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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, The Coroner and Degrassi - the Reboot.
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.
testimonials
Frank Siracusa
EXECUTIVE PRoDUCER
"Lisa will always be my first choice for Casting Director. She has all the skills required to find the diamonds in the rough.”
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Recent Projects
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."
From Crave, APTN, Rezolution Pictures, and OP Little Bird, and in partnership with global producer and distributor Fremantle, this six-part, one-hour limited series follows an Indigenous woman on a journey to find her birth family, and uncover the hidden truth of her past.
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.