Tree Petts

Casting Director

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Tree is an award winning, London based casting director and founder of the Casting Directors Association. She has worked with major clients both in the UK and internationally and has worked with some of the biggest directors, including Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) ten times.

Tree specialises in casting Films, Commercials, Photographic, Branded Content and is known for her knowledge, enthusiasm and abundant energy.

Tree founded the Casting Directors’ Association to help maintain standards in the industry she loves. Tree has won a number of awards for casting and has now cast over 2000 commercials.

Tree specialises in traditional casting (finding actors/models) and street casting and is known for her work with children. She has worked on many award winning commercials, advertising campaigns, films and music videos; she is also a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion in all aspects of casting.

With over 20 years’ experience Tree has built up a comprehensive database of 'real' people. Her widely known expertise in street casting has seen her find a very diverse mix of people worldwide and often works with global brands in multiple markets.

Tree has been asked to cast a huge and varied selection of characters over the years - no brief is too hard or too strange however if you want classic looks and classic actors she can find them too!

Selected credits

TV Commercials / Branded Content

Date Prod Co / Agency Brand / Title Type Director Producer Role Vimeo / Youtube Link

2024 - Feb

Pablo

Flora 'Skip The Cow'

TVC

Craig Ainsley

Greg Mills

Casting Director

N/A

2024 - Feb

Ogilvy

Dove 'No Traces' - streetcast

TVC & Stills

Michael J Ferns

Ryan Alager

Casting Director

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2024 - Feb

Hill & Knowlton

Ford 'Homecoming'

TVC

Jonathan Donnelly

Alice Hughes

Casting Director

N/A

2024 - Jan

Watchmen Productions

Albion Online 'Coming to Europe'

TVC

Christopher Zitterbart

Eddie Chebbi

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2024 - Jan

House Of Greenland

Google -streetcast

Branded Content

Adam Ferguson / Shawn Sobers / Joshua Gan

Casting Director

N/A

2023 - Nov

Ogilvy/Onirim

Dove 'Dove Defy' - streetcast

TVC & Stills

Rémi Pietka

Casting Director

N/A

2023 - Oct

Odelay Films

Novuna 'Tomorrow. Together'

TVC

Peter Lee Scott

Cesci Shepherd

Casting Director

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2023 - Oct

Mob Film

Golden Terra 'The World Needs Mums'

TVC

Adam Wells

Mark Collins

Casting Director

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2023 - Sep

Studio Yes

Roland 'Give it to Roland'

TVC

Patrick Killingbeck

James McLaughlin

Casting Director

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2023 - Aug

Armoury

Habitat 'The Party'

TVC

Rollo Hollins

James Mclaughlin

Casting Director

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2023 - Aug

Buzzfeed

'Food for Thought' -Streetcast

Online FIlm

Ada Enechi

Casting Director

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2023 - Jul

Banquet Film

Sky Bet 'A Game of Opinions'

TVC

Ian Roderick Gray

Adham Hunt

Casting Director

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2023 - Jul

Word on the Curb

Mind Charity 'Experience with Mental Health'

Charity Films

Ndubuisi Uchea

Ndubuisi Uchea

Casting Director

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2023 - Jun

La Joya

Tampax 'Flow Forecast'

TVC

Isabel Coixet

Noelia Lobo

Casting Director

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2023 - Jun

RD Content

Star Trek Fleet Command 'Go Boldly'

Online

Max Ward

Andrew Griffin

Casting Director

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2023 - Jun

cain&abel

The National Lottery 'Lotto Winners'

Online

Daniel Boulton

Jake Parker

Casting Director

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2023 - Jun

Ecstasy Of Gold / Craft

Nurofen 'Express'

TVC

Francis Tamburin

David Gluckstein

Casting Director

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2023 - May

HunkyDory

NHS 'Blood Donation'

TVC

Otis Dominique

Nick Papworth

Casting Director

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2023 - May

cain&abel

McCain Air Fryer 'Perfection with McCain Chips'

TVC

Jake Parker

Casting Director

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2023 - Mar

Tuna+Icon

RockStar

Online & Socials

Borbala Szelei

Luka Mrvos

Casting Director

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2023 - Mar

HunkyDory

Gordon's Gin

TVC

Charlie Doris

Casting Director

N/A

2023 - Feb

Kinetic Popcorn

LEGO: Titan

TVC

Adam Wells

David Z Obadiah

Casting Director

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2022 - Nov

Biscuit

Jack Daniels & Coke

TVC

Angelo Cerisara

David Stewart

Casting Director (Co-Cast)

