AJ LINKS, CSA (she/her) is a two-time Primetime Emmy-Winning Casting Director for her contribution to the Chicago Casting of FX’s THE BEAR. She is also a three-time Artios Award Winner (5x nominee) for her work on THE BEAR, HBO’s LOVECRAFT COUNTRY and Aaron Sorkin’s THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7. AJ owns her own casting agency (AJ Links Casting) where she casts commercials, feature films, and theatre. Recently, AJ wrapped casting on Kris Rey’s highly anticipated upcoming feature, TRASH MOUNTAIN, written by Ruby Caster and Caleb Hearon. Outside of her on-camera work, AJ serves as the Casting Director to both Jackalope Theatre and Definition Theatre companies in Chicago. Her select TV credits include: FX's THE BEAR and the fourth installment of FARGO, HBO's STATION ELEVEN, SOUTH SIDE, and LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, Showtime's SHAMELESS and WORK IN PROGRESS, AppleTV+ series THE SHINING GIRLS, Comedy Central’s JOE PERA TALKS WITH YOU and Disney+/Marvel’s IRONHEART. Select film credits: Aaron Sorkin's THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7, Steve McQueen's WIDOWS, Michael Bay’s TRANSFORMERS 4, Austin Vesely’s SLICE, Kris Rey’s I USED TO GO HERE, Elizabeth Chomko’s WHAT THEY HAD, Stephen Cone’s HENRY GAMBLE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY and PRINCESS CYD, Kelly O’Sullivan + Alex Thompson’s GHOSTLIGHT and SAINT FRANCES, Jennifer Reeder’s SIGNATURE MOVE, KNIVES AND SKIN, NIGHTS END, and PERPETRATOR. AJ’s independent feature work has premiered at legendary festivals around the world, including: TIFF, Sundance, Tribeca, Berlinale, SXSW, Frameline. She is a graduate of The Theatre School at DePaul University and is a proud member of The Casting Society of America.