Larissa Mair is an award-winning casting director with more than twenty-three years of experience and over 250 credits across film, television, animation, audiobooks, commercials, and theatre. She casts for a wide range of networks, streaming services & studios such as OWN, Crave, Netflix, The CW, FOX, Paramount, Amazon, Apple, CBC, Nickelodeon, Disney+ & Hulu, Universal, PBS, TVO Kids, Hallmark, Lifetime, etc.

In 2025, she and her team received the Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Casting, Fiction, for their work on season two of Late Bloomer (Crave Original). They returned to cast season three of the series, which was also nominated in the same category the following year. Recent television credits include The Office Movers (Crave), Mistletoe Murders starring Sarah Drew (Hallmark), Bet (Netflix), Hate The Player: The Ben Johnson Story (Anthem Sports & Entertainment/Paramount+ Canada), The Hardy Boys (Hulu), Run the Burbs (CBC), Don't Even (Crave/APTN), and the Netflix comedy Camped Out from showrunner Matt Kippen.

Larissa and her team are equally passionate about discovering new talent. Their commitment to finding fresh voices has also extended to feature films across the country, including Northern Lights starring Rosanna Arquette, What We Dreamed of Then, Nika & Madison starring Star Slade, Little Lorraine starring Stephen Amell, and Youngblood, with three of those films screening at TIFF. Some of Larissa's favourite projects throughout her career include The L.A. Complex, the reboot of Kids in the Hall, and Degrassi: The Next Generation, where she helped discover performers who went on to achieve international success.

As a first-generation Canadian of Pakistani and Scottish descent, Larissa has built her career on empathy, inclusion, and authenticity, and is widely recognized for discovering fresh, unseen talent and nurturing emerging performers into breakout roles.

She is currently casting a two Feature films and 3 television series along with a a few animation series.
Larissa Mair Casting & Associates has built a reputation for thoughtful collaboration, expansive talent searches, and authentic casting that elevates storytelling.

Larissa Mair