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'''Heike Brandstatter''' is the [[w:Casting (performing arts)|casting director]] (along with [[Coreen Mayrs]]) on the re-imagined ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and the upcoming television movie, "[[The Plan]]".<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.bcfilmcommission.com/about_us/film_list.htm?film_type=mow|title=Film List|date=|accessdate=1 September 2008|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>
'''Heike Brandstatter, C.S.A.''' is a Canadian [[w:Casting (performing arts)|casting director]] who served as casting director (alongside [[Coreen Mayrs]]) for the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], ''[[The Plan]]'', and ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]''.<ref name="imdb_brandstatter">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0104840/|title=Heike Brandstatter|date=|accessdate=22 November 2025|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>


She is credited for being the casting director of the episodes "[[33]]," "[[Water]]," "[[Bastille Day]]," "[[Act of Contrition]]," "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]," "[[Litmus]]," "[[Flesh and Bone]]," "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]," "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]" and the [[Miniseries]].
== Biography ==


== References ==
Brandstatter was born in [[w:Kelowna|Kelowna]], [[w:British Columbia|British Columbia]], Canada.<ref name="brandstatter_obituary">{{cite_web|url=https://www.castanet.net/obituaries/BRANDSTATTER,_Inge/Add_Condolences/|title=BRANDSTATTER, Inge|date=30 January 2008|accessdate=22 November 2025|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref> She is the daughter of Inge Brandstatter (1939-2008) and Helge Brandstatter, and has two siblings, Heimo and Elke.<ref name="brandstatter_obituary"/>
 
== Career ==
 
=== Casting Director ===
 
Brandstatter established herself as a prominent casting director in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she has worked extensively on productions filmed in the city. Her career has encompassed both major Hollywood productions and acclaimed independent films, including ''[[w:Juno (film)|Juno]]'' (2007), ''[[w:Night at the Museum (film)|Night at the Museum]]'' (2006), and ''[[w:The Edge of Seventeen|The Edge of Seventeen]]'' (2016).<ref name="imdb_brandstatter"/>
 
Brandstatter has frequently collaborated with fellow casting director Coreen Mayrs, forming the casting partnership Mayrs/Brandstatter. Together they have cast numerous television series and feature films, including the ''[[w:X-Men (film series)|X-Men]]'' film franchise, ''[[w:Juno (film)|Juno]]'' (2007), ''[[w:Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'' (2005-2020), ''[[w:Big Eyes|Big Eyes]]'' (2014), and the ''[[w:Fantastic Four in film|Fantastic Four]]'' films.<ref name="imdb_brandstatter"/><ref name="backstage_mayrs_brandstatter">{{cite_web|url=https://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/castingdirector/mayrsbrandstatter-65879/|title=Mayrs/Brandstatter - Casting Director|date=10 August 2004|accessdate=22 November 2025|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref> Their work has also included ''[[w:Capote (film)|Capote]]'' (2005), ''[[w:I, Robot (film)|I, Robot]]'' (2004), ''[[w:Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]'' (2010), ''[[w:Tron: Legacy|Tron: Legacy]]'' (2010), ''[[w:Rise of the Planet of the Apes|Rise of the Planet of the Apes]]'' (2011), ''[[w:This Means War (film)|This Means War]]'' (2012), ''[[w:Smallville|Smallville]]'', ''[[w:Hellcats|Hellcats]]'', and ''[[w:Falling Skies|Falling Skies]]''.<ref name="frugalbits_mayrs_brandstatter">{{cite_web|url=https://frugalbits.com/my-5-finds/|title=Heike and Coreen Do YVR On The Green Side|date=15 October 2010|accessdate=22 November 2025|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref><ref name="tyson_planetapes">{{cite_web|url=https://mattjhorn.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/sean-tyson-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2011/|title=Sean Tyson - Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes - 2011|date=14 September 2011|accessdate=22 November 2025|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref><ref name="petersen_fallingskies">{{cite_web|url=https://luviapetersen.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/working-on-tnts-falling-skies-with-director-greg-beeman/|title=Working on TNT's Falling Skies with Director Greg Beeman|date=5 October 2012|accessdate=22 November 2025|last=Petersen|first=Luvia|format=|language=English}}</ref> The casting team has earned a reputation for quality work, with actor [[Michael Hogan]] noting they "always cast great stuff."<ref name="hogan_bearmccreary">{{cite_web|url=https://bearmccreary.com/bg4-deadlock-exclusive-final-five-interviews-pt-2/|title=BG4: "Deadlock" - Exclusive Final Five Interviews, Pt. 2|date=|accessdate=22 November 2025|last=McCreary|first=Bear|format=|language=English}}</ref>
 
Brandstatter is a member of the [[w:Casting Society of America|Casting Society of America]] (C.S.A.).<ref name="arrow_wiki">{{cite_web|url=https://arrow.fandom.com/wiki/Heike_Brandstatter|title=Heike Brandstatter|date=29 July 2024|accessdate=22 November 2025|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>
 
