Biography and filmography

Tamara Hunter

Tamara Hunter is the head of casting at Apple.

Hunter was the head of feature casting for Sony Pictures Entertainment where she oversaw feature film casting for the studio and its Columbia, TriStar, Screen Gems, and animation units. She has worked on blockbuster hits including Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Venom, The Equaliser 2, Hotel Transylvania, Charlie’s Angels, Men in Black, You Are My Friend, and Miss Bala. Before moving to SPE in 2016, Hunter was vice president casting at 20th Century Fox, where she worked on Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, and Hidden Figures.

Hunter started her career at Sarah Finn Co., where she spent more than a decade and rose to casting director, working on Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Godzilla, and The Fast and the Furious.

Hunter has a bachelor’s from UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and TV.