Rhys Velasquez

Rhys Velasquez

Casting Director, Staff

Rhys Velasquez (they/she) is a casting director and consultant, having started in the industry as a performer and choreographer after graduating from the Arts Academy, Ballarat in 2013. 

Malthouse Theatre: Casting Director (2025 - Current); Casting Manager (2024 - 2025). 

Other Theatre: Casting Director highlights include In the Heights, Little Women, City of Angels and Bonnie & Clyde (Joshua Robson Productions); Flat Earthers: The Musical (Griffin Theatre Company/Hayes Theatre Co.); Choir Boy (NTofP) and Casting Associate for Melbourne Theatre Company (2022 - 2024). 

Film: Casting Director for Black Trans Miracle and Coming & Going. 

Rhys is a two-time Casting Guild of Australia Award Winner. 

Instagram: @rhyonce___ /@evolutioncastingau

Headshot by Liv Morrison Photography

 

Shows worked on

Troy

Troy

Casting Director (Malthouse) 2025

Truth

Truth

Casting Director (Malthouse) 2025

Current as of March 2025. 

Rhys Velasquez has worked with...

Erica Browne

Erica Browne

Worked with on Troy and 2 others

Paula Arundell

Paula Arundell

Worked with on Troy and 1 other

Lyndall Grant

Lyndall Grant

Worked with on Troy and 1 other

Paul Jackson

Paul Jackson

Worked with on Troy and 1 other

Patrick Jones

Worked with on The Birds and 1 other

Jess Keepence

Jess Keepence

Worked with on Troy and 1 other

Rosemary Osmond

Rosemary Osmond

Worked with on The Birds and 1 other

Peter Adams

Peter Adams

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Ciline Ajobong

Ciline Ajobong

Worked with on Troy

Danny Ball

Danny Ball

Worked with on Troy

Dann Barber

Dann Barber

Worked with on Troy

Immanuel Bartz

Immanuel Bartz

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Rike Berg

Rike Berg

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Elizabeth Blackmore

Elizabeth Blackmore

Worked with on Troy

Meri Blazevski

Meri Blazevski

Worked with on Truth

Annie Bourke

Annie Bourke

Worked with on Truth

Michelle Brasier

Michelle Brasier

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

David Campbell

David Campbell

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Amy Cater

Amy Cater

Worked with on Troy

Kat Chan

Kat Chan

Worked with on The Birds

Marco Cher

Marco Cher

Worked with on Troy

Anna Clock

Anna Clock

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Patricia Cornelius

Patricia Cornelius

Worked with on Truth

Gideon Cozens

Gideon Cozens

Worked with on The Birds

Susie Dee

Susie Dee

Worked with on Truth

Omar Elerian

Omar Elerian

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Louise Fox

Louise Fox

Worked with on The Birds

Jan Fran

Jan Fran

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

J. David Franzke

J. David Franzke

Worked with on The Birds

Justin Gardam

Justin Gardam

Worked with on Truth

Nadine Garner

Nadine Garner

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Stan Grant

Stan Grant

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Geraldine Hakewill

Geraldine Hakewill

Worked with on Troy

Rosalind Hall

Rosalind Hall

Worked with on Troy

Emily Havea

Emily Havea

Worked with on Truth

Spencer Herd

Spencer Herd

Worked with on Truth

Jodi Hope

Jodi Hope

Worked with on Troy

Kirsty Housley

Kirsty Housley

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Claudia Howarth

Claudia Howarth

Worked with on Troy

Ethan Hudson

Ethan Hudson

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Tomáš Kantor

Tomáš Kantor

Worked with on Truth

Ben Lawson

Ben Lawson

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Axel Lischke

Axel Lischke

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Daphne du Maurier

Daphne du Maurier

Worked with on The Birds

Ian Michael

Ian Michael

Worked with on Troy

Pia Miranda

Pia Miranda

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Marni Mount

Marni Mount

Worked with on The Birds

Matthew Lutton OAM

Matthew Lutton OAM

Worked with on The Birds

James O'Connell

James O'Connell

Worked with on Truth

Niklas Pajanti

Niklas Pajanti

Worked with on The Birds

Katja Rivas Pinzon

Katja Rivas Pinzon

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Jorge Andres Rivas Pinzon

Jorge Andres Rivas Pinzon

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Stewart Pringle

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Eva Rees

Eva Rees

Worked with on Truth

Derek Richards

Derek Richards

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Kelly Ryall

Kelly Ryall

Worked with on Truth

Lotta Sahlstedt

Lotta Sahlstedt

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Eva Seymour

Eva Seymour

Worked with on Truth

Jackie Shemesh

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Nassim Soleimanpour

Nassim Soleimanpour

Worked with on ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen

Amy Todd

Worked with on Truth

Bayley Turner

Bayley Turner

Worked with on Truth

Rebecca Vincent

Rebecca Vincent

Worked with on The Birds

Ashleigh Walwyn

Ashleigh Walwyn

Worked with on Truth

Lyndon Watts

Lyndon Watts

Worked with on Troy

Karina White

Worked with on Truth

Mark Leonard Winter

Mark Leonard Winter

Worked with on Troy

Mark Wong

Mark Wong

Worked with on Troy

Matilda Woodroofe

Matilda Woodroofe

Worked with on Truth

David Wotherspoon

Worked with on The Birds

Tom Wright

Tom Wright

Worked with on Troy

Sidney Younger

Sidney Younger

Worked with on The Birds