Complete Cast List for ‘A Kidnapping in Amish Country’ on Lifetime

Lifetime returns with an engaging mystery thriller, titled A Kidnapping in Amish Country. This film revolves around an Amish mother who seeks assistance from her childhood friend after her daughter goes missing.

Jorja Cadence stars as Lena, the distressed Amish mother, who reaches out to her longtime friend Skye, portrayed by Elise Bauman. Skye has left her traditional Amish lifestyle behind to pursue a career as a social media influencer.

The production of A Kidnapping in Amish Country is handled by Reel One Entertainment, with executive producers including Tom Berry, Suzanne Chapman, Sebastian Battro, and Taylor Warren Goff. Viewers can anticipate its premiere on the Lifetime channel this coming weekend.

Exploring the Cast of A Kidnapping in Amish Country

Here is the complete cast lineup for the Lifetime thriller film.

1) Jorja Cadence as Lena

Jorja Cadence is an Australian-Canadian actress, with roots in Byron Bay, NSW, and currently divides her time between Australia and Canada. She is widely recognized for her role as Cara Spader in the Paramount+ series Rabbit Hole, which featured Kiefer Sutherland and Charles Dance.

Cadence also features in the second season of Netflix’s popular series Sex/Life and plays Patsy Presley in Sofia Coppola’s recent A24 film, Priscilla. Additionally, she has made guest appearances in several well-received series such as Amazon’s Reacher, Hulu’s Letterkenny, and Roku/The CW’s Children Ruin Everything.

Beyond acting, she lends her voice to various commercials, video games, and animations. An aspiring writer, she has crafted several screenplays and holds a degree in Media Arts Production from the University of Technology in Sydney. In A Kidnapping in Amish Country, she plays Lena, a mother in anguish attempting to contact her only hope for help—her estranged best friend.

2) Elise Bauman as Skye

Elise Bauman is a multifaceted Canadian actor, director, filmmaker, and singer, most noted for her captivating role as Laura Hollis in the web series Carmilla (2014-2016). A graduate of Circle In The Square Theatre School, she proudly identifies as a queer actor.

She has also starred as a series regular in CBC’s upcoming comedy series One More Time (2024) as Jen Hauser, an aspiring Olympic athlete. Additionally, Bauman contributed to Lifetime’s first lesbian-themed holiday film, Under The Christmas Tree, along with projects like Workin’ Moms on CBC, Letterkenny on Hulu, Jane on Apple TV, Skymed on Paramount+, and Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities on Netflix.

In 2018, she earned the Audience Choice Award at the Canadian Screen Awards. In A Kidnapping in Amish Country, she plays Skye, Lena’s estranged ally whom she turns to for assistance in locating her abducted child.

Additional Cast Members in A Kidnapping in Amish Country

Alongside Cadence and Bauman, the following actors take on key roles in this Lifetime thriller:

Benjamin Sutherland as Aaron
Devon MacDonald as Ruth
Allegra Fulton as Margaret Leigh
Jamie Champagne as the deputy
Sam Wexler as Eddie Leigh
Ryelyn Cressman as Miriam
Roger Shank as Detective Fisk
Michael Ellero as CJ
David Thompson

The official synopsis for the eagerly awaited movie states:

“When Lena (Jorja Cadence) – an Amish woman with a troubled history – discovers her daughter has been kidnapped, she must seek help from the one person she can trust: her estranged best friend, Skye (Elise Bauman), who has left her Amish roots behind in pursuit of fame online.”

Don’t miss A Kidnapping in Amish Country this Saturday, November 2, 2024, exclusively on the Lifetime channel.

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