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Nani Casillas
T: 818-792-7008 Email: itsmenanic@gmail.com
Local 706 Journeyman Hairstylist
TELEVISION
The Idol – 2021-2022 (First 6 Episodes), HBO Max
Department Head Hairstylist
Producers: Sam Levinson, Abel Tesfaye, Reza Fahim, Joe Epstein, Mary Laws, Kevin Turen, Sara White
Cast: Lily Rose Depp, Abel Tesfaye, Suzanna Son, Troye Sivan, Jane Adams, Anne Heche, Melanie Liburd, Elizabeth Berkley, Tyson Ritter, Nico Higara, Maya Eshet, Liz Caribel, Tunde Adebimpe.
Station Eleven – 2020-2021, HBO Max
Department Head Hairstylist
Producers: Patrick Sommerville, Hiro Murai, Scott Steindorff, Scott Delman, Dylan Russell, Nick Cuse, David Nicksay, Jessica Rhoades, Claire Welland
Cast: Mackenzie Davis, Matilda Lawler, Danielle Deadwyler, Himesh Patel, Gael Garcia Bernal, Deborah Cox, Philippine Velge, David Wilmot, Caitlin FitzGerald, Nabhaan Rizwan
Sunnyside – 2019, NBC
Department Head Hairstylist
Producers: Mike Schur, Matt Murray, Kal Penn, David Miner, Dan Spilo
Cast: Kal Penn, Diana Maria Riva, Kiran Deol, Poppy Liu, Joel Kim, Moses Storm, Samba Schutte
Get Shorty – 2016-2019, EPIX/MGM
Department Head Hairstylist
Producers: Davey Holmes, Adam Arkin, Dylan Massin, Debra James, Eric Tignini, Sara E. White
Cast: Chris O’Dowd, Ray Romano, Sean Bridgers, Lidia Porto, Felicity Hoffman, Steven Webber, Phill Lamarr
The Fix – 2018, ABC
Department Head Hairstylist
Producers: Michael Katelman, Marcia Clark, Elizabeth Craft, Sarah Fain, David Hoberman, Rodd Lieberman, Laurie Zaks
Cast: Robin Tunney, Adewale Akinnoye-Agbaja, Merrin Dungey, Mouzam Makkar, Scott Cohen, Adam Rayner, Marc Blucas, Skye Marshall, Breckin Meyer
Telanovela – 2015, NBC
Department Head Hairstylist
Producers: Eva Longoria, Jessica Goldstein, Chrissy Pietrosh, Ben Spector, Dylan K. Massin
Cast: Eva Longoria, Jencarlos Canela, Amaury Nolcasco, Diana Maria Riva, Jose Moreno Brooks, Jadyn Douglas, Alex Meneses, Zach Levi, Kate Del Castillo, Carlos Ponce
The Curse of the Fuentes Women – 2015, NBC
Department Head Hairstylist
Producers: Silvio Horta, Jason Ensler, Andrew Maher, Ken Topolski
Cast: Adan Canto, Christina Vidal, Sonia Bragga, Rachel Ticotin, Katie Sarife, Kristina Reyes, Trace Lysette
The Last Ship – 2013-2015, TNT
Department Head Hairstylist
Producers: Michael Bay, Steven Kane, Hank Steinberg, Tony Mark, Jack Bender, Eric Dane
Cast: Eric Dane, Adam Baldwin, Charles Parnell, Travis Van Winkle, Rhona Mitra, Bren Foster, Jocko Sims, Marissa Neitling, Kevin Michael Martin, Christina Elmore, Ben Cho, Max Hernandez, Fay Masterson, Michael Curran-Dorsano, Chris Sheffield, Mark Moses, Andy Tran
The Bridge – 2013-2014, FX
Department Head Hairstylist
Producers: Meredith Stiehm, Elwood Reed, Carolyn Bernstein, Dario Scardapane, Patrick Markey, Mauricio Katz, Esta Spalding
Cast: Diane Kruger, Demian Birchir, Diana Maria Riva, Thomas M Wright, Ted Levine, Matthew Lillard, Annabeth Gish, Emily Rios, Ramon Franco, Johnny Dowers, Stephanie Sigman, Franka Potente, Eric Lange
Men at Work – 2012, TBS/Sony
Department Head Hairstylist
Producers: Jamie Tarses, Breckin Meyer
Cast: Danny Masterson, Michael Cassidy, Adam Busch, James Lesure, Meredith Hagner
Franklin and Bash – 2011-2012, TNT
Department Head Hairstylist
Producers: Bill Chais, Jack Clements, Kevin Falls, Jason Ensler,
Cast: Mark Paul Gosselaar, Breckin Meyer, Reed Diamond, Malcom McDowell, Kumail Nanjiani, Dana Davis, Garcelle Beauvais
Off the Map – 2010-2011, ABC
Department Head Hairstylist
Producers: Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Jenna Bans, Randy Zisk
Cast: Martin Henderson, Rachelle Lefevre, Mamie Gummer, Nicolas Gonzalez, Zach Gilford, Jason George, Caroline Dhavernas, Valerie Cruz, Jonathan Castellanos
Rizzoli and Isles – 2010-2011, TNT
Department Head Hairstylist/Hairstylist to Ms. Angie Harmon
Producers: Michael Zinberg, Janet Tamero, Bill Haber, Eve Watterson, Kevin Cremin,
Cast: Angie Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Jordan Bridges, Bruce McGill, Lorraine Bracco, Lee Thompson Young
Chuck – 2007-2010, Warner Bros. Television
Key Hairstylist
Producers: Josh Schwartz, McG, Chris Fedak, Robert McNeill, Paul Marks, Phill Klemmer, Ali Adler, Lisa Cochran-Neilan
Cast: Zach Levi, Adam Baldwin, Yvonne Strahovski, Josh Gomez, Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky, Sarah Lancaster, Ryan McPartlin, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Julia Ling, Bonita Friedericy, Tony Hale, Brandon Routh, Matt Bomer, Scott Bakula.
