Bobby Silva

Born and raised in Hawaii, Bobby was classically trained at the Mid-Pacific School of the Arts. He started his career at the turn of the century as part of the water team on Baywatch Hawaii. Moving to Los Angeles in 2001, Bobby's next step was to pursue the goal of acting in feature films. After years working in the industry as an actor and stunt man, Bobby came to the realization that to create the things he was really passionate about he would have to take charge and do them himself. In 2009 he started work as a Producer with the goal of creating his own movies and TV. That lead to a steady stream of Television production and eventually to the world of television Casting. Now, Bobby thrives as a story builder and Casting Producer, finding incredible characters and telling their stories in multiple media formats. Over the last 10 years, he has specialized in the romantic and competition aspect of Reality, Casting a wide variety of Relationship shows such as Married at First Sight, Love Connection, Relationshipped, and Season 1 of Love Is Blind on Netflix, which earned him his first Emmy nod. Recently, Bobby has excelled in the Competition space, finding extreme athletes to take on various challenges in shows like Million Dollar Mile, TKO, and Dodgeball Thunderdome. One of Bobby's most passionate projects was ABC's Surf Competition series Ultimate Surfer Hosted by Kelly Slater and premiered in 2021. After the pandemic, Bobby returned home to Hawaii to raise his family Hawaiian style. He is currently a Developmental Casting Producer for Netflix and has pioneered and found talent for some of their biggest shows, such as The Mole, 3 Seasons of Squid Games the Challenge, and the newest Netflix buzz, The Golden Ticket.