Erica Arvold, owner and CEO of arvold., has spent 32 years as a casting director, educator, speaker, producer, writer, director and an advocate for screen artists. She has contributed to, participated in, or helmed the making of over 150 films, 90 television shows, and countless multimedia & commercial projects. Erica is a 2022 Emmy nominee for location casting of the acclaimed Hulu limited series, Dopesick.

Casting credits include Dopesick, They/Them, The Black Phone, Tell Me Lies, Black Adam, Red Notice, The Game, Freaky, Swagger, The Good Lord Bird, House of Cards, Harriet, Lincoln, Loving, and Turn: Washington’s Spies. Erica directed the short films Thursday and Here Today, which was honored with over 50 awards, including ‘Best First Time Director’ at Indie Short Fest Los Angeles. She has served as a producer on projects including Coming Through the Rye, Elemental, House Hunting, Josephine, Texas Rein, Time Machine Guitar, and Wish You Well. Erica’s early career, with thanks to her mentors, includes films Backdraft, Charlotte’s Web, Gods & Monsters, The Horse Whisperer, In Her Shoes, A League of Their Own, Love Jones, Mad City, Rudy, and Runaway Bride.

Erica has worked with ABC, AMC, Amazon, Apple TV+, Blumhouse, CBS, Disney, Dreamworks, Flynn Picture Co., Focus, Fox, Hallmark, HBO, History, Hulu, Imagine, NatGeo, Netflix, Paramount, Scott Free, Showtime, Sony, SYFY, 20th Television, Universal, USA, and Warner Brothers as well as many independent filmmakers and creatives. She has been nominated for CSA’s Artios Award five times, inducted into First Lady of Virginia’s Opportunity Hall of Fame for contributing to the economic growth in the state, and is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Casting Society of America, and Producers Guild of America.

As an advocate for artists, she has spoken, moderated panels, and mentored filmmakers at Austin Film Festival Screenwriters Conference, Independent Television Festival, Richmond International Film Festival, and Virginia Film Festival, among others.

In 2010, Erica founded arvold.education to cultivate artistic growth in actors and filmmakers, which quickly expanded into Arvold Warner Studio. Her collaboration with master teacher/actor/director Richard Warner focuses not only on actor training but also how artistry can improve life. Erica is often invited into the business world where she translates the methodology of actor training into tools for effective communication, engagement, and leadership.

Erica is grateful to the many filmmakers, actors, and humans who have entrusted her to collaborate over the years. Her company arvold. is based in Charlottesville, VA and Atlanta, GA.

Dustin Presley, casting associate, is based in Atlanta and works on various film, television, and commercial projects with arvold. After attending Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of the Performing Arts and graduating from the American Musical & Dramatic Academy in New York, Dustin completed a casting internship with Barden/Schnee (NY) followed by working for Donna DeSeta Casting. Dustin worked on commercials with Binder Casting in New York before relocating to Atlanta, Georgia in 2018. Casting credits include independent films Stuck, Breaking Brooklyn, and Front Cover.

After working in the accounting field for over 25 years in the Tidewater area, Shirley & her husband retired to the beautiful mountains of VA. Now she is busier than ever as our bookkeeper & with several other clients here in the Charlottesville area.

Christian Trew is based in arvold.’s Charlottesville headquarters. She is Erica’s assistant and juggles everything arvold. After being introduced to the company as a summer intern in 2013, she refused to leave. A multi-tasker who is interested in many things, Christian has been an integral part of developing arvold.education’s actor training program as well as meta. She served as casting associate for the third season of AMC’s Turn: Washington’s Spies as well as the indie feature Permanent. As Erica’s assistant, she helped with location casting for Jeff Nichols’ feature film Loving. Other film credits include Josephine, Coming Through the Rye, Texas Rein, Ithaca and Big Stone Gap. She has worked on searches for series regulars on Netflix’s Stranger Things and a leading role in Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time. Christian worked as production coordinator and location manager on the short film Elemental. She handles office management duties and company events…her specialty is making crowns.