CESD Talent Agency

CESD Talent Agency is a bi-coastal talent agency headquartered in Los Angeles with a major New York office, widely recognized as a dominant force in commercial and theatrical talent representation. The agency represents celebrities, adult and emerging actors, dancers, content creators, models, voice-over performers, and voice directors across TV, film, on-camera commercials, print, animation, gaming, motion capture, promos, narration, and digital content. Founded in 1963 by Bill Cunningham as Pacific Artists Agency (later Cunningham & Associates), the agency evolved into CESD in 2005 under partners Ken Slevin and Paul Doherty, with Doherty now serving as sole President and CEO following Slevin's retirement in 2025. With 35 agents across its two offices, CESD is a SAG-AFTRA signatory agency and ATA member.