Kharmel Cochrane

Kharmel Cochrane (born April 30, 1986) is a British casting director. She began her career at 18, working as an assistant before founding her own casting company in London in 2011. She first gained attention for her work on the Daniel Wolfe music video Time to Dance, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Callum Turner, which marked her transition into casting and led quickly to feature film opportunities.

Over the subsequent years, Cochrane built a reputation for championing fresh, diverse talent and navigating both indie and studio projects with equal flair. Her early film work included Lilting (2014) and the BAFTA-winning short Home (2016), which helped solidify her reputation in the industry. She went on to cast acclaimed films such as The Witch (2015), The End of the F**king World (2017), The Lighthouse (2019), Saint Maud (2019), and The Northman (2022), demonstrating her range across genres from psychological horror to intimate indie drama.

She has also worked on high-profile projects like John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), Rye Lane (2023), Saltburn (2023), Bob Marley: One Love (2024), and A Quiet Place: Day One (2024), collaborating with international directors such as Edgar Wright, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Romain Gavras, Kristoffer Borgli, and Chris Columbus.