---
name: "Jay Cassidy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jay-cassidy"
fi1m_id: "jay-cassidy"
imdb_id: "nm0144203"
tmdb_id: 13227
wikidata_id: "Q541826"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "7 August 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-23T21:12:54.038670+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."
---

# Jay Cassidy

## Identity

Jay Cassidy

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jay-cassidy
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jay-cassidy
- **IMDb ID:** nm0144203
- **TMDB ID:** 13227
- **Wikidata ID:** Q541826
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Cassidy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q541826, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0144203/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13227

Editor. Born 7 August 1949 in Chicago.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 7 August 1949, Chicago
- **Active:** 1988–present
- **Also known as:** Jay Casidy, Jay Lash Cassidy
- **Frequently works with:** [Bradley Cooper](https://film.one/person/bradley-cooper.md), [David O. Russell](https://film.one/person/david-o-russell.md), [Christian Bale](https://film.one/person/christian-bale.md), [Crispin Struthers](https://film.one/person/crispin-struthers.md), [Jennifer Lawrence](https://film.one/person/jennifer-lawrence.md), [Margot Robbie](https://film.one/person/margot-robbie.md), [Megan Ellison](https://film.one/person/megan-ellison.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 62 (1), 2000s 78 (2), 2010s 77 (6), 2020s 47 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 70 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Crime 3, Romance 3, Comedy 2, Mystery 2, Thriller 2
- **Screen time:** 19 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,395m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Cassidy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q541826, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0144203/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13227

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Foxcatcher*](https://film.one/film/foxcatcher.md) (82), [*American Hustle*](https://film.one/film/american-hustle.md) (72)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Night Of*](https://film.one/tv/the-night-of.md) (81)
- **Apple TV:** [*Silver Linings Playbook*](https://film.one/film/silver-linings-playbook.md) (80)
- **Disney+:** [*Amsterdam*](https://film.one/film/amsterdam.md) (47)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jay Cassidy is an American film editor. He began his career in the 1970s working on documentaries and political advertising, and has edited dozens of films since 1978.

He has edited all the feature films directed by Sean Penn. His credits include *An Inconvenient Truth* (2006), for which he won an American Cinema Editors Eddie Award for documentary editing, *Into the Wild* (2007), *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012), *American Hustle* (2013), *Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)* (2020) and *A Star Is Born* (2018). He received Academy Award nominations for best film editing for *Into the Wild*, *Silver Linings Playbook* and *American Hustle*, and has won additional Eddie and Satellite Awards.

Cassidy holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and is a member of the American Cinema Editors.

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

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Amsterdam* (2022), Fi1m 47, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/amsterdam.md)
- *A Star Is Born* (2018), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/a-star-is-born.md)
- *The Night Of* (2016), Fi1m 81, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-of.md)
- *Foxcatcher* (2014), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/foxcatcher.md)
- *Fury* (2014), Fi1m 67, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/fury-2014.md)
- *American Hustle* (2013), Fi1m 72, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/american-hustle.md)
- *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/silver-linings-playbook.md)
- *Into the Wild* (2007), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-wild.md)
- *An Inconvenient Truth* (2006), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/an-inconvenient-truth.md)
- *Tequila Sunrise* (1988), Fi1m 62, Post Production Supervisor — [page](https://film.one/film/tequila-sunrise.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Verity* (2026), Editor — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/verity.md)
- *Poetic License* (2025), Editor, Executive Producer
- *Killer Heat* (2024), Editor
- *Amsterdam* (2022), Editor — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/amsterdam.md)
- *The King of Staten Island* (2020), Editor
- *Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)* (2020), Editor
- *A Star Is Born* (2018), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/a-star-is-born.md)
- *Thank You for Your Service* (2017), Editor
- *The Last Face* (2017), Editor
- *The Night Of* (2016), series, Editor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-of.md)
- *Joy* (2015), Editor
- *Foxcatcher* (2014), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/foxcatcher.md)
- *Fury* (2014), Editor — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/fury-2014.md)
- *American Hustle* (2013), Editor — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/american-hustle.md)
- *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012), Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/silver-linings-playbook.md)
- *U2: From the Sky Down* (2011), Editor
- *Seeking Justice* (2011), Editor
- *Justin Bieber: Never Say Never* (2011), Editor
- *Conviction* (2010), Editor
- *Waiting for "Superman"* (2010), Editor
- *Brothers* (2009), Editor
- *Johnny Got His Gun* (2008), Editor
- *Into the Wild* (2007), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-wild.md)
- *An Inconvenient Truth* (2006), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/an-inconvenient-truth.md)
- *First Snow* (2006), Editor
- *The Assassination of Richard Nixon* (2004), Editor
- *Thoughtcrimes* (2003), Editor
- *Tuck Everlasting* (2002), Editor
- *Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever* (2002), Editor
- *September 11* (2002), Editor
- *The First Year* (2001), Editor
- *The Pledge* (2001), Editor
- *Gossip* (2000), Editor
- *The Big Kahuna* (1999), Thanks
- *Urban Legend* (1998), Editor
- *The Replacement Killers* (1998), Editor
- *The Hunchback* (1997), Editor
- *Albino Alligator* (1997), Editor
- *The Crossing Guard* (1995), Editor
- *Brainscan* (1994), Editor
- *Bodies, Rest & Motion* (1993), Editor
- *The Indian Runner* (1991), Editor
- *Frankenstein Unbound* (1990), Editor, Associate Producer
- *Tequila Sunrise* (1988), Post Production Supervisor — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/tequila-sunrise.md)
- *Fright Night Part 2* (1988), Editor
- *Aloha Summer* (1988), Editor
- *Nightflyers* (1987), Supervising Editor
- *Three for the Road* (1987), Associate Producer
- *Roadhouse 66* (1984), Editor
- *Love is Forever* (1983), Editor
- *Waltz Across Texas* (1982), Editor
- *The End of August* (1981), Editor
- *Wolfen* (1981), Dialogue Editor
- *HR 6161: An Act of Congress* (1979), Editor
- *The Thorn* (1974), Camera Operator
- *Cinema Street* (1971), Director
- *The Best of May, 1968*, Director

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- 2014: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *American Hustle*
- 2013: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Silver Linings Playbook*
- 2008: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Into the Wild*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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