Neil Casey (born July 28, 1981) is an American actor, writer, and comedian. Casey served as a writer for the

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series ''

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'' from 2012 to 2013, and the

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series '' Inside Amy Schumer'' in 2014, receiving

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nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for both shows. As an actor, he was a series regular on the comedies '' Other Space'' (2015) and '' Making History'' (2017). Casey also appeared in the 2016 reboot of ''

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''.

Career

Casey graduated from the

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with a B.A. in English, including a concentration in drama and minoring in Theatre. He started his career in theatre in 2001 and worked at UCB Theatre, where he has also taught since 2007. He directed, wrote, and acted in several shows at the theatre.

Acting career

In 2015, Casey starred in the Yahoo! Screen series '' Other Space'', created by Paul Feig. In July 2015, Casey was cast in his first breakthrough film, ''

'', the reboot of the 1984 film, playing a villain named Rowan North. The film reunited Casey with ''Other Space'' creator Feig and cast members Eugene Cordero, Bess Rous,

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, and Milana Vayntrub. It was released on July 15, 2016, by

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. In 2017, Casey began co-starring opposite

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in the

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time-travel comedy '' Making History''; he played the role of

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Writing career

In 2012, Casey was hired to write

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for ''

's'' season 38. He was nominated for a

for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series at the 65th show in 2013. He was also nominated for a

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and 2015 in the category of Comedy/Variety (including talk) series. In 2014, Casey was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series at the 66th show for his work on '' Inside Amy Schumer''. He was also nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in

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in the category of Comedy/Variety (including talk) series. In 2015, Casey wrote for the third season of ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

As writer

References

External links

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