==== Battlestar Galactica Franchise ====
 
For the Re-imagined Series, Brandstatter and Mayrs served as casting directors for the [[Miniseries]], as well as episodes "[[33]]," "[[Water]]," "[[Bastille Day]]," "[[Act of Contrition]]," "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]," "[[Litmus]]," "[[Flesh and Bone]]," "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]," and "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]."<ref name="bcfilmcommission">{{cite_web|url=http://www.bcfilmcommission.com/about_us/film_list.htm?film_type=mow|title=Film List|date=|accessdate=1 September 2008|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref> They continued their work on ''The Plan'' and cast 18 episodes of the spin-off series ''Caprica''.<ref name="imdb_brandstatter"/><ref name="caprica_credits">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0799862/fullcredits/|title=Caprica - Full cast & crew|date=|accessdate=22 November 2025|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>
 
== Awards and Recognition ==
 
Brandstatter has received a [[w:Primetime Emmy Award|Primetime Emmy Award]] and numerous other accolades for her casting work:<ref name="emmys_brandstatter">{{cite_web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/heike-brandstatter|title=Heike Brandstatter|date=|accessdate=22 November 2025|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>
 
* '''2007''' - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special for ''[[w:Broken Trail|Broken Trail]]'' (shared with Wendy Weidman, Coreen Mayrs, Jackie Lind, Barbara Fiorentino, and Rebecca Mangieri)<ref name="imdb_awards_brandstatter">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0104840/awards/|title=Heike Brandstatter - Awards|date=|accessdate=22 November 2025|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref><ref name="csa_emmys">{{cite_web|url=https://legacy.castingsociety.com/awards/emmys|title=Emmy Awards|date=|accessdate=22 November 2025|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>
 
Brandstatter has also received multiple [[w:Artios Award|Artios Award]] nominations from the Casting Society of America, including:<ref name="imdb_awards_brandstatter"/>
 
* '''2021''' - Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot and First Season - Comedy for ''[[w:Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist|Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist]]'' (shared with Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Alex Newman, Coreen Mayrs, Errin Lally, and Annalese Tilling)
* '''2017''' - Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot and First Season - Drama for ''[[w:UnREAL|UnREAL]]'' (shared with Barbara Fiorentino, Katrina Wandel George, and Coreen Mayrs)
* '''2017''' - Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent Feature - Comedy for ''[[w:The Edge of Seventeen|The Edge of Seventeen]]'' (shared with Melissa Kostenbauder and Coreen Mayrs)
 
== Filmography ==
 
=== Casting Director ===
 
Selected casting credits include:<ref name="imdb_brandstatter"/>
 
==== Television ====


{{reflist}}
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (2003-2004, selected episodes)
* ''[[The Plan]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Caprica (series)|Caprica]]'' (2009-2010, 18 episodes)
* ''[[w:The X-Files|The X-Files]]'' (selected episodes)
* ''[[w:Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'' (2005-2020, selected episodes)
* ''[[w:Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]'' (selected episodes)
* ''[[w:Harsh Realm|Harsh Realm]]'' (1999)
* ''[[w:The Lone Gunmen (TV series)|The Lone Gunmen]]'' (2001)
* ''[[w:The L Word|The L Word]]'' (2004-2009, selected episodes)
* ''[[w:Smallville|Smallville]]'' (selected episodes)
* ''[[w:Defying Gravity (TV series)|Defying Gravity]]'' (2009)
* ''[[w:Hellcats|Hellcats]]'' (2010-2011)
* ''[[w:Fairly Legal|Fairly Legal]]'' (2011-2012)
* ''[[w:Falling Skies|Falling Skies]]'' (2011-2015, selected episodes)
* ''[[w:Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'' (2012-2013, Season 1)
* ''[[w:UnREAL|UnREAL]]'' (2015-2018)
* ''[[w:Timeless (TV series)|Timeless]]'' (2016-2018)
* ''[[w:Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)|Nancy Drew]]'' (2019-2023, 62 episodes)


{{Mstub}}
==== Film ====


* ''[[w:I, Robot (film)|I, Robot]]'' (2004)
* ''[[w:Capote (film)|Capote]]'' (2005)
* ''[[w:Night at the Museum (film)|Night at the Museum]]'' (2006)
* ''[[w:Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem|Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem]]'' (2007)
* ''[[w:Juno (film)|Juno]]'' (2007)
* ''[[w:The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film)|The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'' (2008)
* ''[[w:Tooth Fairy (2010 film)|Tooth Fairy]]'' (2010)
* ''[[w:Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]'' (2010)
* ''[[w:Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief|Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief]]'' (2010)
* ''[[w:The A-Team (film)|The A-Team]]'' (2010)
* ''[[w:Charlie St. Cloud|Charlie St. Cloud]]'' (2010)
* ''[[w:Tron: Legacy|Tron: Legacy]]'' (2010)
* ''[[w:Rise of the Planet of the Apes|Rise of the Planet of the Apes]]'' (2011)
* ''[[w:Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days]]'' (2012)
* ''[[w:This Means War (film)|This Means War]]'' (2012)
* ''[[w:Seventh Son (film)|Seventh Son]]'' (2014)
* ''[[w:Big Eyes|Big Eyes]]'' (2014)
* ''[[w:Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb|Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb]]'' (2014)
* ''[[w:The Age of Adaline|The Age of Adaline]]'' (2015)
* ''[[w:The Edge of Seventeen|The Edge of Seventeen]]'' (2016)
* ''[[w:X-Men (film series)|X-Men]]'' film franchise
* ''[[w:Fantastic Four in film|Fantastic Four]]'' films


