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name: "Des Hamilton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/des-hamilton"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 July 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 76
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:43.808326+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Des Hamilton

Actor. Born 8 July 1965 in Glasgow, Skotland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 July 1965, Glasgow, Skotland
- **Active:** 2002–present

## Biography

Des Hamilton is a casting director and occasional producer and actor. Born in Glasgow, he began casting in 2001 after fellow Glaswegian Lynne Ramsay asked him to find a non-actress to play opposite Samantha Morton in *Morvern Callar* (2002). He cast the film, including discovering Kathleen McDermott on the street in Glasgow.

Hamilton is based in London with an office in Glasgow. He is known for his work on films including *Bronson* (2009), *Melancholia* (2011), *Nymphomaniac* (2013), *The House That Jack Built* (2018), *Jojo Rabbit* (2019) and *The King* (2019), as well as the series *Top Boy*. He has received BAFTA awards for casting on *Top Boy* and for outstanding contribution to craft.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, deshamilton.com, imdb.com, bafta.org.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *28 Years Later: The Bone Temple* (2026), Fi1m 74, Casting — [page](https://film.one/film/28-years-later-the-bone-temple.md)
- *MobLand* (2025), Fi1m 63, Casting — [page](https://film.one/tv/mobland.md)
- *Melancholia* (2011), Fi1m 80, Casting — [page](https://film.one/film/melancholia.md)
- *Tyrannosaur* (2011), Fi1m 81, Casting Director — [page](https://film.one/film/tyrannosaur.md)
- *Four Lions* (2010), Fi1m 84, Casting — [page](https://film.one/film/four-lions.md)
- *Antichrist* (2009), Fi1m 55, Casting — [page](https://film.one/film/antichrist.md)
- *This Is England* (2007), Fi1m 85, Casting — [page](https://film.one/film/this-is-england.md)
- *Morvern Callar* (2002), Fi1m 82, as Him — [page](https://film.one/film/morvern-callar.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Her Private Hell* (2026), Local Casting
- *The Yellow Tie* (2025), Casting

## Also known for

- *Jojo Rabbit* (2019), Casting
- *Nymphomaniac: Vol. I* (2013), Casting
- *The King* (2019), Casting
- *Nymphomaniac: Vol. II* (2013), Casting Director
- *The House That Jack Built* (2018), Casting
- *Bronson* (2009), Casting Director
- *Green Street Hooligans* (2005), Casting
- *Only God Forgives* (2013), Casting

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