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2022 - Nov

Autonomy

Turkish Cargo

TVC

Uygar Kutluu

Ayça Aral Sarangil

Casting Director

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2022 - Nov

Craft WW

Nurofen 'See My Pain' - Streetcast

TVC

Siri Bunford

Bebe Kiffin

Casting Director

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2022 - Sep

Ogilvy

Dove Men + Care - Streetcast

TVC

Lainey Richardson

Christopher Eeles & Chris Chapman

Casting Director

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2022 - Aug

Partizan

M&S 'Gifts that give'

TVC

Michael Gracey

Daniel Wheldon

Casting Director

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2022 - Aug

Cain&Abel

VW

Branded Content

Eros Vlahos

Carmen De Witt

Casting Director

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2022 - Aug

Gillette

Partizan

TVC

Prodigious London

Stephen Riera

Casting Director

N/A

2022 - May

Tuna Fish

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes

TVC

Kosta

Luka Mrvos

Casting Director

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2022 - Apr

Prism

Velo McLaren - Streetcast

Branded Content

Jamie Gazard

Jeremy Richens

Casting Director

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2021 - Sep

Partizan

Sky - Sky Glass

TVC

Michael Gracey

Daniel Wheldon

Casting Director

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2021 - Oct

Feel

Intra-Cellular Therapies: Our Circle

TVC

Pekka Hara

Nick Hirschkorn

Casting Director

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2021 - Jul

Iris

Starbucks 'Morning After'

TVC

Will Innes-Smith

David Gluckstein

Casting Director

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2021 - Apr

Milkmoney

Expedia - Liverpool FC 'With You All The Way'

TVC

Glann Kitson

Natalie Price/ Samantha Ferrance

Casting Director

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2021 - Mar

Squire

Grid Legends

Gaming

Astrid Edwards

Casting Director

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2021 - Jan

Curate Films

Pip And Nut 'Piparazzi'

TVC

Silence Aitken

Madeleine Sanderson

Casting Director

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2020 - Dec

Hunky Dory

Schick 'Breakup'

TCV

Kate Cox

Doochy Moult

Casting Director

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2020 - Mar

Partizan

Adobe Take A Fantastic Voyage with Photoshop'

TVC

Antoine Bardou-Jacquet

David Stewart

Casting Director

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2019 - Sep

Partizan

TJ Maxx 'Follow Me'

TVC

Michael Gracey

Theo Cassels

Casting Director

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2019 - Aug

Inside Job Prodns / Saatchi

EE ‘Unlimited’

TVC

Richard Hunter

Rebecca Shawyer

Casting Director

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2019 - Aug

CLM

Jo Malone 'A London Gent - Haut Life'

TVC

Dexter Navy

Sam Rudd

Casting Director

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2019 - Mar

Ichi

Sony Playstation ‘Blood and Truth’

TVC

Frank Tanburim

Nisha Mullea

Casting Director

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2019 - Feb

COFFEE & TV

Pampers 'Baby Relay'

TVC

Devon Dickson

Mark Gibbons

Casting Director

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2018 - Nov

Partizan

Lipton Tea 'Little Lightness'

TVC

Michael Gracey

David Stewart

Casting Director

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2018 - Aug

Catsnake

Jaguar I-PACE 'Driven what Matters'

TVC

Ed Dark

Mark Gibbons

Casting Director

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2018 - Apr

Partizan

Schweppes 'What Do You Expect?'

TVC

Michael Gracey

Lucile Baruchel

Casting Director

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2017 - Aug

Industry Art

Next 'Nailed It'

TVC

Gemma Booth

Sophie Walsh

Casting Director

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2017 - Feb

FCB Inferno

Project literacy 'First Words'

TVC

Alvaro Ramirez

Casting Director (Street Casting)

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2014 - Jul

Riff Raff

TK Maxx - Me by Me

TVC

CANADA

Jane Tredget

Casting Director (Street Casting)

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2014 - Jan

Partizan

Age UK 'Time Flies'

TVC

Nadav Kander

Ella Sanderson

Casting Director (Part Street Casting)

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2012 - Oct

VCCP

O2 Untouchables

TVC

Becky Grove

Casting Director (Street Casting)

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2007 - Dec

Partizan

Coke Burn 'Never Ending Night'

TVC

SAAM Farahmand

Ella Sanderson

Casting Director (Street Casting)

