In 1985, Billy DaMota began his casting career, working as an assistant on such films as Predator, The Running Man and The Three Amigos. In 1988 he was hired as the casting associate on the gang epic, Colors, directed by Dennis Hopper.

Billy became an independent casting director with Steven Seagal's first film, Above the Law (with Sharon Stone) and went on to cast Miracle Mile, starring Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham and the legendary cult classic Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town, casting the then unknown Billy Bob Thornton in his first co-starring role. One of Billy's favorite jobs was a family drama for the Miller Twins, Touching Home, starring Ed Harris, Robert Forster and Brad Dourif.

Billy has gone on to cast hundreds of films, TV shows, commercials, plays and music videos, casting actors like James Franco, Cameron Diaz and Brad Pitt as well as Hollywood legends Faye Dunaway, Mickey Rooney and Tony Curtis. Billy has worked with acclaimed director Alex Proyas as a casting consultant on The Crow as well as the Will Smith hit I, Robot.

For 20 years, Billy cast the hit FOX TV show America's Most Wanted and now works as the staff casting director for Pure Flix, the industry’s #1 faith-family production company. Among his recent films are Do You Believe? starring Mira Sorvino, Alexa PeñaVega and Cybill Shepherd. Along with his partner Dea Vise, Billy cast God's Not Dead starring Shane Harper, Kevin Sorbo, Dean Cain and Willie Robertson - the highest grossing faith-based film in history. The Case for Christ, starring Mike Vogel, Erika Christensen, Robert Forster and Faye Dunaway, was released in April, 2017 to glowing reviews. For the past year, Billy and Dea have been casting the ABC drama, "In an Instant".

In the world of Music Videos, Billy has worked with artists such as Tori Amos, Trace Adkins, The Basement Jaxx, Brooks and Dunne, Faith Hill, George Strait, Dave Navarro, Ministry, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley and The Ramones.

Billy joined the The Casting Society of America in 1992 and has been nominated four times for CSA's Artios Award for Best Casting.

Billy is a published poet, plays in a rock and roll band, and as an advocate for the rights of actors, Billy founded DoNotPay.org in 2001 to help educate and inform new actors. He has been instrumental over the years in working on legislation to help protect the acting community.