Casey Alexander Aud was born 1981 in Louisville, Kentucky. HIs father is a dentist and practiced in the Unites States Army based in North Carolina. In his youth the family moved from North Carolina to Virginia to Tennessee and eventually settled in Owensboro, Kentucky. He has one older sibling Aaron and two younger siblings Stephen and Kara. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Brescia University.
Casey credits his English professor, David Bartholomy for encouraging his creative endeavors.
Casey's interest in film began while making short films with his younger brother, Stephen, in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Casey's mother would rent classic movies from the library for Casey to watch that he didn't know would shape his understanding of cinema as an adult.
Still remembers his very first line spoken in a grade school Christmas play where he played a star in the sky watching the birth of Jesus-"Wow! Let me get binoculars!".