FOUNDER: Daisy Hicks
Daisy Hicks (she/they) is an award-winning Casting Director whose work spans both screen and stage. She is a proud member of the Casting Guild of Australia and serves on the CGA’s Inclusivity and Diversity Committee, advocating for greater representation across the arts.
Daisy’s extensive credits as a Casting Director and Casting Associate include Rash (Fervour), Tough (Pink Moon Films), It's Fine, I'm Fine (SBS), & Juliet (Michael Cassel Group), Seasons 1–3 of Bump (Stan), Joe vs. Carole (NBC Peacock & Stan), The Dismissal (Squabbalogic), Frayed Season 2 (ABC), Way Out Assistance (Bus Stop Films), the Australian premiere of The Wolves (Belvoir Theatre & Red Line Productions), The Funny Ones (ABC/Unko), Dreamweaver (Conti Bros. Films), Miracle City (Luckiest Productions), as well as numerous national and international television commercials and music videos.
Daisy has received numerous accolades for her work. She won the prestigious Mike Walsh Fellowship in 2023 and the Casting Guild of Australia Award for Best Casting in a Short Film in 2021 for Tough. Her talent has been recognized with several other nominations from the Casting Guild of Australia, including Best Casting in a Short Film (Rash, 2024; Way Out Assistance, 2019; Dreamweaver, 2017), Achievement in Casting (Standing With You, 2020), Best Casting in Theatre (The Dismissal, 2019), and Best Casting in a TVC (The Powerball, Powerball, 2018; The Next Steps, Recognise, 2017). Daisy has also been invited multiple times to share her expertise as a panellist for the MEAA’s Equity Foundation "In Conversation With" series.
In late 2024 she started her own company, Daisy Hicks Casting, where she continues to champion her values of collaboration, innovation and representation​ across projects of all sizes and mediums.
Beyond casting, Daisy is an in-demand self-tape director, workshop facilitator, and 1:1 audition coach​.
ACCOUNTS MANAGER: Fran Lebowitz
Not to be confused with the other Fran Lebowitz, Fran joined the Daisy Hicks Casting team after a distinguished career in lounging, napping, and staring wistfully out of windows.
As Accounts Manager, her responsibilities include staring blankly at spreadsheets before hitting random keys and reminding everyone to take snack breaks. Her innovative financial strategies, such as introducing the groundbreaking "Two Walks Per Day" initiative and the reallocation of resources to treat budgets, have revolutionised office morale.
In her downtime, Fran enjoys networking with fellow sighthounds at the park, thought-leader napping, and the occasional squeaky toy brainstorming session.
