Debi Manwiller

Teaches at Acting & Voice Studios

Debi is an Emmy Award-winning Casting Director with over 30 years of experience. She loves the challenge of finding the perfect person for each role. Debi has cast projects that have garnered more than 400 nominations and more than 100 wins for Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, and SAG awards.

She has assembled casts for more than 500 hours of scripted television shows, over 30 feature films, video games, web series, and hundreds of theatrical productions. She has worked alongside many of Hollywood’s top producers and directors including, Jerry Bruckheimer, Brian Grazer, Kennedy/Marshall, Howard Gordon, Oliver Stone, David E. Kelley, Peter Berg, Darren Starr, Kathryn Bigelow, and Joel Silver. 

Debi is a two-time Emmy Award Winner for Excellence in Casting and has three additional Emmy nominations. She has also been nominated 14 times for the Casting Society of America’s Artios Award (15th time may be the charm!) She is a guest lecturer for UCLA, USC, Loyola Marymount University, Chapman University, and, her alma mater, California Institute of the Arts. 

Debi is currently a Casting Consultant for Village Roadshow Entertainment Group and a partner with Manwiller/Boast Casting.