The star-studded cast of Spider & Jessie
McKenna Grace to Lead 'Spider & Jessie' with Jesse Williams, Jojo Regina and Dacre Montgomery
Emmy-nominated actress Mckenna Grace is starring in Dan Kay’s Spider & Jessie. The movie follows two scrappy sisters who, after discovering their mother has fatally overdosed, are terrified they’ll be separated by an overburdened foster care system. As such, they conceal the body. However, the local police chief, mom’s drug counselor, and her volatile ex-boyfriend get closer to uncovering the truth, and the girls must decide just how far they are willing to go to keep their secret buried.
“Spider and Jessie, filmed primarily in Plant City for 22 days spanning August and September, might have the most star-studded cast and be the most prestigious movie made in the area since Cocoon was produced in St. Petersburg in 1984.”
Roll Call:
McKenna Grace
McKenna Grace is an Emmy nominated actress known for playing Phoebe Spengler from Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Jasmine from Crash & Bernstein, Faith Newman from The Young and the Restless and Mary Adler from Gifted. She also acted in I, Tonya, Amityville: The Awakening, The Handmaid's Tale, Spirit Untamed and Scoob. She plays the role of Spider in 'Spider & Jessie.'
Jesse Williams
Jesse Williams is a Tony nominated actor best known for his role as Dr. Jackson Avery on Grey's Anatomy. He's also starred in The Cabin in the Woods, Brooklyn's Finest, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, and Jacob's Ladder. On Oct 27, he's kicking off the baseball-themed revival of 'Take Me Out,' co-starring alongside Tony winner Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family) for a 14-week run at the Schoenfeld Theatre.
Dacre Montgomery
Dacre Montgomery is an Australian actor who is best known for his role as Billy Hargrove in the Netflix series Stranger Things, and as Jason Scott in the 2017 film Power Rangers. In 2019, he released his own podcast titled "DKMH", which features his own poetry.
Fernanda Andrade
Fernanda Andrade is a Brazilian-American actress and producer, who has gained fame for The Devil Inside (2012), Sons of Anarchy (2008), and Die Like Lovers. More recently she portrayed Wendy Spector in Marvel's Dinsey+ series, Moon Knight.
Forrestt Goodluck
Forrestt Goodluck is best known for playing Hugh Glass's son Hawk in the 2015 film The Revenant. He's also known for The Miseducation of Cameron Post, and Netflix's The Liberator.
Malia Baker
Malia Baker became most recognizable for her standout performance as Mary Anne Spier in Netflix's award-winning series, The Baby-Sitter's Club. She's also known for Nickelodeon's reimagined horror anthology classic, Are You Afraid of The Dark?, as well as Caught in His Web, A Million Little Things, and The Flash.