Ollie Gilbert and Katy Covell are 2026 Emmy-nominated Casting Directors (Outstanding Casting for BBC Studios’ limited series The Primrose Railway Children) working across Film, Television and Commercials.

What sets Gilbert and Covell apart is our ability to combine over 15 years of experience across studio films, independent features and television drama with an unwavering commitment to searching beyond the established talent pool. Delivering authenticity and integrity in casting is central to our ethos. As specialists in street casting, we have cultivated trusted relationships with schools, community groups and charities across the UK.

Our careers began on major studio productions including Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Doctor Strange (Marvel Studios); Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (Twentieth Century Fox); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (Warner Bros); The Commuter (StudioCanal); and 55 Steps(Sony Pictures).