Ben Grimes

Ben Grimes is a French-British casting director who knows the industry inside out. Having been at the beating heart of the fashion world since turning her hand to modelling in her late teens, Ben understands the process of image making on an innate level. It’s the craft of casting that she loves most: working in depth with each individual person, client or brief. Fascinated by human behaviour and the notions of what is and isn’t considered to be “beautiful”, Ben’s approach to casting is hands on, intuitive and meticulous.

Working with brands like Alexander McQueen, Alberta Ferretti, Ann Demeulemeester, Armani, Bally, Bottega Veneta, Celine, Chloe, H&M, MaxMara, Oscar de la Renta and Uniqlo and Valentino, publications such as Self Service, POP, Arena Homme+, RE-Edition, Vogue and WSJ and photographers including Alasdair Mclellan, Angelo Pennetta, Brianna Capozzi, Charlotte Wales, Glen Luchford, Anthony Seklaoui, Ethan James Green, Ezra Petronio, Harley Weir, Johnny Dufort, Jack Davison, Juergen Teller, Mark Peckmezian, Oliver Hadlee Pearch, Roe Etheridge, Solve Sundsbo, Theo Sion, Venetia Scott and Zoe Ghertner. Ben is able to turn her hand to a diversity of creative projects, understanding and assessing the output of each individual project to the highest degree.