Education
Casey graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Arts in English, including a concentration in drama and minoring in Theatre.
Casey graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Arts in English, including a concentration in drama and minoring in Theatre.
He will play the role of a villain in the female-set Ghostbusters film scheduled for release in 2016. He is a regular performer at the University of California, Berkeley Theatre. He started his career in theatre in 2001 and worked at University of California, Berkeley Theatre, where he has also taught since 2007.
He directed, wrote, and acted in several shows at the theatre.
Acting career
In July 2015, Casey was cast in his first breakthrough film, the female-set Ghostbusters (2016), playing a villain named Rowan. The film is currently in-production in Boston, directed by Paul Feig and starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones in the lead roles.
The film is set to be released on July 15, 2016 by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Casey is also starring in Paul Feig"s Other Space.
Writing career
In 2012, Casey was hired to write comedy sketches for Saturday Night Live"s season 38.
In 2015, Casey wrote for the third season of the Kroll Show.
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series both in 2013 for writing on SNL and in 2014 for Inside Amy Schumer. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series at the 65th show in 2013. He was also nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in 2013 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 2014 in the category of Comedy/Variety (including talk) series.