M'Saada Nia, Casting Director (Guest Bio)

M'Saada Nia is known for her work on Would You Rather (2012), A Wrinkle in Time (2018) and Selma (2014).

With over 150+ credits and more than a decade of experience, M'saada served for three years as a casting executive at The Walt Disney Company (working on shows such as: GROWN-ISH, QUEENIE, THE OTHER BLACK GIRL & THE WATCHFUL EYE) and previously having worked in freelance casting on studio & indie features, blockbuster video games, pilots & network series, live action and animated series, new media projects, commercials & music videos (several projects were Oscar or Emmy or NAACP or BAFTA award nominated). 

She was a member of the casting teams of renowned Casting Directors Emily Schweber (FLORA & ULYSSES for Disney+, SXSW film THE QUARRY, and triple A title video games STAR WARS: JEDI FALLEN ORDER and CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE), Aisha Coley (Oscar winning film SELMA, NAACP Image award winning series QUEEN SUGAR & Disney feature WRINKLE IN TIME) and Donna Morong (SEE YOU THEN, HOW TO DETER A ROBBER). 

As the lead casting director and founder of Copasetic Casting, M'saada has been a staunch advocate of actors and has discovered loads of exciting, new talent.  Additionally, she cast ADR/loop groups for features, series and made for TV movies for Netflix, Amazon, Hallmark and Lifetime among others. 

A few of her recent casting credits include the feature films "The Barista" and "The Last Rodeo" (ADR/Loop Group).

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