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EXCLUSIVE: In the latest high-profile exit from UK agency Troika (now known as YMU Drama and Comedy), the firm’s Director & Head Of Comedy Sophie Chapman has joined management outfit 42. Respected rep Chapman spent six years at Troika and before that 12 years at Avalon. She specialises in comedy, with clients…

EXCLUSIVE: Former Troika talent agent and partner Gary O'Sullivan and Troika agent Ellie Martin-Sperry have joined fellow UK rep firm 42 as managers. O'Sullivan was an agent and partner at Troika for 13 years and previously worked in casting with well-known UK casting directors John and Ros Hubbard, whom he now…

EXCLUSIVE: Kat Gosling, the highly respected UK agent whose client list includes Emma star Anya Taylor-Joy, 1917 actor Dean-Charles Chapman, and Devs actress Sonoya Mizuno, is leaving Troika after 10 years at the agency for a new home at United Agents, I can reveal. Gosling is taking her entire client list with her…

EXCLUSIVE: Blue chip UK talent agency Troika, which reps 300+ clients, is going through a significant transition following the announced departure of co-founders Conor McCaughan and Michael Duff after 15 years at the helm. In his first interview in the role, we spoke to new Executive Chairman Ben Hall about the…

Conor McCaughan & Michael Duff, who founded UK talent firm Troika with Melanie Rockcliffe back in 2005, are set to depart the agency by the end of this year, Deadline can confirm. Neil Rodford the CEO of YMU Group, which owns the agency, sent us the following statement. “I can confirm that two of the original founders…

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Randle has been appointed to the newly-created position of Managing Director at Troika, the drama division of management company YMU Group. Randle is moving over from his post at NBCUniversal International Studios where he has been Senior Legal and Commercial Officer. The new role will provide…

EXCLUSIVE: Former BFI exec Matimba Kabalika has been tapped by Troika as Talent Development Executive as part of the agency's drive to operate as a content incubator. She'll work alongside agents in this unique role to support clients in the creation of new IP, delivering creative and commercial propositions that will…

EXCLUSIVE: With a talent roster that includes Michael Fassbender, Lena Headey, Daniel Kaluuya, Graham Norton and Nick Frost, British agency Troika is merging with management firm James Grant Group. The two companies will keep their respective names. JGG has offices in London, New York and Los Angeles and over 30 years…