Cast may refer to:

Music

Cast (band) Cast are an English indie rock band formed in Liverpool in 1992 by John Power (musician), John Power (vocals, guitar) and Peter Wilkinson (bass guitarist), Peter Wilkinson (bass, backing vocals) after Power left The La's and Wilkinson's former ...

, an English alternative rock band * Cast (Mexican band), a progressive Mexican rock band * The Cast, a Scottish musical duo: Mairi Campbell and Dave Francis * ''Cast'', a 2012 album by Trespassers William * ''Cast'', a 2018 album by

KAT-TUN was a Japanese boy band under Starto Entertainment. Their formation under Johnny & Associates was in 2001. The group's name was originally an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name: Kazuya Kamenashi, Jin Akanishi, Junnos ...

Science and technology

Casting (metalworking) In metalworking and jewelry making, casting is a process in which a liquid metal is delivered into a Mold (manufacturing), mold (usually by a crucible) that contains a negative impression (i.e., a three-dimensional negative image) of the intende ...

Cast iron Cast iron is a class of iron–carbon alloys with a carbon content of more than 2% and silicon content around 1–3%. Its usefulness derives from its relatively low melting temperature. The alloying elements determine the form in which its car ...

, a group of iron-carbon alloys * Cast (geology), a cavity formed by decomposition that once were covered by a casing material * Cast, visible piles of mineral-rich organic matter excreted above ground by

earthworm An earthworm is a soil-dwelling terrestrial invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Annelida. The term is the common name for the largest members of the class (or subclass, depending on the author) Oligochaeta. In classical systems, they we ...

s * Cast of the eye, a condition in which the eyes do not properly align with each other when looking at an object *

Orthopedic cast An orthopedic cast, commonly referred to simply as a cast, is a form of medical treatment used to immobilize and support bones and soft tissues during the healing process after fractures, surgeries, or severe injuries. By restricting movement, ...

, a protective shell to hold a limb in place, for example to help in healing broken bones * Cast (computer science), to change the interpretation of a bit pattern from one data type to another in computer programming *

Urinary cast Urinary casts are microscopic cylindrical structures produced by the kidney and present in the urine in certain disease states. They form in the distal convoluted tubule and collecting ducts of nephrons, then dislodge and pass into the urine, whe ...

, tubules found in urine * Google Cast, a protocol built into the Google Chromecast and other embedded technologies * Game cast of a video game

Sports

Cast (archery) A bow's cast is the distance it can shoot an arrow in archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a Bow and arrow, bow to shooting, shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcu ...

, the distance a bow can shoot its arrow * Cast, in

falconry Falconry is the hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey. Small animals are hunted; squirrels and rabbits often fall prey to these birds. Two traditional terms are used to describe a person ...

, to fly two or more falconry birds together * Cast, in

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (Freshwater ecosystem, freshwater or Marine ecosystem, marine), but may also be caught from Fish stocking, stocked Body of water, ...

, to cast a line refers to the act of throwing bait or a lure using a fishing line out over the water using a flexible fishing rod

Other uses

Cast member In the performing arts industry such as theatre, film, or television, casting, or a casting call, is a pre-production process for selecting a certain type of actor, dancer, singer, or extra to land the role of a character in a script, screenpla ...

, one of the performers in a play, movie, or other performing art form * Cast, the casting of a

magic spell An incantation, spell, charm, enchantment, or bewitchery is a magical formula intended to trigger a magical effect on a person or objects. The formula can be spoken, sung, or chanted. An incantation can also be performed during ceremonial ri ...

* Don cast, an Indonesia talk show on

Nusantara TV PT Nusantara Media Mandiri, commonly known as Nusantara TV (NTV, stylized in all-lowercase), is an Indonesian digital television, digital terrestrial television, terrestrial television network, network based in East Jakarta. It is owned by :id ...

Plaster cast A plaster cast is a copy made in plaster of another 3-dimensional form. The original from which the cast is taken may be a sculpture, building, a face, a pregnant belly, a fossil or other remains such as fresh or fossilised footprints – ...

, a copy made in plaster of another three-dimensional form, such as a sculpture *

Cast, Finistère Cast (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Cast are called in French ''Castois''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 Co ...

, a commune of the Finistère ''département'', France * Cast, a theatre venue in

Doncaster Doncaster ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don, it is the administrative centre of the City of Doncaster metropolitan borough, and is the second largest se ...

, UK

People with the name

Alice Cast Alice Maud Cast (later Elsey, born February 9, 1900) was a British sprinter who was the inaugural holder of the women's 200m world record. Career Cast achieved the inaugural women's world record for 200m on 20 August 1922 of 27.8 ...

(born 1900), British sprinter *

Kristin Cast Kristin F. Cast (born November 4, 1986, in Japan) is an American author of young adult books and graphic novels, best known for the ''House of Night'' series and Sisters of Salem series, written with her mother, P. C. Cast. Early life Cast wa ...

(born 1986), coauthor of the ''House of Night'' series with her mother P.C. Cast *

P. C. Cast Phyllis Christine Cast (born April 30, 1960) is an American romance/fantasy author, known for the '' House of Night'' series she writes and her daughter Kristin Cast edits, as well as her own ''Goddess Summoning'' and ''Partholon'' book serie ...

(born 1960), American romance/fantasy coauthor of the ''House of Night'' series with her daughter Kristin Cast