About Us

Who We Are

Ghana's Number one Premiere Casting Firm

MKCasting is Ghana’s premiere casting firm specializing in films, commercials, TV series, music videos, bill boards, documentaries, theater, radio and magazines across Africa.

Years of casting experience, combined with state-of-the-art technology and a multitude of glowing recommendations from directors, producers, production companies, ad agencies, television networks, movie studios and other casting directors, has enabled MK Casting to provide services that are, in a word – unmatched.

Union, non-union, real people, big or small budget, MK brings a friendly, can-do attitude to the human element of any production, ensuring the highest level of professionalism and personal commitment to finding the best talent choices – bar none.

Mawuko Kuadzi is an international Casting Director based in Ghana with the passion for discovering the very best talent and placing them in roles that elevates projects.

He started the first casting company in Ghana called MK Casting. MK Casting is Ghana’s premiere casting firm specializing in films, commercials, TV series, music videos, bill boards, documentaries, theatre, radio and magazines. He is also the Theatre Director of HOGOF Theatre Academy, a non-profit organization that advocates for education and social change through Drama, Music and Dance.

Mawuko Kuadzi is known in the industry for finding new faces and discovering exceptional talents. And having worked on both local and international projects for the last 5 years, Mawuko has extensive knowledge of both markets and have built relationships with Actors, Agents, Managers and other Casting Directors through the process of casting.

Mawuko Kuadzi has worked on projects like Netflix’s “Beasts of No Nation”, Amazon Prime’s original Series “Treadstone”, BBC and Netflix series “Black Earth Rising”, Ghana’s first feature film to be summited to the Oscars “Azali”, The Deep Place, Coz ov Moni, Turkish airline commercial, Woodin commercial, Yolo TV Series, Sidechick Gang, etc. and has worked with notable directors and producers like Emmy Award-winning director, writer, and cinematographer Cary Fukunaga, Ramin Bahrani, Daniel Dammah, Tony Tagoe, Jonathan Stein, Pascal Aka, Ivan Quashiega, Peter Sedufia.


Should you require African or International talent, established or undiscovered, he can help facilitate your search.

Mawuko Kuadzi (CSA)

Casting Director
Casting Assistant

Esther Kumawu

Casting Assistant

With the passion of storytelling and a keen eye for talent, Esther Kumawu has established herself as a valuable asset in the casting industry. As a Casting Assistant at the esteemed MK Casting, Esther has spent the past three years honing her skills and contributing to the success of various high-profile project such as Snowfall (FX TV Series), NFL Super Bowl Commercial, Nana Akoto (TV Series), Paradise (Feature Film), etc.

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Projects we have worked on

Beast of No Nation

Producer: Netflix

Black Earth Rising

Producer: Netflix

Azali

Producer: Ananse Entertainment

Side Chic Gang

Producer: Old Films Production

Borga

Producer: Chromosom Film Produktion (Germany)

Aloevera

Producer: Old Films Production

The Osei's Season 1&2

Producer: Ananse Entertainment

'95

Producer: Saber Philms

Terminus

Producer: City Outlook Entertainment

High Currency

Producer: Ananse Entertainment

Born to play

Producer: Little Mix (US)

Nana Akoto

Producer: Ananse Entertainment

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  • Stunt Classes

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