Susan Landau Finch


Susan Meredith Finch is an American film producer, writer, casting director, and director. She has an independent film company called Wildwell Films, based in Los Angeles. She has been married to Roy Finch since November 28, 1999. They have one daughter born in 2009.

Early life

Landau is the daughter of actors Barbara Bain and Martin Landau. Both her parents were Jewish. Her younger sister is American actress, director, producer and ballerina Juliet Landau. The sisters spent their early childhood in West Los Angeles.

Casting Director

As a casting director, she was instrumental in David Cassidy, best known as a US television actor, having a starring role in the film The ''Spirit of '76.
TitleYear
The Spirit of '761990
Animals with the Tollkeeper1998
Family Tree2003
Without Rhythm or Reason2003
Wake2003
The Breaks2004
The Passage of Mrs. Calabash2004
Circus Sam ''2019

Producer, Associate Producer, and Executive Producer

Referring back to work on Spirit of '76 mentioned above in Casting Director, Susan Landau Finch was also the producer of that film. She was the producer as well as the associate or executive producer for a variety of films:
TitleRoleYear
The Spirit of '76Producer1990
Bram Stoker's DraculaAssociate Producer1992
Traveling LightProducer1994
Stick and PokeProducer2019
WakeProducer2003
FairylandExecutive Producer2023