Heidi K. Eklund
Casting Director/Owner
Heidi Eklund Casting
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Hudson Valley Casting
Heidi Eklund Casting
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Hudson Valley Casting
Heidi K. Eklund began her career on stage, mostly in Shakespeare, in her younger years. While living in NYC she acted in countless Off Broadway and regional theaters and primarily as an ensemble member of the Irondale Ensemble Theater along with a handful of fun TV and film projects. After making the decision to explore something more besides acting, she briefly explored script coordinating in Hollywood.
Eventually, after many adventures (like skydiving and traveling) Heidi found her way to a unique position at Vassar College. She expanded her casting role from her assistant position when she saw a need to connect students with professional actors in the Hudson Valley Community. In her 14 years there she cast over 40 short films which included many SAG-AFTRA actors.
Heidi is now the owner of Hudson Valley Casting and has served as the casting director for various types of projects including film, commercials, promos, voiceover and more. Heidi still loves acting and will return to it when she is old and gray. "I always knew my acting career would blossom when I was past the age of 60."
Heidi is so grateful to have cast numerous projects side by side with Amy Hutchings Casting.
Casting credits include:
The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Hans Canosa starring Kunal Nayyar
Lost on a Mountain in Maine by Andrew Knightlinger starring Caitlin FitzGerald
The Fledgeling by Joe Geitl with Juliet Landau and Anastasia Veronica Lee
The Green Veil (Limited Series) by Aaram Rappoport with John Leguizamo and Hani Furstenburg
Confession by Dayna Hansen with Sarah Hay and Clark Backo
As Sick As They Made Us, by Mayim Bialik with Dustin Hoffman and Dianna Agron
The Hating Game, by Peter Hutchings starring Lucy Hale
A Deadly Legend, by Eric Wolf starring Judd Hirsh, Corbin Bernsen, Lori Petty
Paint, by Britt McAdams starring Owen Wilson
Linoleum by Colin West starring Jim Gaffigan and Rhea Seahorn
Shoplifters of the World (a movie featuring the music of THE SMITHS) Starring Helena Howard and Ellar Coltrane
SKIN directed by Guy Nattive starring Jamie Bell
Driveways by Andrew Ahn starring Brian Dennehy and Hong Chau
Last Christmas Home (*was Last Vermont Christmas) by David Jackson for Hallmark
Then Came You by Peter Hutchings with Maisie Williams and Asa Butterfield
Furlough with Melissa Leo and Whoopi Goldberg
Fabled with Zosia Mamet
BURN: The Bitch The Thief, The Psycho with Josh Hutchinson, Suki Waterhouse, and Tilda Cobham-Herve
Already Gone with Sean William Scott and Shiloh Fernandez
I Killed My BFF The Preacher's Daughter ...Do Unto Others for Lifetime
Unintended with Elizabeth Lail
Heidi also has cast commercials, promos and industrials for Singlecare, Hannaford, Angry Orchard, Peacock, Truist Bank, I ❤️ NY, Delta Airlines, NY State Media Office, Hallmark and more.
Anna Blake,
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Sunny Edelman, Casting Associate |
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Anna fell in love with acting in her younger years, growing up in Seattle, WA, before deciding that her real passion lay backstage. She graduated from Vassar College in 2021 with a Bachelor's Degree in both Film and English. Attending college in the beautiful Hudson Valley is where she first began her journey with Heidi and Hudson Valley Casting. Anna started as a casting intern in 2018 and was quickly promoted to assistant, working on dozens of amazing productions from behind the scenes. Anna is so incredibly grateful to be able to help film come to life, and can’t wait to create more magic.
Productions include: I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Antarctica, The Secret Diary of An Exchange Student, SingleCare, The Hating Game, As Sick as They Made Us, Almost Made, Change of Scenery, Stay Awake, PAINT, The Green Veil and more. |
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Classically trained in acting, Sunny has directed and performed roles from Shakespeare to Disney,
working in regional, Off Broadway theaters, as well as in an Emmy winning television program and numerous Indie films. Recently, Sunny played the part of the narrator in Discovery Investigations Emmy award winning drama, “A Crime to Remember.” She received a B.A. in Theatre Arts and Elementary Education from S.U.N.Y New Paltz and studied acting with Iza Itkin, Robert Castle, Bob Luke and Peter Sklar. Sunny also took classes at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Sunny has been teaching science for eighteen years at Twin Towers Middle School in Middletown, NY and has directed many school drama productions. She enjoys working with local Indie film makers and has served for a number of successful years as President of UPWIFT (Upstate Women in Film and Television). Sunny was also the events coordinator for the Hudson Valley International Film Festival and the Catskill International Film Festival. Sunny’s looking forward to working on the next Emmy awarded series or in any feature opposite Colin Firth. |