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Stills & Motion

Date Prod Co / Agency Brand / Title Type Producer Role Vimeo / Youtube Link

2023 - May

Knock Knock

Lululemon

Stills & Motion

Amanda Boyd

Casting Director

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2022 - Sep

Locate Productions

Nike

Stills & Motion

Angus Light

Casting Director

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2021 - Feb

Ogilvy

Baby Dove Valentina

Stills

Tristan Baker / Carmen Vincente Soto

Casting Director

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2018 - Dec

Ogilvy

Dove Premier

Stills

Chloe Jahanashai

Casting Director

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2017 - Jul

Ogilvy

Dove

Stills

Chloe Jahanshahi

Casting Director

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Corporate

Date Prod Co / Agency Brand / Title Producer Role

2022 - Jan

Ivory Worldwide

Hewlett Packard

Charles Turley

Casting Director

2022 - Jan

Plastic Pictures

BP Energy

Fenella Maguire

Casting Director

2022 - Feb

Plastic Pictures

Reimagining Energy

Fenella Maguire

Casting Director

2017 - May

The Production Bureau

Aviva

Ellen Parkinson

Casting Director

Music Videos

Date Prod Co Artist / Title Director Producer Role Vimeo / Youtube Link

2015 - Feb

Black Dog-RSA

Lilly Allen '22'

Jake Scott

Ben Link

Casting Director

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2010 - Jul

Pulse Films

Chase & Status 'Let You Go'

Thirtytwo

Phil Tidy

Casting Director

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2005 - May

Black Dog-RSA

Basement Jaxx 'Oh My Gosh'

Mat Kirkby

Grant Branton

Casting Director

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Features & TV Drama

Date(s) Prod Co Title Type Director Producer Role Vimeo / Youtube Link

2022-08

Partizan

Better Man - Take That

Feature

Michael Gracey

Daniel Wheldon

Casting Director (cast 10 roles)

N/A

2017-04

Suggs: My Life Story

Julien Temple

Steve Mallit

Casting Director

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Countries Worked in

  • Experience in casting worldwide.

Directors Worked with

  • Adam Wells
  • Aine Casey
  • Alauda
  • Albert Uria
  • Alejandro Toledo
  • Alex Julia
  • Alex Winckler
  • Alfonso Cuaron
  • Alvaro Ramirez
  • Amelia Hashemi
  • Anrick Bregman
  • Antoine Bardou-Jacquet
  • Asa Bailey
  • Ben Ducker
  • Ben Hume-Paton
  • Ben Liam Jones
  • Ben and Anton
  • Bill Schwartz
  • Blake Claridge
  • Bo Mirosseni
  • Bruce Herwitt
  • Cadmo Quintero
  • Caxto
  • Charlie Thorne
  • Chips
  • Chris Cairns
  • Chris Waitt
  • Colin O’Toole
  • Craig Young
  • Damien Chazelle
  • Dani De La Orden
  • Daniel Eskils
  • Daniel Wolfe
  • David Batty
  • David Holm
  • Debbie Anzalone
  • Dennis Liu
  • Diana Kunst
  • Dietmar Klein
  • Dom Bridges
  • Dominic Murphy
  • Dominic O’Riordan
  • Doug Nichol
  • Ed & Rory McHenry
  • Ed Dark
  • Erik Morales
  • Felipe Gomez
  • Femke Huurdeman
  • Frank Borin
  • Gavs & Luke
  • Gendle
  • Gideon Southwell
  • Giles Borg
  • Giorgio Bruni
  • Gus Van Sant
  • Henry Trotter
  • Iain Crawford
  • Ida Cuellar
  • Ita Fitzgerald
  • JJ Keith
  • JT
  • Jackie Badham
  • Jag Mundhra
  • Jake Scott
  • James Copeman
  • James Haworth
  • James Keane
  • James Willis
  • Jared Eberhart
  • Jason Cross
  • Jason Lowe
  • Jess Scott Hunter
  • Jez Lysaght
  • Joe Van Houtteghem
  • Johan Renck
  • John Derbyshire
  • John X Carey
  • Jon Dennis
  • Jonas Akerland
  • Julian Temple
  • Julio Perez
  • Kay Kienzler
  • Keith Mottram
  • Keith Taylor
  • Kike Maillo
  • Kinga Bunza
  • Leslie Ali
  • Lope Serrano
  • Los Perez
  • Lucy Blakstad
  • Luis Cervero
  • Luis De Maia
  • Luke Scott
  • Luke Taylor
  • MJ Delaney
  • Marcel Fores
  • Mark Jenkinson
  • Mark Locke
  • Martin Krejci
  • Martin Stirling
  • Mat Kirkby
  • Matt Lipsey
  • Matteo Bonefazio
  • Matthias Hoene
  • Michael Gracey
  • Michael Williams
  • Miguel Campana
  • Mike & Steve
  • Mikko Lehtinen
  • Nadav Kander
  • Neil Gaiman
  • Nelson Cabrera
  • Niall Downing
  • Niall Towl
  • Nico Caicoya
  • Nico Mendez
  • Ninian Doff
  • Noam Murro
  • Olivier Gondry
  • Olof Lindh
  • Paul Gower
  • Pensacola
  • Phil Sansom
  • Poppy de Villeneuve
  • Rafael Levy
  • Rafael Lopez
  • Richard Tindall
  • Robert Samuels
  • Rod Main
  • Roland Sus Richter
  • Ross McDowell
  • Russell Appleford
  • Saam
  • Sara Dunlop
  • Simon Neale
  • Simon Price
  • Steve Reeves
  • Stevie Russell
  • Stu Teehan
  • Sue Williams
  • Sylvio Back
  • Thomas Hilland
  • Toby Haynes
  • Trevor Clarence
  • Trevor Melvin
  • Ulf
  • Vadim Jean
  • Valerie Pirson
  • Vernie Yeung
  • Victor Carrey
  • Wayne Holloway
  • Will Innes Smith
  • Xavier Giannoli

