Nikki Meadows - IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5945014/
I am a UK based Casting Director working across television and film in both the UK and US, with a specialist focus on factual drama and high-end drama-documentary. My casting experience spans large scale historical epic productions with profile cast attached to working with real-life sensitive material and stripped back naturalistic testimony pieces. Recent broadcast work includes 3 seasons of the US drama-doc Jesus Crown of Thorns, Netflix mini series Winter Palace and the three part drama Gunpowder Siege for Sky.
I work regularly with BBC Studios on their drama-documentaries - notable credits include BAFTA winning Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley, Renaissance:The Blood and The Beauty (casting Charles Dance in the role of Michelangelo) and most recently Disaster At Sea - The Piper Alpha Story, which received 4 star reviews (The Guardian and The Times) and critical acclaim for the authenticity of the actor’s portrayal of the survivor’s stories. I also cast their upcoming series Civilisations out in November 2025.
In addition to screen drama, I have extensive experience casting major brand commercials and have worked for many years on the NSPCC charity campaigns.
My work has been nominated at the Casting Directors Association Awards in categories ‘Best Film and TV’, ‘Best short Film’ (for Cannes selected NFTS student film Killing Boris Johnson) and ‘Best Children’s Casting’.
In 2021 I was named Casting Director of The Year at Mandy’s Casting Director Awards.
I am a full member of the Casting Director’s Guild, The Casting Directors Association, a voting member of BAFTA and continue to work as a CD mentor with the NFTS with their students across first year, digi and final year films.