Alex Essoe
Birthday: Born in 1992-03-09 in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Deathday: Alive
Alex Essoe (born March 9, 1992) is a Saudi-Canadian actress who who has appeared predominantly in horror films. Essoe had her first lead role in the 2014 American horror film Starry Eyes, and she had a starring role in the 2017 American horror film Midnighters. Essoe has also appeared in various independent features, and television shows including HOUSE OF LIES, CALIFORNICATION, and CRASH.
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Midnight Mass
Character: Mildred Gunning
A young man returns to his isolated hometown on Crockett Island, hoping to rebuild his life after serving four years in prison for killing someone in a drunk-driving incident. He arrives at the same time as a mysterious, charismatic young priest who begins to revitalise the town's flagging faith. However, the community's divisions are soon exacerbated by the priest's deeds while mysterious events befall the small town....
The Fall of the House of Usher
Character: Court Witness
Ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power. But past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their youth....
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
Character: Self
In this Shudder Original series, master filmmakers and genre experts celebrate and dissect the most terrifying moments of the greatest horror films ever made, exploring how these scenes were created and why they burned themselves into the brains of audiences around the world....
The Midnight Club
Character: Poppy Corn
At a manor with a mysterious history, the 8 members of the Midnight Club meet each night at midnight to tell sinister stories – and to look for signs of the supernatural from the beyond....
The Haunting of Bly Manor
Character: Charlotte Wingrave
After an au pair’s tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the estate’s chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose. But all is not as it seems at the manor, and centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling tale....
The Haunting of Bly Manor
Character: Charlotte Wingrave (uncredited)
After an au pair’s tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the estate’s chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose. But all is not as it seems at the manor, and centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling tale....
The Edge of Sleep
Character: Katie Dowd
The Edge of Sleep is a podcast and episodic audio play about a night watchman who must stay awake to survive in a world where everyone who falls asleep dies. Dave Torres, a night watchman in a coastal town, discovers that everyone who fell asleep the previous night died in a fatal nightmare. Dave and a small group of survivors must stay awake to avoid the same fate and uncover the secret of the global epidemic....
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Trim Season
Character: Julia
A group of young people go to a remote marijuana farm where they hope to make quick cash. But, they discover the location's dark secrets and now must try to escape the mountain on which they are trapped....
L!fe Happens
Character: Girl in Waiting Room
A comedy centered on two best friends, Kim and Deena, who fight to maintain normalcy in their lives after Kim gets pregnant and has a baby....
Starry Eyes
Character: Sarah Walker
A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune....
The Pope's Exorcist
Character: Julia
Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican, investigates a young boy's terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden....
Free to Go
Character: Elyse
A vulnerable young girl finds herself the kidnapping victim of a charismatic killer....
Fall Risk
Character: Dr. Brenner
Set in Los Angeles, a young woman, Dylan, is in and out of the hospital with a life-changing diagnosis, but something isn't right with her partner, Emily. Dylan begins questioning her reality and everyone in it, until her best friend breaks her out of the rehabilitation center to confront the source of the deception....
Ecstasy
Character: Helena
ECSTASY is a contemporary and relevant film about how drugs transcend all borders of society and affect every facet of our lives. But when it leaves it takes away your soul. A new party drug arrives on the rave scene in a college town and is consumed openly by young people. It's irresistible making you feel invincible, beautiful, intelligent and loved. This haunting psychological thriller centers around a mother's struggle to save her daughters from going down the same dark path she once took, a...
Tales of Halloween
Character: Lynn
Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborhood on Halloween night. This creepy anthology combines classic Halloween tales with the stuff of nightmares....
The Last Stop in Yuma County
Character: Sarah
While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty—or cold, hard steel—to protect their bloodstained, ill-gotten fortune....
Fashionista
Character:
A woman's life takes on unexpected twists after trouble in her marriage leads to a mysterious stranger....
The Neighbor
Character: Rosie
In the town of Cutter, most people keep to themselves. But when John comes home to find his girlfriend missing, he sneaks into his neighbor's house, finding his girlfriend and several other kidnapped people tied up in the basement. When the neighbor come home, John is forced to get out of the house alive and lead the group to safety....
The Home
Character: Mary
Set in a small, isolated 19th century Irish home for unwed mothers, a young pregnant woman must fight for her survival as the home falls siege to a group of mysterious invaders....
The Home
Character: Isabel
Set in a small, isolated 19th century Irish home for unwed mothers, a young pregnant woman must fight for her survival as the home falls siege to a group of mysterious invaders....
Passion Play
Character: Audrey
An angel under the thumb of a ruthless gangster is saved by a trumpet player down on his luck....
Midnighters
Character: Lindsey
Midnight, New Year’s Eve: when all the hopes of new beginnings come to life – except for Lindsey and Jeff Pittman, whose strained marriage faces the ultimate test after they cover up a terrible crime and find themselves entangled in a Hitchcockian web of deceit and madness....
The Super
Character: Ms. Daigle
A man becomes the superintendent of a large New York City apartment building where people mysteriously go missing....
Your Filthy Heart
Character: Jenny
A mysterious box unleashes a force that causes its victims to be hunted down by their worst regrets....
Doctor Sleep
Character: Wendy Torrance
Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who possesses a powerful extrasensory ability called the "shine"....
The Drone
Character: Rachel
A newlywed couple is terrorized by a consumer drone that has become sentient with the consciousness of a deranged serial killer....
The Blessed Ones
Character: Nurse Iris
The Blessed Ones shadows a tightly knit cult hiding in a remote desert enclave as they prepare for the impending apocalypse. Two dissenters try to escape through the vast desert wasteland as the cult embarks on a mass suicide pact....
Red Island
Character: Amy
A distressed couple become stranded on an isolated island only to get hunted by an unforeseen force....
Death of Me
Character: Samantha
A couple on holiday on a remote South Pacific island awaken one morning with a hang over and no recollection of what transpired. When playing back a video of the previous night, they see they participated in a local ritual that somehow ends with him murdering her....
Homewrecker
Character: Michelle
Michelle is an interior designer and newlywed to Robert. Linda lives alone and fills her days with painting and exercise classes. Seeking a new friend, Linda coerces the reserved, deferential Michelle into visiting her home for a spontaneous interior design consultation. Once inside, it quickly becomes clear that Linda has something far more sinister on her mind than throw pillows....
States
Character: Grace Genet
A transient road film featuring an array of young drifters wandering throughout the U.S. with varying degrees of purpose, or lack-thereof. A multifaceted meditation on freedom and an outsider's love letter to America and the searchers of its endless highways....
Sisters
Character: Lisa Young
A young woman's sister suddenly reappears in her life after vanishing in what appears to be mysterious but painful circumstances....
Dark Intentions
Character: Susan
Molly is struggling with being a new mom, but after meeting Beth, things temporarily improve only to turn sinister as Beth's dark intentions are brought to light....
The Attaché
Character: Liz
Rian and Liz may not make it out alive, but the case lives on. Giving those who discover it a chance of their own to succumb to the strange spell of the mysterious attaché...
Faceless
Character: Sophie
After waking up disoriented and frightened in a hospital room, George discovers that he has received a full face transplant....
Boy Toy
Character: Sofia
Jake: an unsuccessful - yet well endowed - underwear model in L.A, who finds a lucrative new line of work as a platonic escort for women of a certain age. But, just as he finds himself a deep-pocketed "sugar mama" in Barbra, he meets Norah: a stunning and laid back Yoga instructor. As Jake's success blooms, so does his love life; leading him to a crossroad that will change everything....