Deirdre Bowen

Dierdre Bowen is a Canadian casting director. She has worked on casting more than 400 TV episodes on series including Cold Squad, The Listeners, and Vikings.^[1] She is most noted for winning the Canadian Screen Award for Best Casting in a Television Series at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, for her work on the television series Kim's Convenience.^[2]

She has been nominated in the category ten other times at both the Canadian Screen awards and their predecessor Gemini Awards, as well as receiving four nominations for Best Casting in a Film. She has received two Prime Time Emmy Award nominations: 2001 Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special for "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows" (ABC); and 1999 Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Made for Television Movie for "Joan of Arc" (CBS).^[3]