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Casper is a highly accomplished individual with a multifaceted career in the entertainment industry. He is an actor, writer, film director, and producer, with an impressive portfolio that showcases his versatility and talent.
In 2020, Casper received a nomination for the John Cassavetes Award at the Spirit Awards for his work as a producer on "Wild Nights with Emily", a comedic biopic about Emily Dickinson starring Molly Shannon. Additionally, he premiered his 10th feature film as a producer, "Are We Lost Forever", a Swedish relationship drama directed by David Färdmar, at the Gothenburg International Film Festival.
Prior to this, Casper had produced and directed eight multi-award winning features in the US, including "Slutty Summer", "A Four Letter Word", "Between Love & Goodbye", "The Big Gay Musical", "Violet Tendencies", "Going Down in LA-LA Land", "Kiss Me Kill Me", and "Flatbush Luck". He also wrote and directed the drama "Ett Sista Farväl" ("A Last Farewell") in Sweden, which played over 130 film festivals worldwide and won 18 awards.
As an actor, Casper has appeared in various TV shows and films, including "Beck - ett nytt liv", "Dolt under ytan", "Harmonica", "Hawaii Five-0", "Deadbeat", "Swedish Dicks", "The Blacklist", "Lethal Weapon", and the Academy Award-winning "Little Children". On stage, he has played the roles of Hamlet in "Hamlet" in New York City and Romeo in "Romeo & Juliet" in Paris.
Casper is a dual citizen of the United States and Sweden, splitting his time between Stockholm, New York, and Los Angeles. He studied acting and directing at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York.
Furthermore, Casper has been recognized as one of the 100 most influential and newsworthy people by Out Magazine.
