Manifest season 3: Who’s in the cast?
PASSENGERS of Flight 828 are still trying to piece together what happened to them and move forward in their new lives with some unexpected twist in the new season.
The supernatural drama returned for season three in March 2021.
Manifest season 1 aired in September 2020 and it was renewed for season 2 in January 2020.
As you would expect, season 3 kicked off with even more drama and action.
Melissa Roxburgh as Michaela Stone
Melissa Roxburgh plays Detective Michaela Stone, sister to Ben.
Melissa began acting in 2011 when she starred as Rachel in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise.
Since then Melissa went on to play in several television series and movies most notably as CIA officer Thea on the CW series Valor.
In 2020, she was back on the big screen alongside K.J. Apa and Britt Roberston as Heather in I Still Believe.
The 28-year-old is originally from Vancouver, Canada but now splits her time between Vancouver and Los Angeles.
Josh Dallas as Ben Stone
Josh Dallas stars as the patriarch of the Stone family, Ben Stone.
Josh was recognized for his talent at a young age when he received the Sarah Exley Scholarship, a full-ride scholarship given to one American student every three years to study acting at the prestigious “Mountview Conservatoire for the Performing Arts” in London, England at 16 years old.
Josh went on to perform with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National Theatre, The English National Opera, The New Shakespeare Company, and The Young Vic.
He then moved to Hollywood where he made the transition into film and television starring as Fandral in Thor and David Nolan/ Prince Charming in Once Upon A Time.
On the set of Once Upon A Time, Josh met his wife Ginnifer Goodwin who played his on-screen wife Mary Margaret Blanchard/ Snow White.
Athena Karkanis as Grace Stone
Athena Karkanis portrays Grace Stone as the matriarch of the Stone family.
She began her acting career in 1996 in several episodes of Sticking Around but her extensive IMDB page is not credited with any roles before a quick stint on Chapelle’s Show in 2003.
Athena carried on to have a successful career in film, television, and voice acting.
Like her on-screen sister-in-law, Athena is also from Canada where she is best known for her roles as Agent Khalida ‘Khali’ Massi / Salah Karim in the The Border, Rayna in Almost Heroes, and Dawn Vargaz in The Best Years.
She also had recurring roles in the Saw horror movie franchise Netflix’s House of Cards, Lifetime’s The Lottery, and AMC’s Low Winter Sun.
Her voice can be heard in numerous cartoons and video games and she is classically trained in theater appearing on stages in New York, Toronto and Montreal.
Luna Blaise as Olive Stone
Luna Blaise stars as Olive Stone, Cal’s twin sister.
Luna is a Hollywood local and has grown up in the industry having starred in commercials and modeling campaigns for several national brands, including McDonalds, KFC, Duncan Hines, Target, Gap, and Juicy Couture starting at 5 years old.
She garnered a lot of attention for her role at Nina in the independent film Memoria.
She then went to star as Nicole in Fresh Off the Boat, for which she won Best Recurring Young Actress at the 2016 Young Artist Awards.
Luna is also a part of the music scene and has released two singles, Over You in 2017 and Secrets in 2018.
Jack Messina as Cal Stone
Jack Messina stars as Cal Stone who is known as “the Holy Grail” because he knows what happened on the plane.
He is also the only character to have benefitted from the time lapse.
Jack is just beginning his career with Manifest being his second role.
The 13-year-old began acting when he was 7 years old and scored his first acting credit in 2018 as Salvatore in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Holly Taylor as Angelina Meyer
The reemergence of Holly’s Angelina is teased to “play an integral part in the lives of the Stone family”.
Holly began her career on Broadway at 11 years old starring in Billy Elliot as Sharon Percy (Ballet Girl) and continued in the role for almost 2 years.
She is best known for her role as Paige Jennings on the popular FX series The Americans.
In 2015 she won Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actress for her role in The Americans.
She went on to have a recurring role on ABC’s The Good Doctor before being cast in season three of Manifest.
JR Ramirez as Jared Vasquez
JR plays Detective Jared Vasquez who is stuck in a love triangle due to thee time lapse.
JR’s career first took off when he starred in two seasons of Tyler Perry’s House of Payne.
He then had a recurring role on the CW network as Dr. AJ Aquino in Emily Owens M.D. and as Ted ‘Wildcat’ Grant in Arrow.
JR went on to become a fan-favorite as Julio Moreno on four seasons of Starz’s series Power and a series regular as Oscar Arocho on Netflix in Marvel’s Jessica Jones.
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How can I watch Manifest?
Season three of Manifest premiered on NBC April 1st and will continue Thursdays at 8pm ET.
The series is available to stream on Peacock or Hulu with a premium subscription.