David Rubin (born 1956/1957)[1] is an American casting director who was president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 2019 to 2022.
He has worked on films such as The English Patient, Hairspray, and Four Weddings and a Funeral; his television credits include Big Little Lies and Sharp Objects.
[5] In 2002, he received the Hoyt Bowers Award, a career achievement prize from the Casting Society of America.
[5] He has been nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards and won twice: for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special in 2012 for Game Change, and for Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special in 2017 for the first season of Big Little Lies.
[7] Producer Janet Yang was elected as Rubin's successor in August 2022, becoming the first person of Asian descent to serve as president of the Academy.