David Grindrod founded David Grindrod Associates, with Stephen Crockett, in 1998, after 20 years' experience in the theatre ranging from assistant stage manager to general manager.

Theatre includes: Current West End: Carousel, Chicago, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hairspray (four Best Musical awards), Mamma Mia!, Spamalot.

Film includes: Dancer casting Nine (directed by Rob Marshall), Ensemble casting Mamma Mia! (directed by Phyllida Lloyd), The Phantom of the Opera (directed by Joel Schumacher).

Casting consultants: Mamma Mia!, On the Town, Kismet, Candide (ENO).

West End and other casting includes: Eric's (Liverpool Everyman), The Lord of the Rings, Gone with the Wind, Cinderella (Old Vic), The Silver Lake (Wexford Festival), The Ground Beneath Her Feet (Manchester International Festival), Fiddler on the Roof (Savoy and Sheffield), Evita, The Woman in White, Jerry Springer – The Opera (four Best Musical Awards), Bombay Dreams, Our House (Olivier Best Musical Award), Ragtime, The Beautiful Game, Whistle Down the Wind, Starlight Express, Jesus Christ Superstar, Sunset Boulevard, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Aspects of Love, The Full Monty (Evening Standard Best Musical Award), Kiss Me, Kate (Evening Standard Best Musical Award), Notre-Dame de Paris, Closer to Heaven, Saturday Night Fever, West Side Story, Spend, Spend, Spend (Evening Standard Best Musical Award), International Festival of Music Theatre, The Phantom of the Opera (Switzerland), Hair, Brighton Rock, Bad Girls – The Musical, Divorce Me Darling!, Pal Joey, Cinderella, Guys and Dolls, Sweet Charity (TMA Best Musical Award), A Chorus Line and Ain't Misbehavin'.

Television includes: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? (BBC1, Emmy Award), Kombat Opera Presents… (BBC2 , Golden Rose Montreux award), Any Dream Will Do, I'd Do Anything (BBC1), Hollyoaks (C4) and West End Star (TV3 Sweden).

DVD: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Silver Rose, Montreux), Jesus Christ Superstar (Emmy Award), Kiss Me, Kate, Our House and Jerry Springer – The Opera.

David Grindrod Associates is a member of the Casting Directors Guild of Great Britain.