Casarotto Ramsay & Associates

What Casarotto Ramsay & Associates does

Casarotto Ramsay & Associates Limited is a London-based, fiercely independent talent representation agency founded in 1989 by Jenne Casarotto and Giorgio Casarotto. The agency represents many of the world's best-known writers, directors, playwrights, literary properties, and Heads of Department across film, television, theatre, and new media. Its client roster includes Academy Award winners such as Steve McQueen, Edward Berger, and Lenny Abrahamson, BAFTA/Emmy/Olivier/Tony winners including Jack Thorne, Sally Wainwright, Rebecca Frecknall, and John Tiffany, and major literary estates including Tennessee Williams, Roald Dahl, and JG Ballard. The agency employs over 60 staff and operates through four core departments — Film & TV, Theatre, Heads of Department, and a newer Access Team providing accessibility consultancy — alongside a Performance Rights Management function and outreach programmes (Playwrights '73 bursaries, The Jenne Casarotto Scholarship with NFTS).

The business model is commission-based: agents place talent with producers, broadcasters, streamers, and theatres, earning industry-standard commission rates on client earnings, supplemented by income from literary rights licensing. There is no proprietary technology platform; the asset is the agent network, the client roster, and the institutional relationships developed over 35+ years. In 2023 the agency co-founded AC Chapter One, a UK production company alongside Anonymous Content and United Agents, extending its economic footprint into IP ownership and production rather than purely commission representation.

The company is privately held by the Casarotto family with no external investors or parent, and operates from 3rd Floor, 7 Savoy Court, Strand, London. Following co-founder Jenne Casarotto's passing in February 2024, second-generation leadership has taken shape with Jodi Shields as Chairwoman and Anna Higgs as Managing Director (appointed August 2023 from Meta), supported by an Advisory Board and a series of senior agent hires through 2025. The agency has expanded its Access Team internationally, partnering with Screen Australia, the New Zealand Film Commission, and the US-based 1in4 Coalition to extend its accessibility-services vertical beyond the UK.

Name

Casarotto Ramsay & Associates

Legal name

Casarotto Ramsay & Associates Limited

Website

https://casarotto.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Casarotto Ramsay & Associates is a fiercely independent London-based talent agency representing award-winning writers, directors, playwrights, literary estates, and Heads of Department across film, television, and theatre worldwide, earning revenue through commissions and rights licensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Talent Representation Services

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Agency & Representation Services (HSACAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Casting & Talent Placement (Sessions, Bands, Touring Musicians) (MPAIAGAM)

Keywords

• Talent representation
• Talent agency
• Creative representation
• Writer representation
• Director representation

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Talent Representation and Commission: The agency represents many of the world's best-known writers, directors, playwrights, creatives, literary properties, and Heads of Departments in film, theatre, television and new media. Revenue is generated through commission arrangements typical of talent agencies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Casarotto Ramsay & Associates is a London-based talent agency that represents writers, directors, playwrights, creative professionals, literary estates, and Heads of Departments in film, television, theatre, and new media. The agency operates four core departments—Film & TV Agency, Theatre Agency, Heads of Department Agency, and Access Team—and earns revenue through commission arrangements on placements and licensing of dramatic rights.

Product overview

Casarotto Ramsay & Associates is a fiercely independent talent representation agency founded in 1989, representing many of the world's best-known writers, directors, playwrights, literary properties, and Heads of Departments in film, theatre, television, and new media. The agency operates through four core departments: Film & TV Agency (representing screenwriters and directors), Theatre Agency (representing playwrights and theatre creatives), Heads of Department Agency (representing below-the-line talent), and Access Team Services (providing accessibility consultancy). Additional services include Performance Rights Management, outreach initiatives including the Playwrights '73 Bursary Programme and The Jenne Casarotto Scholarship with NFTS. The company is based in London but operates internationally, with over 60 staff managing a prestigious client roster.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Film & TV Agency Representation of writers, directors, and creative talent for film and television productions, including development, packaging, and career management. For creative professionals working in film and TV.
• Theatre Agency Representation of playwrights, theatre directors, designers, choreographers, composers, and theatre creatives for West End, regional, and international theatre productions. For theatre professionals.
• Heads of Department Agency Representation of directors of photography, production designers, costume designers, make-up & hair designers, editors, line producers, special effects supervisors, casting directors, and other HODs for film, television, commercials, and music promos. For technical and creative crew professionals.
• Access Team Services Comprehensive accessibility services including Access Coordinators, Access Auditors, Event Specialists, and Editorial Access Consultants to make productions and businesses Access First across every touchpoint. For broadcasters, streamers, distributors, and entertainment businesses.
• Performance Rights Management Licensing and rights management for theatrical productions, handling amateur and professional rights, and managing permissions for play performances. For theatre producers, schools, and amateur dramatic societies seeking performance rights.

