Angela Peri

With 30+ years of casting experience in the Boston area, Angela Peri, C.S.A., is the owner and founder of BOSTON CASTING, INC. Known as the hardest working woman in show business, Angela is a member of the Casting Society of America and an original member of the Massachusetts Production Coalition.  Angela founded Boston Casting in 1991, and has cast thousands of national, regional and local productions from feature films to commercials, industrials and reality television.  Her most recent projects include the Academy Award® nomiated film KNIVES OUT  starring Daniel Craig, DEFENDING JACOB  starring Chris Evans, SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL  starring Mark Wahlberg, PROUD MARY  starring Taraji P. Henson, I FEEL PRETTY starring Amy Schumer, EQUALIZER 2 starring Denzel Washington & CITY ON A HILL starring Kevin Bacon. Other recent films include: STRONGERCHAPPAQUIDDICK, Mark Wahlberg’s PATRIOTS DAY, and David O. Russell’s Academy Award® nominated films JOY and AMERICAN HUSTLETED & TED 2THE FORGERSEX TAPETHE FIGHTEREQUALIZERTHE JUDGER.I.P.D.HERE COMES THE BOOMTHE PROPOSAL and LABOR DAY.

Angela received an Artios Award from the Casting Society of America for BEST CASTING IN A FEATURE FILM, BIG BUDGET COMEDY (location casting) for KNIVES OUT  in 2020.

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