Neil Casey | |
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Born |
July 28, 1981 (age 35) Wilmington, Delaware, US |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor, comedian, television writer, theatre director, playwright |
Years active | 2005–present |
Notable work | Saturday Night Live |
Neil Casey is an American actor, comedian and television writer, theatre director and playwright best known for his work as a writer on Saturday Night Live and Inside Amy Schumer. He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series both in 2013 for writing on SNL and in 2014 for Inside Amy Schumer. In 2016 he played the villain, Rowan North in the film Ghostbusters. He also co-stars in the upcoming Fox sitcom Making History, premiering in 2017.
Casey graduated from the University of Delaware with a B.A. in English, including a concentration in drama and minoring in Theatre. He started his career in theatre in 2001 and worked at UCB Theatre, where he has also taught since 2007. He directed, wrote, and acted in several shows at the theatre.
In 2015 Casey starred in the Yahoo! Screen series Other Space created by Paul Feig.
In July 2015, Casey was cast in his first breakthrough film, Ghostbusters, the reboot of the 1984 film, playing a villain named Rowan. The film was shot in Boston, directed by Paul Feig, and starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones in the lead roles. Ghostbusters was released on July 15, 2016 by Sony Pictures Entertainment.