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The Essence poster

The Essence Cast & Characters

The Essence stars Ashley Chin as Isaac, Michael Maris as Marcus and Dorcas Shola Fapson as Ava. Below is the full cast and crew.

28m 100 Audience
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Starring Cast
A
Ashley Chin
Isaac
M
Michael Maris
Marcus
D
Dorcas Shola Fapson
Ava
A
Aymen Hamdouchi
Yuseff
S
Suspect
Weebs
N
Nico James
Jacob
Key crew
Director
Myles Whittingham
Screenplay
Michael Maris , Ashley Chin , April Walker
Producers
Mouktar Mohammed

Full cast

16 cast members

Crew by department

7 crew members