Our Staff
Meet the great staff that make Second Avenue Studios the best casting studio in Vancouver.
Kathleen Widdows
Kathleen Widdows has been a casting director for over 16 years. She has cast hundreds of commercials from diapers to dentures. Kathleen has also cast childrensÂ’ lead roles in feature films such as Cinderella Man, Chronicles of Riddick and The Messengers, as well as working as an acting coach for 9 months on Stephen KingÂ’'s Kingdom Hospital.
Catharine Falcon
Falcon Casting has been in operation since 1994. Over the past 11 years, Catharine has cast over 700 television commercials. Recent clients include Mattel, Barbie, Fisher Price, Disney, and Kraft Foods.
Andrew McIlroy
Andrew McIlroy is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, in Montreal, and one of Canada's most highly respected acting instructors. He was the co-artistic director of the full-time program at the Gastown Actors Studio and is one of the most popular adjudicators requested by Theatre BC for workshops and festivals. He has taught as a faculty member at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, and is currently an instructor with Vancouver Film School and Second Avenue Studios in Vancouver.
Andrew is sought by producers, casting directors, and talent agents to personally coach lead characters in feature films and episodic television series. Andrew has worked with actors that can be seen in "War of the Worlds", "Glee", "90210", "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "Melrose Place", "Cloverfield", "Harper's Island", "Flashpoint", "Human Target", "V", and "The Vampire Diaries" just to name a few.
As an actor, some of Andrew's credits include recurring & guest roles on "Fringe", "Battlestar Galactica", "Smallville", "Supernatural", "The Chris IsaakShow", "Terminal City", "Blade: The Series",
"The L Word" and "Out Of Order" to name a few.
As a theatre director, Andrew has been nominated for a Jesse Richardson award for his work on Michele Riml's, "Poster Boys". He also created the original production of the international hit, "Sexy Laundry".
Check out Andrew's Website at http://andrewmcilroy.weebly.com/index.html