Fan Casting Vanessa Russell in After Hours

English Teacher. Vanessa grew up in a structured, achievement-oriented household. Her father was a judge; her mother a university lecturer. Excellence was expected, emotions were managed quietly. She excelled academically, earned a master’s degree in literature, and married young to a man who matched her ambition. She has taught at the same high school for 5 years. Her husband, Daniel, is a successful corporate attorney. Their relationship is stable, polished, and emotionally restrained. They operate more like business partners than lovers. Publicly, they are enviable. Privately, they are distant.