Rob is an award-winning director/filmmaker/casting-director/producer who has cast

hundreds of actors, including Emmy winners and Oscar nominees.

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Rob Margolies graduated from Chapman University with a BFA in Film Production. During his senior year, he was awarded a scholarship that entitled him to be mentored by Oscar-Winning Director, William Friedkin. The Duffer Brothers' (creators of “STRANGER THINGS"), were Rob's classmates at Chapman and he produced their first-ever film.

In 2009, Rob was honored as the Chapman University Alumnus of the Year.

 

Margolies’ first movie, “LIFELINES”, stars Jane Adams, Dreama Walker, Joe Morton, and Josh Pais. It was purchased and distributed by Kanbar Entertainment after it won several awards at film festivals across the country. His second movie, “SHE WANTS ME”, received worldwide distribution by Lionsgate, and stars Josh Gad, Hilary Duff, and Charlie Sheen, among others. Margolies’ third movie, “ROOMMATE WANTED” stars Alexa Vega, Spencer Grammer, and Kathryn Morris, and was also purchased and distributed worldwide by Lionsgate.

 

Margolies had three feature films released worldwide in 2020 - “ALL YOU CAN EAT”, starring Randy Quaid, Kathy Najimy, Ashley Johnson, Jason Mewes, and Peter Scolari. “IMMORTAL” starring Tony Todd, Dylan Baker, Mario Van Peebles, Agnes Bruckner, Vanessa Lengies, and Robin Bartlett and “YES” starring Nolan Gould, Oscar Nunez, and Siobhan Fallon.

 

Margolies has served as a writer, producer, and/or director on a variety of TV shows, web series, and feature films. His most recent films as a producer are “NEVER HEARD”, a faith-based gospel film with an all-star cast now on Netflix, “I’D LIKE TO BE ALONE NOW”, featuring a knockout ensemble cast which was released worldwide by Gravitas Ventures. His latest "BOBCAT MORETTI" is currently winning multiple awards in film festivals. Rob just wrapped "IN FIDELITY" starring Dennis Haysbert, Cara Buono, Illeana Douglas, Chris Parnell and Willow Shields.

Rob is currently attached to several other feature films with all-star casts, including "THE WEREWOLF GAME,  “BURNING GIRL”, and "THE INTIMACY COORDINATOR”.

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