[[Category:A to Z]]
== References ==
[[Category:Crew]]
 
[[Category:Crew (RDM)]]
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Producers]]
[[Category:RDM]]

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Heike Brandstatter, C.S.A. is a Canadian casting director who served as casting director (alongside Coreen Mayrs) for the Re-imagined Series, The Plan, and Caprica.[1]

Biography

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Brandstatter was born in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.[2] She is the daughter of Inge Brandstatter (1939-2008) and Helge Brandstatter, and has two siblings, Heimo and Elke.[2]

Career

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Casting Director

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Brandstatter established herself as a prominent casting director in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she has worked extensively on productions filmed in the city. Her career has encompassed both major Hollywood productions and acclaimed independent films, including Juno (2007), Night at the Museum (2006), and The Edge of Seventeen (2016).[1]

Brandstatter has frequently collaborated with fellow casting director Coreen Mayrs, forming the casting partnership Mayrs/Brandstatter. Together they have cast numerous television series and feature films, including the X-Men film franchise, Juno (2007), Supernatural (2005-2020), Big Eyes (2014), and the Fantastic Four films.[1][3] Their work has also included Capote (2005), I, Robot (2004), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010), Tron: Legacy (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), This Means War (2012), Smallville, Hellcats, and Falling Skies.[4][5][6] The casting team has earned a reputation for quality work, with actor Michael Hogan noting they "always cast great stuff."[7]

Brandstatter is a member of the Casting Society of America (C.S.A.).[8]

Battlestar Galactica Franchise

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For the Re-imagined Series, Brandstatter and Mayrs served as casting directors for the Miniseries, as well as episodes "33," "Water," "Bastille Day," "Act of Contrition," "You Can't Go Home Again," "Litmus," "Flesh and Bone," "Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down," and "The Hand of God."[9] They continued their work on The Plan and cast 18 episodes of the spin-off series Caprica.[1][10]

Awards and Recognition

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Brandstatter has received a Primetime Emmy Award and numerous other accolades for her casting work:[11]

  • 2007 - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special for Broken Trail (shared with Wendy Weidman, Coreen Mayrs, Jackie Lind, Barbara Fiorentino, and Rebecca Mangieri)[12][13]

Brandstatter has also received multiple Artios Award nominations from the Casting Society of America, including:[12]

  • 2021 - Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot and First Season - Comedy for Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (shared with Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer, Alex Newman, Coreen Mayrs, Errin Lally, and Annalese Tilling)
  • 2017 - Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot and First Season - Drama for UnREAL (shared with Barbara Fiorentino, Katrina Wandel George, and Coreen Mayrs)
  • 2017 - Artios Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent Feature - Comedy for The Edge of Seventeen (shared with Melissa Kostenbauder and Coreen Mayrs)

Filmography

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Casting Director

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Selected casting credits include:[1]

Television

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Film

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Heike Brandstatter (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 22 November 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 BRANDSTATTER, Inge (backup available on Archive.org) . (30 January 2008). Retrieved on 22 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Mayrs/Brandstatter - Casting Director (backup available on Archive.org) . (10 August 2004). Retrieved on 22 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Heike and Coreen Do YVR On The Green Side (backup available on Archive.org) . (15 October 2010). Retrieved on 22 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Sean Tyson - Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes - 2011 (backup available on Archive.org) . (14 September 2011). Retrieved on 22 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Petersen, Luvia (5 October 2012). Working on TNT's Falling Skies with Director Greg Beeman (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 22 November 2025.
  7. ↑ McCreary, Bear. BG4: "Deadlock" - Exclusive Final Five Interviews, Pt. 2 (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 22 November 2025.
  8. ↑ Heike Brandstatter (backup available on Archive.org) . (29 July 2024). Retrieved on 22 November 2025.
  9. ↑ Film List (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 1 September 2008.
  10. ↑ Caprica - Full cast & crew (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 22 November 2025.
  11. ↑ Heike Brandstatter (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 22 November 2025.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Heike Brandstatter - Awards (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 22 November 2025.
  13. ↑ Emmy Awards (backup available on Archive.org) . Retrieved on 22 November 2025.
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