BIOGRAPHY
SHAWN EXPLORES VARIOUS AESTHETICS IN HIS CASTING PROCESS, BUILDING WORLDS TAILORED TO EACH CLIENT. HIS WORK REINFORCES CREATIVE DIRECTION BY FOCUSING ON TALENT WHO ELEVATE THE DESIRED VISUAL LANGUAGE.
HE WAS INTRODUCED TO CASTING in 2010 THROUGH AN INTERNSHIP WHILE MODELING IN LONDON. SHAWN QUICKLY DEVELOPED A SHARP EYE FOR NEW FACES, A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF PRODUCTION, AND A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE INDUSTRY’S COLLABORATIVE PROCESS. AFTER A DECADE WORKING ON PROJECTS FOR SOME OF THE WORLD’S HIGHEST-PROFILE CLIENTS, HE LAUNCHED HIS OWN COMPANY, SD CASTS, IN 2020.
SHAWN LIVES AND WORKS IN NEW YORK CITY, WITH CLIENTS WORLDWIDE.
SERVICES
Talent Scouting:
International agency and scout relationships. Specialized in identifying and developing new talent — matched to the right client.
Photoshoot Casting: (Advertising + Editorial)
End-to-end casting for print and digital. Talent research, contract negotiation, and full budget management.
Fashion Show Casting:
Brand-aligned casting with a global perspective. Talent curation, ON-SITE CASTING AND FITTING MANAGEMENT, digital presentations, and complete budget AND AGENCY negotiationS.
CLIENTS
ASHLYN
BVLGARI
CALVIN KLEIN
CAP 74024
CARTIER
CELINE
CHANEL
CHLOE
CHRISTIAN DIOR
DKNY
DONNA KARAN
ESTEE LAUDER
FINANCIAL TIMES: HTSI
GIAMBATTISTA VALI
GUEST IN RESIDENCE
HAUS LABS
HUGO BOSS
INTERVIEW MAGAZINE
M LE MAGAZINE DU MONDE
NARS COSMETICS
OFF-WHITE
PALM ANGELS
PHILIP LIM
PORTS 1961
RE/DONE
SACAI
SANDY LIANG
SIMKHAI
THEORY
THOM BROWNE
TISSOT
TOMMY HILFIGER
VALENTINO
VERSACE
ZARA
COLLABORATORS
ANDY HARRINGTON
ARSENY JABIEV
BRIANNA CAPOZZI
CHARLOTTE WALES
CHRISTIAN MACDONALD
CLARE BYRNE
CONI TARALLO
EDWARD BOWLEG III
ELISSA SANTISI
ELLEN MIRCK
EMMA WYMAN
GABRIELLA KAREFA-JOHNSON
GORKA POSTIGO
HAYDEN WORSFOLD
JESSICA DIEHL
JOE MCKENNA
KARL TEMPLER
KRISZTIAN EDER
MELISSA LEVY
MENELIK PURYEAR
MILTON DIXON III
MONIKA TATALOVIC
MYRTHE GIESBERS
NAGI SAKAI
NATASHA ROYT
NED ROGERS
PETER ASH LEE
RICHARD BURBRIDGE
SARAH BLAIS
STAS KOMAROVSKI
TESS AYANO
TONNE GOODMAN
TOM SCHIRMACHER
VANESSA TRAINA
YULIA GORBACHENKO