Prey For The Devil: 10 Movies & TV Shows Where Else You’ve Seen The Cast

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Twelve years after terrifying viewers with the underrated horror thread The last Exorcism, German filmmaker Daniel Stamm has returned to the pit of the wicked with devil’s prey; the new religious horror movie set to hit theaters on October 28, 2022. The story is about Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers), an idealistic nun trying to cleanse a little girl’s soul of demonic possession at a Catholic school of exorcism.

Aside from a familiar name or two, devil’s prey boasts a stellar international ensemble that most will have recognized from their previous film and television projects. Many even have roots firmly planted in the horror genre.

Jacqueline Byers – Salvation (2017-2018)

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Canadian actress Jacqueline Byers plays Sister Ann in the new demonic possession movie, a devout Catholic nun who believes she has a duty to become the first known female exorcist in history. Driven by her mother’s experience with demonic possession, Sister Ann goes to great lengths to help free young Natalie (Posy Taylor) from evil, who she believes is possessed by the same evil entity.

With 15 acting credits to date, most will recognize Byers for his lead role in the sci-fi series. Salvation, in which she played Jillian Hayes for 26 episodes. The show imagines an asteroid headed toward Earth, with Jillian giving a very different performance as a Boston-based sci-fi scribe, who is chosen to pick 160 survivors to leave the planet in case the asteroid has an attack. impact.

Virginia Madsen – Candyman (1992)

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Virginia Madsen plays Dr. Peters, one of the leading Catholic school psychiatrists for the Rite of Exorcism who gives encouraging advice to Sister Ann. While Madsen earned her only Oscar nomination as Maya in the acclaimed comedy-drama Oblique, most will never forget her indelible role as Helen Lyle in the original the candy man.

Helen Lyle is a student in Chicago, fascinated with local lore, myths and creepy legends, eventually discovering the hook-handed killer Candyman (a ghostly slasher who appears by saying his name three times while looking in a mirror). With 30 years of earning seriousness on screen, Madsen plays a more intelligent, experienced and authoritative figure in Prey for the Devil than she is as a naive student in the candy man.

Colin Salmon – Krypton (2018-2019)

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Colin Salmon plays Father Quinn in the film, one of the head priests at the exorcism school who sees great potential in Sister Ann and decides to train her to become the first registered female exorcist. With 120 acting credits over a 30-year career, Salmon has appeared in Mortal Engines Arrow, and the most important, Krypton.

As General Zod/General Dru-Zod on Krypton, Salmon takes a dominantly evil turn as Krypton’s new ruler born of Seg-El and Lyta-Zod. While not a superhuman alien in the film, Salmon powerfully rules over the school of exorcism as Father Quinn (much like Zod ruled over his kingdom for 18 episodes of the popular SyFy series).

Ben Cross – Dark Shadows (1991)

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English actor Ben Cross plays Cardinal Matthews in devil’s Prey, one of the Pope’s closest confidants, who tries to keep Natalie’s possession as secret as possible. Unfortunately, Cross passed away in 2020 after a battle with cancer.

With more than 100 credits spanning a 40-year career, Cross’s most notable recent role was as Mr. Rabbit in suffering soul Y Banshee Origins. However, it’s hard to forget Cross’s performance as Barnabas Collins, the cheesy lead vampire in Dark Darkness revival in 1991. More of a fish-out-of-water comedy than just a horror story, Cross’s role as Barnabas is far sillier and more absurd than his pregnant role in Dam for the Devil.

Christian Navarro – Thirteen Reasons Why (2017-2020)

Available to stream on Netflix

Christian Navarro plays Father Dante in the film, a fellow student at exorcism school, who joins Sister Ann at Natalie’s bedside to help her find spiritual ablution after her malevolent demon possession. Some may have seen Navarro as Eduardo in Bushwick or like Kurt in Can you forgive mebut most will remember his starring role as Tony Padilla in the Netflix teen drama 13 reasons why.

In the Netflix hit, Navarro played Tony for 49 episodes, taking heavy emotional toll as Hannah gives him the audio tapes before her death and implores him to share them with his classmates. Tony and Father Dante don’t have much in common beyond going out of their way to help those around them in extremely difficult times.

Debora Zhecheva – All Inclusive (2020-Present)

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Bulgarian child actress Debora Zhecheva plays the young version of Sister Ann in flashbacks, which give insight into her mother’s demonic possession years before. While Zhecheva has appeared in small films pelican blood Y child of Wisdom, his 20-episode (and counting) arc on the Bulgarian TV show All inclusive that’s where most will recognize her.

All inclusive follows a pair of families from Sofia, Bulgaria who find themselves vacationing on the Black Sea coast, with Zhecheva playing the much sunnier and more personable Stefani, a quirky young woman with a much healthier childhood than sister Ann.

Lisa Palfrey – Sex Education (2019-2021)

Available to stream on Netflix

Welsh actress Lisa Palfrey plays Sister Euphemia in the chilling demonic possession film, a serious senior cleric who helps Sister Ann cleanse Natalie’s soul. With most of her acting credits on the small screen, Palfrey just completed a 13-episode arc on Cobra to go with his 3-year run on the hit Netflix series Sex education.

In Sex education, Palfrey plays Cynthia, the owner of the mobile home park that Maeve lives in. A much funnier character who isn’t afraid to yell “Jeffrey, you’re the god of sex” while enjoying a daytime date, Sister Euphemia would be downright apoplectic if she were to witness it. what Cynthia does.

Nicholas Ralph – All Creatures Great and Small (2020-2022)

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When Sister Ann and Father Dante can’t exorcise the demon from Natalie’s soul, they seek the help of Father Raymond in the highly anticipated Halloween horror film, played by South African actor Nicholas Ralph, to get the job done. A relative newcomer with just three screen credits to date, Ralph’s biggest role includes playing James Herriot in 20 episodes of the Channel 5/PBS series. All creatures great and small.

The feel-good comedy-drama is about a trio of vets in 1930s and 1940s Yorkshire, with Ralph taking a delightfully charming turn as Dr. Herriot. Despite the divide between religion and science, Herriot may be more cheerful than Father Raymond, but both are willing to help those less fortunate.

Velizar Binev – Hitman (2007)

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Things take a scary turn prey for the devil when Father Bernhard suddenly becomes possessed and tells Sister Ann that he has been waiting for her to arrive. Played by Velizar Binev, it is not the first time that a Bulgarian actor plays a cleric. In fact, he played The Priest in the 2007 action flick. Hitman.

Hitman follows Agent 47, an orphaned boy groomed to be a professional assassin when he grows up. One of his targets is The Priest, an innocent bystander in the wrong place at the right time. Similar to Prey For The Devil, Binev plays another vulnerable cleric who is the target of a lethal force.

Koyna Ruseva – Undercover (2011-2013)

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In prey for the devil, Sister Ann finally discovers that the same demon that possessed her mother as a child is the same one that haunts Natalie. Ann’s mother is played by Bulgarian actor Koyna Ruseva, who most will recognize from the Bulgarian TV show. Clandestine.

Inspired by Martin Scorsese The deceased, undercover Follow the moles in the mob and law enforcement agency who end up on a collision course. In 23 episodes, Ruseva stands out as Boyana Vasileva, a brilliant legal mind who couldn’t be further from the demon-possessed, abusive mother in devil’s prey.

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