Kate Buckley

Kate Buckley, daughter of the Bafta winning casting director Mary Selway, began her career as one of the first female maître d’hôtel at London’s famous Le Caprice restaurant and then went on to become Senior Maître d’hôtel at theatreland’s J. Sheekey restaurant. In 2000 she joined the leading UK agency for representing Actors, Writers, and Directors – Independent (then ICM) and is today one of London’s foremost Talent Agents. In 2020, Kate was awarded the BAFTA Special Thanks award by CSA for leading the call to create the BAFTA for ‘Casting in Film and TV’. Kate also serves on the board of Times UP UK.

Kate formed 42, management and production company in 2013 which she runs with four partners: producer Ben Pugh and managers Cathy King, Josh Varney and Simon Beresford. Together they make film and television both in the UK and in America with offices in London and Los Angeles.