{{short description|South African and American casting director}} {{Multiple issues|{{BLP sources|date=May 2022}}{{notability|1=Biographies|date=May 2022}}}}
{{Infobox person | name = Russell Boast | image = | caption = | birth_name = | othername = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1972}} | birth_place = Durban, South Africa | occupation = {{csv|Casting Director|Producer|Professor}} | notable_works = | years_active = 2006–present | spouse = }} '''Russell Boast''' (born 1972) is a South African and American casting director for film and television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/news/online-originals/auditioning-alchemy|title=Auditioning Alchemy|website=emmys.com|access-date=2022-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/03/casting-directors-actors-virtual-remote-casting-1202219156/|title=Casting Directors and Actors Team Up to Talk Virtual and Remote Casting|website=indiewire.com|date=20 March 2020 |access-date=2022-02-23}}</ref>
==Life and career== Boast was born in Durban, South Africa. He graduated from the University of South Africa and Durban University of Technology (DUT) in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/russell-boast-prides-ally-artists-60017/|title=Russell Boast Prides Himself on Being an Ally to Artists|website=backstage.com|access-date=2022-02-23}}</ref> He started his career as a casting assistant on the film, ''Beyond Borders''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.castingsociety.com/members/russell-boast|title=About Russell John Boast|website=castingsociety.com|access-date=2022-02-23}}</ref> Boast moved to Los Angeles in 2004. He is the former president of Casting Society of America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/casting-society-names-rich-mento-russell-boast-co-presidents-1234635405/|title=Casting Society Names Rich Mento & Russell Boast Co-Presidents|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=December 2020 |access-date=2022-02-23}}</ref> He is also a professor and the head of casting at Chapman University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.chapman.edu/dodge/2021/10/18/dodge-college-welcomes-new-casting-department/|title=Dodge College Welcomes New Casting Department|website=blogs.chapman.edu|access-date=2022-02-23}}</ref>
==Filmography== {{col-begin}}{{col-break}} * ''Oliver Outloud'' (2023) * ''Student Body'' (2022) * ''Nash Bridges'' (2021) * ''The Little Drummer Boy'' (2021) * ''Kill the Butterfly'' (2021) * ''I'm Not Him'' (2021) * ''Pooling to Paradise'' (2021) * ''Forever Alone'' (2020) * ''The Penitent Thief'' (2020) * ''Juliet'' (2020) * ''No Ordinary Man'' (2020) * ''Gossamer Folds'' (2020) * ''Household Demons'' (2020) * ''Algorithm: BLISS'' (2020) * ''Palomino & Swissy'' (2019) * ''The Hypnotist's Love Story'' (2019) * ''Extra Innings'' (2019) * ''Dark/Web'' (2019) * ''The Fix'' (2019) * ''Proven Innocent'' (2019) * ''Miller & Son'' (2019) * ''Killing Karen Soloway'' (2018) * ''Insatiable'' (2018) {{col-break|gap=4em}} * ''The Desecrated'' (2018) * ''The Plural of Blood'' (2017) * ''Chance'' (2017) * ''Crowning Jules'' (2017) * ''Your Own Road'' (2017) * ''Mars Project'' (2016) * ''Paradise Club'' (2016) * ''The Tribe'' (2016) * ''Wicked City'' (2015) * ''Damsel'' (2015) * ''Home Run Showdown'' (2015) * ''Just Brett and Lilly'' (2015) * ''The Time We're In'' (2015) * ''Oishi High School Battle'' (2012) * ''To the Moon'' (2012) * ''From the Head'' (2011) * ''Serving Up Richard'' (2011) * ''White Irish Drinkers'' (2010) * ''A Little Help'' (2010) * ''The Whole Truth'' (2009) * ''Spoken Word'' (2009) * ''Hansie'' (2008) * ''The Trail'' (2006) {{col-end}}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref. |- |- |2020 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |Casting Society of America |Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Short Film |''Miller & Son'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/2020|title=35th ARTIOS AWARDS WINNERS -JANUARY 30,2020|website=castingsociety.com|access-date=2022-02-23}}</ref> |- |2012 |style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated |NAACP Theatre Awards |Best Producer – Local |''Treat Yourself Like Cary Grant'' |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvandmusicnetwork.com/tag/naacp-theatre-awards/?amp|title=NAACP Theatre Awards nominees announced|website=tvandmusicnetwork.com|access-date=2022-02-23}}</ref> |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|1827898|Russell Boast}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boast, Russell}} Category:American casting directors Category:Living people Category:1972 births Category:Durban University of Technology alumni Category:University of South Africa alumni Category:South African casting directors Category:Chapman University faculty Category:People from Durban