Adam Hochfeld, Chris Bustard, and Brad Kenny

Looking to Hire Central Casting?

Central Casting has qualified experts with the knowledge and experience to help with every aspect of background casting and payroll. Need help figuring out the specifics of a large call? Have questions about SAG-AFTRA contracts? We’re here to answer all your background and payroll questions.

Which services do you require?

Background Casting
and Payroll

Nationwide Background
Payroll Only

Crew Payroll
Only

You’re looking for background casting and payroll services.

Where is your production shooting?

Los Angeles Los Angeles    |

New York New York    |

Georgia Georgia    |

Louisiana Louisiana

You’re looking for nationwide background payroll only services.

Where is your production shooting?

Chris can help with all your background casting and payroll needs.

Chris can help with all your background payroll needs.

Chris Bustard

Los Angeles

Chris has more than two decades of entertainment industry experience. Before joining Central Casting in 2000, he worked in casting at 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios, Banyan Productions, Hopkins/Smith/Barden Casting, and freelanced as an independent Casting Director. Now, Chris brings his wealth of experience in casting movies and television as he serves as Vice President of Business Development at Central Casting Los Angeles.

818.562.2700

cbustard@centralcasting.com

Brad can help with all your background casting and payroll needs.

Brad can help with all your background payroll needs.

Brad Kenny

New York

Brad joined Central Casting Los Angeles in 2002, where he cast many shows, including Desperate Housewives and ER. In 2008, Brad became a manager at the New York office where he oversaw the expansion of Central Casting New York. Now, as Vice President at Central Casting New York, Brad continues to provide experienced service in casting and payroll.

646.205.8244

bkenny@centralcasting.com

Adam can help with all your background casting and payroll needs.

Adam can help with all your background payroll needs.

Adam Hochfeld

Georgia / Louisiana

Adam brings more than 15 years of set knowledge and experience to his role as Vice President at Central Casting’s Georgia and Louisiana offices. He joined Central Casting Los Angeles in 2006, earning a reputation for personalized client service, establishing strong relationships with productions of the shows he cast, before relocating to manage the Georgia and Louisiana offices.

504.684.2550

ahochfeld@centralcasting.com

Why Central Casting?

Whether you need to fill a particular featured background role for a single scene, or a larger, specialized background call for an entire production, Central Casting can help you meet all of your essential background casting and payroll needs. Pulling from the largest and most diverse database of Background Actors, Central Casting provides personalized, boutique casting service with the kind of experience and professionalism only the leading background casting company can offer.

Working with Central Casting means working with Casting Directors who are renowned experts in the field – talented and dedicated professionals who are often called upon to teach Director’s Guild trainees and set the industry standard. Each project features a team of two dedicated Casting Directors, assuring individual and specialized attention from the most experienced casting staff in the industry.

Payroll

Central Casting is the industry’s leading background payroll service. From creating vouchers to managing sick pay, Central Casting has payroll covered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

We offer efficient and accurrate payroll management, including edits sent within 24 hours upon receipt of payroll, checks sent to talent the day after payroll is released, and an 800 number for talent to call between 9am-6pm CT to minimize calls to production. We provide E-Verify services for states where it is mandated.

As a part of Entertainment Partners, we have all the resources and experience you need to make production simpler.