Stana Katic’s long-forgotten crime thriller series Absentia became an unexpected streaming banger four years after its cancellation.
The former Castle star headlined three seasons of the Prime Video series as FBI special agent Emily Byrne, whose mysterious disappearance during a murder investigation rocked the bureau to its core. When Agent Byrne was miraculously rescued with no memory of her six years in captivity, she was forced to grapple with changing family dynamics and a new string of brutal crimes.
Katic — who executive produced Absentia in addition to starring in the show — confirmed in May 2021 that there would be no season four because “three seasons was the perfect amount of space for a beautiful, complicated and wonderfully fulfilling journey.”
More than four years later, all three seasons of Absentia made the jump from Prime Video to Netflix, where the series cracked the the leading 10 viewership chart at its new streaming home.
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Keep scrolling for an update on where the cast of Absentia are today.
Stana Katic
Katic broke the news to fans in May 2021 that Absentia would not return for a fourth season on Prime Video.
“We’ve danced with the idea of continuing the tale, Absentia was always meant to be only 3 seasons, & I couldn’t think of a better note to end on… for any person on this planet, but especially Emily and her loved ones,” she explained via Instagram.
Her statement continued, “I’m proud of our team for bringing themselves to this project in order to bring life to Absentia. Thank you to Sony, retailer, AXN, Showcase & all affiliates for your support of our special show.”
In June 2022, a spokesperson for the actress confirmed to Us Weekly that she and husband Kris Brkljac had quietly welcomed their first baby the previous year.
“They had a baby this winter and have been enjoying the time since cocooning as a family,” he spokesperson added.
Katic has kept busy by voicing Wonder Woman in three Justice League animated movies and making a guest appearance on Fox’s Murder in a Small Town in 2024.
Matthew Le Nevez
Le Nevez played FBI Special Agent Cal Isaac. He followed up Absentia by returning to his native Australia to compete on Celebrity MasterChef Australia, where he finished in eighth place. He made a guest appearance on Australian lifestyle series Luxury Escapes: The World’s Best Holidays in 2023.
He and his partner, Michelle Smith, welcomed a son, Levi, in 2014 and a daughter, Wren, in 2017.
Patrick Heusinger
Heusinger portrayed Emily’s husband, Special Agent Nick Durand, who remarried during the six years since his wife’s disappearance. The Gossip mami alum followed up Absentia by making guest appearances in Comedy Central sitcom Corporate, long-running procedural Law & Order and AMC’s crime drama Parish.
In 2025, Heusinger was cast in the stage adaptation of horror movie franchise Paranormal Activity.
He reacted to Absentia hitting #2 on Netflix’s streaming chart in November 2025 with a triumphant message via his Instagram Story.
“#2 babyyy we comin for ya,” he wrote.
Cara Theobold
The Downton Abbey alum clashed with Katic’s Emily in Absentia as Nick’s second wife, Alice. Following Absentia’s conclusion, she appeared in the romantic comedy Promises on the big screen.
The British actress has since made appearances in banger U.K. series such as Death in Paradise and Manhunt, in addition to landing a recurring role in BBC Three’s teen drama Boarders.
Neil Jackson
Jackson had a leading role in Absentia as Emily’s troubled older brother, Jack. He later starred opposite Ralph Fiennes and Harris Dickinson in the 2021 spy comedy blockbuster The King’s Man.
More recently, he played the DC Comics supervillain Icicle on The CW’s Stargirl and had a guest appearance on Tracker in 2024.
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In April 2024, Jackson confirmed via Instagram that he’d tied the knot with “the love of [his] life” Kim Jackson.
“Seeing her walk down our makeshift aisle in the foothills of the mountains was one of the proudest moments of my life,” he wrote. “Thank you for loving me @kim.rae.jackson. ‘I do,’ a thousand times over ‘I do’ xxx.”
Angel Bonanni
Bonanni played Boston police detective Tommy Gibbs in the first two seasons of Absentia. The Uruguayan-Israeli actor has since appeared in Emile Hirsch’s 2023 action movie The Engineer and returned to Prime Video for a recurring role in the crime-drama El Cid.
Bonanni and his wife, Andrea Leitersdorf, welcomed two children after they got married in 2014.
Ralph Ineson
Ineson featured in Absentia season one as Special Agent Adam Radford, the ruthless head of Boston’s FBI field office. He is perhaps best known for playing Amycus Carrow in the Harry Potter movies, as well as starring as crude traveling salesman Chris Finch in the original British version of The Office.
After leaving Absentia, Ineson appeared in horror hits The First Omen, Nosferatu and Frankenstein, plus he was cast as the Marvel Comics villain Galactus in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
Ineson and his wife, Ali Milner, share two children, including The Essex Serpent and The Northman actress Rebecca Ineson.
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