Overview
- WME announced Tuesday that Adam Schweitzer has joined its New York talent department as a senior partner.
- Clients moving with him include Oscar winner Cillian Murphy, Rebecca Ferguson, Christoph Waltz, Rachel Zegler, Hong Chau, and Patrick Stewart.
- Additional clients following Schweitzer are Cooper Hoffman, Tom Hollander, Diane Kruger, Paddy Considine, Hank Azaria, Dianne Wiest, Jim Sturgess, Nina Arianda, and writer Emily Ziff Griffin.
- Schweitzer spent three years at CAA after rising at ICM to managing director and board member and taking part in ICM’s 2012 management buyout.
- Schweitzer cited WME’s collaborative culture in his statement, while WME co-chairman Richard Weitz praised his experience and said the agency is ready to hit the ground running this year.