Education

  • Academy of Live and Recorded Arts - 1984-1986 - 2 year Acting Diploma

Production Companies Worked with

  • 2am Films
  • 76 Ltd
  • AMV BBDO
  • Agile Alaska Production - Chile
  • And Production
  • Anglo Films
  • Anglo/Indian Prodn
  • Annex Films
  • Another Film Co
  • Archers Mark
  • B-Reel Films
  • BBH
  • BUG - Norway
  • Believe Media
  • Big Balls Films
  • Biscuit Filmworks
  • Black Dog/RSA
  • Blink
  • Buddy Films
  • Bullion
  • CANADA - Spain
  • Channel 4 -The Box
  • Craig Young
  • DDB Germany
  • DDB London
  • Dare
  • Discovery
  • Draw Pictures
  • Drum
  • Edelman Digital
  • Einar Film - Norway
  • Exposure Films - Eyemade
  • FCB Wilkens - Germany
  • Fallon
  • Feel Fims
  • Film 1 - Germany
  • Film Deluxe - Germany
  • Filmworks Dubai
  • Floella Benjamin Productions
  • Foreign Office
  • Formidable Productions
  • Framestore
  • Fresh One
  • GTB
  • Garage Films - Spain
  • Glue
  • Gorgeous
  • GotGotNeed
  • Grey London
  • Grilli Films - Finland
  • Havas
  • Holster
  • Hunky Dory
  • Iconoclast
  • Igloo Films - Spain
  • Imagination
  • JWR
  • Joy Films - Dubai
  • Kindred
  • La Pac - France
  • Laszlo Kadar Films - Germany
  • Leagas Delaney
  • Leo Burnett
  • Locomotion - Oslo
  • LouLou Productions
  • Love Film
  • M&C Saatchi
  • Made In Munich - Germany
  • Mission
  • Mother
  • Movie Magic - Germany
  • Mustard Films
  • Neue Sentimental Film - Germany
  • Neverest - Germany
  • O - Spain
  • Ogilvy
  • Omicrom - Spain
  • Oxigeno - Spain
  • P For Production
  • PCM
  • Partizan
  • Partizan France
  • Paul Howard Productions
  • Peunte Aereo - Spain
  • Primo Madrid - Spain
  • Prodimag Intermedio - Spain
  • Productional International
  • Publicis
  • Pulse
  • RAIC Productions - Ireland
  • RKCR/Y&R
  • RSA
  • Radley Yeldar
  • Rapideyemovement - Germany
  • Rascal
  • Riff Raff Films
  • Saatchi & Saatchi
  • Schwartz & Co
  • Ska Films
  • Soup Films - Germany
  • Squire
  • St Lukes
  • Stanhope Films
  • Stink
  • Supergrizzly
  • TBWA
  • Tantrum
  • Teamworx - Germany
  • Tellyjuice
  • The Mob Film Co
  • The Rumpus Room
  • Toast TV
  • Turner Broadcasting
  • UVA
  • Unit 9
  • VCCP
  • WCRS
  • We Are Family
  • We Folk
  • Wieden & Kennedy
  • Wunderfilm - Germany
  • Z Photographic
  • Zap Productions

Genres Worked in

  • Beauty
  • Cars
  • Food & Drink
  • Jewellery
  • Sports
  • Technology - including TV's - Software - Phone Brands
  • Gaming
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Charities
  • Airlines
  • TV Channels
  • Supermarkets
  • Drama
  • Features
  • Music Videos
  • Press & Still Photography

Celebrities Worked with

  • John Boyega
  • Ncuti Gatwa
  • Laura Bailey
  • Zachary Levi
  • Suggs

Technical Skills

  • Spotlight
  • Mandy
  • Microsoft Word & Excel
  • Google Drive & Spreadsheets
  • Mailchimp
  • Jotform