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About lisa
Lisa Parasyn is an Emmy®-Award winning Casting Director.
She is best known for her work on Schitt’s Creek, Star Trek Discovery, Outlander, Workin’ Moms, and The Coroner.
With critical acclaim in both the US and Canada, she is no stranger to industry nominations and awards across her more than 200 professional credits to-date. A noted four-time Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Casting, Lisa won her first in 2014 for Bomb Girls, her second in 2018 for Cardinal, and two Canadian Screen Awards for Schitt’s Creek in 2020 and 2021. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded Lisa her first Emmy® for Outstanding Casting in a Comedy Series for her work on Schitt’s Creek in 2020.
With a career spanning 2 decades, Lisa remains one of the industry’s most in-demand Casting Directors and passionate producers. She demands a commitment to excellence on every project she undertakes.
To connect, please email lisa@lisaparasyncasting.com or fill out the contact form below.
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Recent Projects
Starring Mishael Morgan, Ronnie Rowe Jr. and Jamie Callica. A woman (Morgan) returns home to help with her family’s Christmas Carnival and romance ignites. A photo journalist (Rowe) curates a surprise reunion
Premieres Sunday, December 3rd at 8/7c on The Hallmark Channel!
Onyx Picks Up Gabourey Sidibe Comedy Pilot, 1266. The series is inspired by the true-life story of Sidibe who worked as a phone sex operator, which she wrote about in her 2017 memoir, "This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare."
Star Trek: Discovery will end with the upcoming Season 5. The fifth and final season will now debut in early 2024 on Paramount+. This final season will see our beloved crew take on a new adventure and we can’t wait to celebrate the series’ impact on the franchise leading up to its final season early next year.
Based on the classic novel by Anna Sewell, Beyond Black Beauty follows aspiring Olympic equestrian Jolie Dumont as she struggles to adapt to a new lifestyle after moving to her mother's childhood home in Baltimore.

Meet The Team

Emily Johnston
CASTING ASSOCIATE
Emily Johnston is a casting professional with nearly a decade of experience across film, television, and theatre. She also works as a freelance casting consultant for several theatre companies, including Canadian Stage and Company Theatre. Emily lives in Toronto with her very grumpy cat, Sally Field.

Jaedie Sansom
CASTING ASSISTANT
Originally hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Jaedie joined the LPC team in 2019. She has a deep love of storytelling and film photography.
