About John Papsidera
John Papsidera is a casting director based in Los Angeles, California. He is known for his film and television work, especially with some of the industry's most successful directors, including Christopher Nolan, Ruben Fleischer, Jason Reitman, Roland Emmerich, and James Gunn. Backstage described him as Nolan's "go-to casting director."
He has received sixteen Artios Awards nominations and has won four times. He has also been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy awards and has won twice. Before becoming a casting director, he was an actor.
His casting credits in film include The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Memento, Enchanted, Final Destination, Zombieland, Venom, Jurassic World and The Suicide Squad. Papsidera is also the casting director for the 2025 DC Studios film Superman. On television, his credits include Westworld, The Expanse (seasons 1 and 2), Peacemaker, Wednesday, Yellowstone, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 1).
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Movie Credits
John Papsidera has appeared in 3 movies.
These include
Fanboy,
Casting By and
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy.
Production Credits
Production
Credited for Casting in 185 shows -
Waller,
Tales from the Crypt,
The Foot Shooting Party,
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long,
2 Days in the Valley,
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,
Bongwater,
Chicago Cab,
Chicago Cab,
Urban Legend,
Another Day in Paradise,
A Slipping Down Life,
Clubland,
Idle Hands,
Drop Dead Gorgeous,
The Crow: Salvation,
Boiler Room,
If These Walls Could Talk 2,
Final Destination,
Memento,
What's the Worst That Could Happen?,
Bubble Boy,
The One,
Slackers,
Sorority Boys,
Living with the Dead,
Live from Baghdad,
Final Destination 2,
Willard,
Agent Cody Banks,
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd,
Octane,
My Boss's Daughter,
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star,
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself,
Carnivàle,
Scary Movie 3,
Club Dread,
Secret Window,
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London,
Catwoman,
The Safe Side: Stranger Safety,
Lackawanna Blues,
The Longest Yard,
Batman Begins,
Final Destination 3,
The Woods,
First Snow,
Population 436,
My Super Ex-Girlfriend,
Zoom,
The Safe Side: Internet Safety,
The Prestige,
Black Christmas,
Primeval,
The Death and Life of Bobby Z,
The Girl in the Park,
Enchanted,
Love Lies Bleeding,
The Dark Knight,
Ghost Town,
The Informers,
Dragonball Evolution,
12 Rounds,
Drag Me to Hell,
Zombieland,
Waiting for Forever,
The Crazies,
Unthinkable,
Splice,
Inception,
Life As We Know It,
Burlesque,
Source Code,
Colombiana,
The Grey,
The Dark Knight Rises,
Premium Rush,
House at the End of the Street,
Taken 2,
The Details,
Gangster Squad,
Oz the Great and Powerful,
The Numbers Station,
Stuck in Love,
White House Down,
Ray Donovan,
In a World...,
Ender's Game,
A Case of You,
Draft Day,
Transcendence,
Murder of a Cat,
Haunt,
Men, Women & Children,
Interstellar,
Taken 3,
The World Made Straight,
Mortdecai,
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken,
Boychoir,
Jurassic World,
Truth,
The Last Witch Hunter,
Point Break,
Mojave,
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,
Gods of Egypt,
Alice Through the Looking Glass,
Independence Day: Resurgence,
Nerve,
Ben-Hur,
War Dogs,
Westworld,
The Great Wall,
Monster Trucks,
A Dog's Purpose,
Power Rangers,
The Fate of the Furious,
Baywatch,
Dunkirk,
Manhunt,
Same Kind of Different as Me,
Father Figures,
12 Strong,
Den of Thieves,
Candy Jar,
The Domestics,
How It Ends,
The Darkest Minds,
Life Itself,
Venom,
The Front Runner,
Discarnate,
A Dog's Journey,
A Score to Settle,
Braking for Whales,
Honey Boy,
Zombieland: Double Tap,
Seberg,
Bloodshot,
Project Power,
Words on Bathroom Walls,
Tenet,
The Flight Attendant,
Debris,
Army of the Dead,
The Suicide Squad,
Reminiscence,
Ghostbusters: Afterlife,
1883,
Peacemaker,
Moonfall,
Uncharted,
I Want You Back,
The Offer,
Angelyne,
American Gigolo,
The Peripheral,
The Last Manhunt,
George & Tammy,
1923,
To Catch a Killer,
Oppenheimer,
Lioness,
Lessons in Chemistry,
Lawmen: Bass Reeves,
Girl You Know It's True,
Role Play,
Lola,
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,
Fallout,
Twisters,
Saturday Night,
Cellar Door,
Landman,
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera,
Back in Action,
MobLand,
Heads of State,
Superman,
Happy Gilmore 2,
Dead of Winter,
Nuremberg and
The Odyssey.
Credited for Casting Consultant in 1 show -
The Raven.
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