Garth Williams
Casting Director
Casting Director Garth Williams is a master at communicating the vision of the director to achieve the best performance from each actor while providing the highest quality audition. Garth Williams offers commercial casting, real people casting, and other casting for Phoenix and Los Angeles.
Garth Williams brings over 25 years of professional experience both as an actor and casting director in Phoenix AZ and Los Angeles markets. Garth spent 5 years performing on the NBC daytime drama Santa Barbara and appeared in a variety of television movies, films, and commercials.
One of the talents that differentiates Garth from other casting directors is that he studied with the late, great Paul Sills, co-founder of Second City. Garth’s expertise in directing improvisation delivers “real” life auditions and results.
He provides on-time and on-budget casting solutions.
Jan Williams
Artistic Director
Jan worked in Los Angeles as a professional actor and studied extensively with the LA Casting Director, Joan Sittenfield, who cast and packaged shows like Law and Order and Taxi. Jan is a native of Chicago where she performed as an on-camera spokesperson for McDonalds, Bank of America, General Motors, Fuji Film, Marshall Field and the United States Airforce.
On the other side of the camera, Jan worked as Entertainment Programing Manager for Disney Entertainment where she cast hundreds of performers for live, interactive shows. Jan is the creative director for the Almost Famous Theatre Company. She has been a member of the Screen Actors Guild for over 20 years.
In addition to Jan’s professional experience, she holds a Bachelors degree in Theater from Arizona State University and a Masters Degree in Education.
Providing more than a service
Garth Williams Casting LLC, the Phoenix Casting Service was founded with the vision that the best projects are illuminated by the very best talent. Garth & Jan Williams have over 40 years of combined experience in the entertainment industry as successful actors, acting coaches and casting directors. Experience on both sides of the camera give Garth & Jan a unique perspective and understanding of the client’s expectations and the ability to inspire talent to perform to their fullest potential creating win-win results for everyone on your project.
We provide more than a service to you; we deliver the art and technology of casting.