Missing Cast and Character Guide

Absent is a standalone sequel to the hit 2018 thriller Looking forand there is a small but highly capable Absent cast to bring your story to life. The film, directed by Nicholas D. Johnson and Will Merrick, follows a teenager who uses available technology to find her missing mother, with whom she has a tense relationship. Absent marks the directorial debut of Johnson and Merrick, who also co-wrote the screenplay for a Looking for scribes Sev Ohanian and Aneesh Chaganty.

The film received mostly positive reviews, with a 88% Certified Fresh approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Thanks to the twists, it was also a crowd pleaser, with a Verified Fresh audience score of 90%. Absent is one of the rare films in which the action takes place through technology – cameras, email, online services, etc. Euphoria.

Actor	Character
Storm Reid	June Allen
Nia Long	Grace Allen
Ken Leung	Kevin Lin

Storm Reid as June Allen

Date of birth: July 1, 2003

Actor: Storm Reid plays June Allen. Reid was 20 years old when Absent was released, but she had been acting since childhood. After debuting in the TV movie A cross to bear When she was nine years old, she enjoyed her debut as the child Emily in the historical drama 12 years of slavery. His biggest role was in the Oprah Winfrey-produced adaptation of A wrinkle in time in the lead role as Meg Murry. She also won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in The last of us and plays Gia in Euphoria.

Character: June Allen is a teenager who begins a search when her mother, Grace, disappears. June thinks she knows her mother, but she’s in for some surprises. The film shows June at the age of six, just before her father dies from a brain tumor, and then moves to 12 years later, when she is 18, and her mother disappears while on vacation with her boyfriend, Kevin, in Colombia. . June then uses every digital tool at her command to investigate her mother’s disappearance.

Nia Long as Grace Allen

Date of birth: October 30, 1970

Actor: Nia Long plays Grace Allen in Absent cast. She began as a child actress in the Disney television film The BRAT Patrolalong with other young stars like Sean Astin and Brian Keith. She moved on to soap operas, with a three-year run Guiding Light and a small paper Boyz and the Hood. She had primetime experience as Will Smith’s girlfriend in Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and enjoyed one of his best roles in The godfather franchise like Jordan. She also had leading roles in NCIS: Los Angeles and blackAF.

Character: Grace Allen is June’s mother. She disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, Kevin, and has some secrets of her own. Most of Long’s appearances are in security videos and footage. Some of the footage is not of Grace, as her kidnappers hired an actress to pretend to be June’s mother and mislead her while she investigated her disappearance. Long finally makes his main appearance at the end, when June shows up to help her mother escape.

Ken Leung as Kevin Lin

Date of birth: January 21, 1970

Actor: Ken Leung plays Kevin Lin in Absent. He was born in New York City to Chinese parents and began acting while studying physical therapy in college. He gained his first major attention when he starred as Miles Straume in Lost from 2008 to 2010. He also currently stars in the HBO drama series Industry. In cinema, he appeared in Rush hour, Mountain range, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Red Dragonand the 2021 M. Night Shyamalan film, Old.

Character: Kevin Lin is Grace Allen’s boyfriend, and there’s more to him than meets the eye. Grace and Kevin had only recently been dating when they went on vacation together to Colombia and it was during the vacation that Grace disappeared. However, there’s a reason Kevin convinced Grace to go on vacation with him, and when June finds out what’s going on, she realizes that her and her mother’s lives are in great danger.

Missing cast and supporting characters

Joaquim de Almeida as Javier Ramos – Javier Ramos is a Colombian who helps June in her quest to find her missing mother. Joaquim de Aleida is best known for his roles in the Netflix series Warrior Nunthe series 24, Queen of the South, Desperate, Clear and present danger, Five quickand Behind enemy lines.

Tim Griffin as James – James is June’s father who appears in an old video file. Believed to be dead, but he’s also been keeping a big secret from June his entire life and it’s the key to finding out what happened to her mother. Tim Griffin is best known for his roles in The Bourne Supremacythe comedy film Central Intelligencethe Bradley Cooper film American sniperand the drama series Prime Suspect.

Daniel Henney as Elijah Park – Elijah Park is an FBI agent who works in Colombia and assists June in the search for her mother. Daniel Henney is best known for his roles in the crime drama series Criminal Mindsthe Prime Video series The Wheel of Time, The last Standand X-Men Origins: Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman in the titular role.

Amy Landecker as Heather Damore – Heather is Grace’s friend and occasionally takes care of June. Amy Landecker is known for her roles in the TV series Transparentthe film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe Doctor Strangethe Bryan Cranston series Your Honorand the animated series Croods: Family Treeand Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia.

Megan Suri as Veena – Veena is June’s friend in Absent and she is there to help her as she investigates her mother’s disappearance using all the technology available. Megan Suri is best known for her roles in the Netflix comedy series I neverthe series Atypicaland Bindu’s bad education.