Joyce Nettles was head of casting at the RSC for ten years under the artistic directorship of Trevor Nunn. She worked on a regular basis with Jonathan Kent when he was artistic director of the Almeida and cast the Almeida's recent acclaimed production of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, directed by Rupert Goold.

Theatre includes: casting three productions with the great German director Peter Stein - The Seagull, Blackbird and Troilus and Cressida, all for the Edinburgh International Festival, and she has also worked with Peter Hall and Peter Brook. Other recent theatre includes: Jonathan Miller's 2007 production of The Cherry Orchard (Sheffield Crucible), Death of a Salesman, And Then There Were None, As You Desire Me, The Country Wife, Glengarry Glen Ross and The Sea (all West End).

Television includes: several series of Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War, episodes of Kavanagh QC and Inspector Morse, the award winning Goodnight Mister Tom and several films for HBO, including RKO 281 for which she won an Emmy.

Film includes: Zeffirelli's Hamlet and several films with Lars von Trier, including Breaking the Waves.