FILM
2018: - Wander Darkly: Wander Darkly Productions, LLC
Department Head Hairstylist
Director: Tara Miele
Producers: Lynette Howell Taylor, Samantha Housman, Chivani Rawat, Monica Levinson, Conner Flanagan, Mark Katchur Cast: Sienna Miller, Diego Luna, Beth Grant, Vanessa Bayer, Brett Rice, Tory Kittles
2017 - Valley Girl: Sneak Peak Productions
Key Hairstylist
Director: Rachel Goldenberg
Producers: Tyler Condon, Matt Smith, Steven J Wolfe
Cast: Jessica Roth, Mae Whitman, Chloe Bennet, Ashleigh Murray, Logan Paul
2012 - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, LIONSGATE
Hairstylist
Director: Francis Lawrence
Producers: Suzanne Collins, Joseph Drake, Michael Paseornek, Louise Rosner, Ellison Shearmur Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci
2012 - Oz the Great and Powerful: Emerald City Films
Hairstylist
Director: Sam Raimi
Producers: Phillip Steuer, Palek Patel, Josh Donen, Grant Curtis
Cast: James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Wiesz, Mila Kunis, Zach Braff, Tony Cox
2008 - The Slammin Salmon: Broken Lizards Films
Key Hairstylist
Director: Kevin Heffernan
Producers: Julia Dray, Christina Zacamy, John Zacamy, Richard Percello, Peter Lengyel
Cast: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Michael Clarke Duncan, Cobie Smulders, Steve Lemme, Vivica Fox
2007 – Miss March: The Jacobson Production Company
Key Hairstylist
Directors: Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore
Producers: Jason Burns, Richard Rosenzweig, Vincent Cirrincione, Tobie Haggerty, Tom Jacobson, Steven J Wolfe Cast: Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Craig Robinson, Hugh Hefner, Cedric Yarbrough, Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton
2006 – Jack and the Beanstalk: Avalon Family Entertainment
Key Hairstylist
Director: Gary J Tunnicliffe
Producers: Gary J Tunnicliffe, Gary DePew, Marjorie Ergas, Pascal Groupil
Cast: Colin Ford, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Lloyd, Daniel Roebuck, Wallace Shawn, Katey Sagal, Gilbert Gottfried, James Earl Jones, Chevy Chase
In addition to resume credits:
· Leadership and Production Advocate
· Journeyman Hairstylist
· Character Development
· Men’s Haircuts, contemporary finishing and period hairstyling
· Women's contemporary and period hairstyling
· Diverse Texture styling (installs, some braiding, natural textures, mixed textures)
· Human hair (film) lace front wigs - application, styling, cleaning, maintenance
· Stunt wigs
· Bald Cap Prep and Prep for FX
· Organization and Delegation
· Interdepartmental Logistics
· Budgets
· Character/Script Breakdown/BG Break down
· Continuity (traditional and digital)
· BG Supervising
· Bullpen work
· Works well with/on a team
· Works well independently
· Asset protection and Inventory
· Artist relations
· Adept with a solution-based mindset
· Capable employee to customize each department experience while providing support to fellow team mates, and production teams alike
· MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, P-card Reconciliation
· Can do dances from the 80's and 90's on command (just checking to see if you're paying attention)
· Intuitive and a good listener
· Congenial
Recent Classes taken for education advancement:
· Associates of Applied Business with a focus on Entrepreneurship, (Completion later 2023)
Eastern Gateway College, Steubenville, OH
· Barber boot camp February 2023, Calabasas, CA
Languages spoken:
· Intermediate Spanish (Puerto Rican and Mexican/JAL dialects)
· Pigeon (Hawaiian- O'ahu region)
· Basic Hawaiian
· Various Asian Salutations
References available upon request IMDB