Murtha Skouras Agency Promotes Hillary Cook and Karen Berch To Partner

EXCLUSIVE: The Murtha Skouras Agency, representing top below-the-line talent, has elevated longtime agents Hillary Cook and Karen Berch to Partner, founding partners Ann Murtha and Spyros Skouras announced on Friday.

Created in 2016 following the mergers of The Murtha Agency and The Skouras Agency, The Murtha Skouras Agency has had Cook and Berch serving in the film and television arm ever since.

“Hillary and Karen, longtime agents of The Murtha Skouras Agency, have been indispensable, passionate members of our team. Both possess a wealth of knowledge, experience and a deep commitment to promoting and celebrating the art of film,” Murtha and Skouras said in a joint statement. “They are also known for their honesty, integrity, unwavering dedication, exceptional work ethic, commitment to excellence, and professionalism. With these promotions, we are delighted to recognize their accomplishments – and future achievements.”

Recently, Cook and Berch saw client Arthur Max receive his fourth Oscar nomination for his production design on Ridley Scott’s Napoleon.

In addition to cinematographer Robert Yeoman and production designer Adam Stockhausen, who worked on Wes Anderson’s Oscar-winning short The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, other notable clients include cinematographers Stuart Dryburgh (The Piano), Dan Mindel (Twisters), Trent Opaloch (Avengers: Endgame), Andrij Parekh (Succession), John Schwartzman (Jurassic World Dominion), John Seale (Mad Max: Fury Road), Dean Semler (Dances with Wolves), Dante Spinotti (Ant-Man and the Wasp), John Toll (80 for Brady), and director/DP Alexander Witt (Sayen); production designers Stuart Craig (Fantastic Beasts franchise), Jim Bissell (The Lost City), Raymond Chan (Ip Man: The Final Fight), Eugenio Caballero (Bardo), Mark Friedberg (The Whale), Jess Gonchor (IF), and Jan Roelfs (Fast X); producer Clayton Townsend (Ripley), producer and 1st AD Katterli Frauenfelder (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), and co-producer and 1st AD Joseph Reidy (Ferrari); and editors Keith Fraase (Past Lives), Richard Francis-Bruce (Fifty Shades franchise), Nick Houy (Barbie), Mikkel E.G. Nielsen (The Banshees of Inisherin), and Zach Staenberg (Silent Night).