.png)
.png)
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.
testimonials
Pilar Golden
Creator + Showrunner | Beyond Black Beauty
"It was my first time working in Toronto. Our show's needs were demanding and I was nervous about the casting process. But Lisa and her team are the kind of people who read the material thoroughly and thoughtfully. Every discussion, every session is a warm dialogue with a friend who is rooting for you and your project. Lisa's a visionary whose contributions have only elevated Beyond Black Beauty. I can't wait for us to work together again."
 |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
 |  |  |
|---|---|---|
 |  |  |
 |  |  |
 |  |  |
 |  |  |
 |  |  |
 |
 |  |  |
|---|---|---|
 |  |  |
 |  |  |
 |  |  |
 |  |  |
 |  |  |
 |  |
lisa's work
media
Interviews
radio
Recent Projects
WAYWARD (fka TALL PINES) is a thriller set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the “troubled teen industry” and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.
Netflix - 8 episode Limited Series starring Mae Martin and Brandon Jay McLaren. Series regulars include Toni Collette, Sarah Gadon, Brandon Jay McLaren, Sydney Topliffe and Alyvia Alyn Lind.
Vertical has acquired U.S. rights from AGC Studios to The Order, a dramatic thriller directed by Australia’s Justin Kurzel. Written by Oscar and BAFTA nominee Zach Baylin, the film adapts Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt’s book The Silent Brotherhood.
Starring Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, and Jurnee Smollett, the film will will have an exclusive release in theaters nationwide later this year.
The comedy pilot, 1266, set at Onyx Collective has added Karim Diané, Kristin Dodson, and Kassandra Lee Diaz as series regulars to star alongside Gabourey Sidibe, who will executive produce and play the lead role of Gabby.
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."
How to Die Alone, the Onyx Collective half-hour comedy series created, executive produced and headlined by Natasha Rothwell, will premiere Sept. 13 on Hulu.
Melissa is a neurotic fat black woman who has never been in love, but after a brush with death she refuses to settle for anything less than the life she wants, leading her to become "that bitch" no matter what.
.png)
THE ABANDONS tells the story of a group of diverse renegade families living on the fringes of society in 1850s Oregon.
Created by Kurt Sutter, the first season is currently in production, bringing together an all-star ensemble cast led by Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson as two mothers locked in a bloody feud.
Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen are set to lead the cast of a JonBenét Ramsey limited series, from Yellowstone producers MTV Entertainment Studios & 101 Studios, which has been given an official series greenlight at Paramount+.
McCarthy will play JonBenet Ramsey’s mother Patsy Ramsey and Owen will play father John Bennett Ramsey.
Benito Skinner‘s comedy series “Overcompensating” has been ordered at Amazon Prime Video.
The series is described as a college-set ensemble comedy about the wild, chaotic journey of Benny (Skinner), a closeted former football player and homecoming king, as he becomes fast friends with Carmen, a high school outsider on a mission to fit in at all costs.
Hallmark+ has given a straight-to-series order to the new one-hour drama series Ripple, created by Michele Giannusa.
From Lionsgate TV, Ripple explores how unexpectedly connected we are as human beings. We'll witness the ripple effect of how strangers, all dealing with life’s challenges in their own way, are led to one another.
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.
