Casey graduated from the
University of Delaware with a B.A. in English, including a concentration in drama and minoring in Theatre. He started his career in theatre in 2001 and worked at
UCB Theatre, where he has also taught since 2007. He directed, wrote, and acted in several shows at the theatre. In July 2015, Casey was cast in his first breakthrough film,
Ghostbusters, the reboot of the
1984 film, playing a villain named Rowan North. The film reunited Casey with
Other Space creator Feig and cast members
Eugene Cordero,
Bess Rous,
Karan Soni, and
Milana Vayntrub. It was released on July 15, 2016, by
Sony Pictures Entertainment. In 2017, Casey began co-starring opposite
Adam Pally in the
Fox time-travel comedy
Making History; he played the role of
Sam Adams.
Writing career In 2012, Casey was hired to write
comedy sketches for ''
Saturday Night Live's''
season 38. He was nominated for a
Primetime Emmy Award for
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series at the
65th show in 2013. He was also nominated for a
Writers Guild of America Award in
2013 and 2015 in the category of Comedy/Variety (including talk) series. In 2014, Casey was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series at the
66th show for his work on
Inside Amy Schumer. He was also nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in
2014 in the category of Comedy/Variety (including talk) series. In January 2023, Casey returned to ‘‘Saturday Night Live’’ as a guest writer for the episode hosted by Aubrey Plaza (season 48, episode 10, aired January 21, 2023). While flying to New York, he conceived the idea for the “Black Lotus” sketch, which he co-wrote with Bryan Tucker and Ego Nwodim; the parody trailer for a fictional HBO limited series reimagines ‘‘The White Lotus’’ with an all-Black resort staff (Kenan Thompson, Ego Nwodim, and Punkie Johnson) who quickly tire of the wealthy white guests’ eccentricities. Casey also contributed a topical joke to the “NFL on Fox” cold open in which Bowen Yang, appearing as Rep. George Santos impersonating his former drag persona Kitara Ravache, brags about his “gas-powered Jewish oven” and exclaims, “Now we’re cooking with gas… which I guess is bad now,” referencing the contemporaneous political controversy over gas stoves. == Filmography ==