Contact Bryan Lourd, Creative Artists Agency (CAA)

Bryan Lourd is an American talent agent who serves as chief executive and co-chairman of Creative Artists Agency. He represents actors, directors and producers and works on negotiating deals and strategic opportunities for clients across film, television, music and sports. He leads CAA's executive group and oversees client representation and business development.

Bryan Lourd started as a page at CBS and then joined the William Morris Agency mailroom before becoming an agent. He moved to Creative Artists Agency in 1988 and became one of the partners who took over the firm in 1995. He was named CEO after CAA agreed to sell a majority stake to the Pinault family's Artémis investment firm in 2023. He helped create the CAA Foundation and serves on boards including the Roybal School of Film and TV Production, the Clooney Foundation for Justice, Lincoln Center and the American Film Institute.