Tina Cleary is a New Zealand based casting director and actor who has been working in the film and television industry for 20 years.
She has worked with the biggest names in the NZ film industry. She received an Emmy nomination for Jane Campion’s Top of the Lake, and NZ number one box office hit Boy by Taika Waititi and Ainsley Gardiner. Driven by the power of a good story, Tina is always chasing the allure of “that moment when an actor transforms the audience,” suspending them in the art of their creativity. She is passionate about working with actors to capture those moments on camera.
Credits: The Power of the Dog, Boy, Pike River, Uproar, Cousins, The Luminaries, What We Do in the Shadows, Top of the Lake