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Guymon Casady

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Guymon Patrick Casady (born 12 March 1969)[1] is an American media executive, motion picture and television producer and talent manager. Casady is a four time Emmy Award-winning and originating co-executive producer of HBO's Game of Thrones, which holds the distinction for being the most Emmy award-winning scripted series in television history.

He is the originating producer of Steve Jobs, which was nominated for two Oscars; Hope Springs, which was nominated for a Golden Globe; Office Christmas Party; Deep Water; Bruised; and The Fall Guy. He originated and was an executive producer on the $800M grossing franchise The Expendables. In television, Casady is also an originating and executive producer of the television series The Terror, now in its third season for AMC; and Ripley for Netflix. Casady is a founding partner of Entertainment 360, an entertainment firm in Los Angeles, California.

Education

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Casady graduated from University of San Diego High School[citation needed] and earned a B.A. in European history and art history from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a U.S. Junior National rowing champion in the 4 with coxswain.[2]

Career

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Casady began his career in Hollywood working as an assistant in the Motion Picture Talent Department at Creative Artists Agency.[3] He left CAA to work for Propaganda Films CEO Steve Golin. He was promoted to a development/production executive and worked on The Game and Being John Malkovich.[citation needed] Casady left Propaganda to work as a manager at Industry Entertainment.[3] On November 13, 2002, Casady, Eric Kranzler and David Seltzer left Industry Entertainment to start a new venture, Management 360, a start up talent management production company they cofounded with Suzan Bymel, Evelyn O’Neill, and Daniel Rappaport.[4] Shortly after forming Management 360, the company signed an overall production deal with Warner Bros. Studio on July 7, 2003.[5]

From 2011 to 2017, Casady produced MPTF’s annual Reel Stories, Real Lives evening to raise money and build next generation awareness for the organization.[citation needed] In 2008, Casady was included in Variety’s first annual Dealmakers Impact Report.[citation needed]

Personal life

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He is the son of Janed Guymon and Kent Casady. His mother Janed is the granddaughter of Edward "E.T." Guymon, after whom the city of Guymon, Oklahoma is named.[6] He is married to Robyn Norris Casady, and is the father of Ford and Boone Casady.[2] His late grandfather was the journalist and politician Simon Casady.[7]

Filmography

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He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

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Year Film Credit
1999 The Match
2004 The Final Cut Executive producer
2005 Stay Executive producer
2008 My Best Friend's Girl
2009 The Killing Room
Paper Man
2010 The Expendables Executive producer
2012 Hope Springs
The Expendables 2 Executive producer
2014 The Expendables 3 Executive producer
2015 The Gallows
Steve Jobs
2016 Office Christmas Party
2019 The Gallows Act II
Queen & Slim Executive producer
2020 Bruised
2022 Deep Water
2023 Expend4bles Executive producer
2024 The Fall Guy
Thanks
Year Film Role
2001 Monster's Ball Thanks
2013 Snitch Special thanks
2014 Grace
2017 November Criminals The director wishes to thank

Television

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Year Title Credit Award Notes
2002 Terry Tate: Office Linebacker Executive producer Television short
2003−04 Hope & Faith Executive producer
2007 Cavemen Executive producer
2008 1% Television film
2016 Mary + Jane Executive producer
2017 Damnation Executive producer
2018 Queen America Executive producer
2011−19 Game of Thrones Co-executive producer Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2015)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2016)
Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2011)
Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2012)
Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2013)
Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2014)
2018−19 The Terror Executive producer
2024 Ripley Executive producer
Miscellaneous crew
Year Title Role
1993−95 Fallen Angels Assistant: Steve Golin

References

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  1. ^ "Guymon Casady". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "The Terror Cast". AMC.com. Retrieved August 21, 2021.[non-primary source needed]
  3. ^ a b "Guymon Casady". Variety. 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  4. ^ Brodesser, Claude (2002-11-14). "Raft of reps rally 'round new shingle". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  5. ^ Dunkley, Cathy; Bing, Jonathan (2003-07-08). "Management 360 inks overall WB deal". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  6. ^ Ollis, Ginny (14 December 2020). "Meet Your Neighbor: Janed Guymon Casady". Presidio Sentinel. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  7. ^ Louv, Richard (1979-08-30). "Long-time Democrat takes on Pete Wilson". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
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