Christopher Cassel is a renowned director and writer, having garnered a Primetime Emmy Award to his credit, and is based in New Jersey.
With an impressive career spanning over two decades in the film and television industry, Cassel has had the privilege of shooting documentaries and premium docudramas on five continents, with Australia being the only continent on his bucket list that he has yet to visit.
Throughout his illustrious career, Cassel has had the opportunity to work with numerous notable individuals, and has also had the distinction of being the President of Castle Pictures, Inc. from 2011 to 2018, during which time he oversaw the production of highly acclaimed series and specials for prominent networks such as National Geographic, History, and Discovery Channel, among others.
Since his tenure as President of Castle Pictures, Inc., Cassel has freelanced as an executive producer, director, writer, and sometimes all three, allowing him to take on a wide range of projects.
Some of Cassel's recent career highlights include receiving an Emmy nomination for his work on the timely documentary "To End All War: Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb," which featured a cameo by renowned filmmaker Christopher Nolan, and serving as the showrunner for his first major network series, NBC's "Survival Mode," which is set to premiere in the summer of 2025.
In his personal life, Cassel is a proud father of two teenagers, a devoted husband to his college sweetheart, a soccer coach, an avid reader, and a guitar enthusiast. He is also passionate about history, baseball, Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, the film Goodfellas, and the movie Back to the Future, and believes that he still has a few years left in his career where his sage experience and youthful energy can coexist harmoniously.
