Jason Kennedy(I)
- Casting Director
A Florida native, Jason Kennedy started his career as a talent agent in South Beach, where he represented then-unknowns Oscar Isaac, Chyler Leigh, Megan Fox, Jennifer Taylor, Seth Gabel, Shannon Woodward, and Cameron Monaghan. In 2001, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream job, a career in television and film casting. He is known for casting the popular long-running CBS series NCIS (2003) and NCIS: Los Angeles (2009). Jason has worked on more than 50 different projects, including the CBS spin-off series NCIS: New Orleans (2014), TNT's King & Maxwell (2013), BBC & HBO's Emmy-winning House of Saddam (2008), SyFy's The Dresden Files (2007), CW's Reba (2001), Dawson's Creek (1998), Living with Fran (2005), and Run of the House (2003), plus feature films such as Congratulations (2012), Cursed (2005), Pu-239 (2006), A Little Thing Called Murder (2006), and Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown (2005). Jason is a member of The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and he is honored to be serving his community of casting colleagues on the Board of Directors for the Casting Society of America. He is a proud husband and father of two boys, Rene and Klyde.