Named customers17 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• AC Chapter OneflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCasarotto Ramsay & Associates is one of three co-founders of UK Production Company AC Chapter One alongside Anonymous Content and United Agents. The company is committed to making quality, entertaining and original content for television and film, across all genres, broadcasters, and platforms.
• Peggy Ramsay FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Peggy Ramsay Foundation has taken on primary responsibility for funding the Playwrights '73 Award, which places 4 playwrights with 4 theatres around the UK for 18 months and funds them to write a new play. In 2024, PRF gave grants to 78 playwrights worth £266,000.
• TV Access ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Access Team works with Broadcasters, Streamers, Distributors and other businesses in the Entertainment landscape. They have partnered with experts in deaf consultancy, Access to Work advice, Learning Disability and Neurodivergence.
• British Film CommissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSara Johnson and Julie Fernandez have collaborated globally with the British Film Commission on spreading the Access First approach.
• 1in4 Coalition (US)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSara Johnson and Julie Fernandez have taken their Access First work global collaborating with the 1in4 Coalition in the US.
• Screen AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrained Access Coordinators for Screen Australia as part of their global expansion of the Access First approach.
• New Zealand Film CommissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrained Access Coordinators for the New Zealand Film Commission as part of their global expansion of the Access First approach.
• National Film and Television School (NFTS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for The Jenne Casarotto Scholarship - fully funding writers, directors, producers and heads of department studying at NFTS. Over £320K raised to date.
• Sonia Friedman ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSonia Friedman Productions awards £7,500 to the best play each year written whilst on the Playwrights '73 scheme as the Sonia Friedman Prize.
• The Maria Björnson Memorial FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting the Playwrights '73 scheme.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• United Agents: One of the largest UK talent agencies representing writers, directors and creatives across film, television and theatre; direct competitor in the same UK client base and co-founder of AC Chapter One with Casarotto Ramsay.
• Independent Talent Group: Major UK talent agency representing actors, writers, directors and other creatives across film, TV and theatre; directly competes with Casarotto Ramsay for the same pool of UK and international writing and directing talent.
• The Agency: London-based talent agency representing writers, directors and producers across film, television and theatre; competes directly for UK-based screenwriting and directing talent (Tanya Tillett joined Casarotto from this agency in 2025).
• Anonymous Content: US-based management and production company representing writers, directors and below-the-line talent; co-founder of AC Chapter One with Casarotto Ramsay and United Agents, making it a direct operational peer and partner.
• 42 Management & Production: UK talent management and production company representing writers, directors and literary clients in film, TV and theatre; competed directly with Casarotto for clients including Roy Williams and Tanika Gupta, who moved to Casarotto in 2025.
• Curtis Brown: One of the UK's oldest and largest literary and talent agencies representing authors, screenwriters, directors and playwrights; directly comparable in writer/director representation and theatrical rights management.
• Knight Hall Agency: UK talent agency representing screenwriters and directors; competes in the same UK writer/director talent pool (Tanya Tillett was a senior agent there before joining Casarotto in 2025).

Broad incumbents

• Creative Artists Agency (CAA): Largest global talent and entertainment agency; competes with Casarotto for top-tier director and writer representation while offering integrated packaging, IP and financing services beyond Casarotto's scope.
• WME (William Morris Endeavor): Global mega-agency representing writers, directors and other talent across entertainment; broader incumbent that competes for high-end international talent and packaging opportunities beyond Casarotto's boutique UK focus.
• United Talent Agency (UTA): Major global talent agency representing writers, directors and other creatives; broad incumbent competing in the same writer/director representation market with significantly larger scale and cross-territory capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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