and spearheaded all network talent diversity initiatives and programming. Hirschfeld received multiple Emmy nominations for casting the NBC comedy series "Seinfeld" and in 1998, won the Emmy for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Movie for his work on "From the Earth to the Moon." He has also been recognized by his peers in the Casting Society of America with more than 46 nominations and eight Artios Award wins for outstanding achievements in comedy episodic, pilot and daytime casting, and became the recipient of the CSA's highest honor, the Hoyt Bowers Award, in November 2007 in recognition of his body of work. Hirschfeld was elected Co-Governor of the casting branch of the Television Academy in 2022. He maintains offices and residences in New York and Los Angeles.