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Ofer Sharon
Ofer Sharon is an Israeli-Jewish actor in the lead voice role as Mikha'El. He is also a singer and musician. Sharon pursued Communication Studies at the University of Tel-Aviv and gained radio skills experience working as a broadcaster with Tel Aviv Radio. He is particularly specialized in native Hebrew and foreign accents including French and Spanish.
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Warren Wilcock
Warren Wilcock is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, voice actor, and audio engineer based in Seattle, Washington where he runs Dubya Studios, a music production suite for film, television and media. Wilcock has spent many years as a touring rock drummer in the United States and has worked as a foley artist and ADR engineer with Liken The Scriptures in Provo, Utah. He is the narrator in Mikha'El, this being his debut narration in a feature documentary. Wilcock is currently studying for his Masters in Professional Media Composition at the University of Chichester.
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Emmanuel Lykopandis
In the film Mikha'El, Emmanuel Lykopandis is himself as the Symiot-Australian priest who experienced first-hand the surprising favors of Taxiarchis Panormitis. Lykopandis studied Accountancy at Swinburne University in Melbourne, but left the profession to become a Greek Orthodox priest. He is the chaplain of the Victoria Police Force in Australia and the parish priest of Saint Dimitrios in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne.
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Josephine Facciol
Josephine Facciol plays herself in Mikha'El with her own story as the Maltese mother of a one-year-old boy, Jaydon, who also makes a cameo appearance in the film. Facciol is a tutor specialized in autistic spectrum disorders, in which area of teaching and learning she has been working for several years. She loves helping others to reach their full potential and enjoys a good book when there is peace and quiet.
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Eri Daniel Erlich
Eri Daniel Erlich is an Israeli-Jewish voice actor who plays Benjamin Fondane in Mikha'El. He studied acting at the renowned Nissan Nativ Acting Studio in Tel-Aviv and the Ruthy Daiches Acting School for Cinema. Film credits as voice actor and director include Life According to Ohad, Dudu, Light for the Nations, Lisa and Michael.
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Diandra Anne Mamo
Diandra Anne Mamo is a Maltese actress who plays Vilma Grunwald in Mikha'El. She studied English and Theatre Studies at the University of Malta and pursued acting with the Stagecoach Drama School, the GCHSS Drama Troupe, and the Shakespeare Globe Theatre. Mamo has developed great versatility as an actress in the past fourteen years, with numerous local theatrical credits to her name in both principal and supporting roles. Film credits as an actress include Icon and Odin Vdokh.
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Ierotheos III Koenakis
In the film Mikha'El, Ierotheos III Koenakis is himself as the Symiot Hegoumenos of the Monastery of Taxiarchis Panormitis in Symi, Greece. Koenakis was ordained a Greek Orthodox Deacon and Presbyter in 1989. He was made an Elder with the order of spiritual fatherhood in 2006 by the Metropolitan of Symi.
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Goldie Parr
Goldie Parr is herself in Mikha'El as the Greek-American sister of a then eleven-year-old boy, Steve Tsalickis, who experienced first-hand the great favor of Taxiarchis Panormitis after having been given not more than 24 hours to live by the doctors in charge of his care. Parr was for years the custodian of Saint Michael's Shrine in Tarpon Springs, Florida, which is now being attended to by her son, Dan Tagarelli, who also makes a cameo appearance in the film.
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