<P> Following the death of her mother , Cassie Blake ( Britt Robertson ) moves to Chance Harbor , Washington , to live with her grandmother . Her attempts to adjust to the new town are crushed when five of her classmates , Adam Conant ( Thomas Dekker ) , Diana Meade ( Shelley Hennig ) , Faye Chamberlain ( Phoebe Tonkin ) , Melissa Glaser ( Jessica Parker Kennedy ) , and Nick Armstrong ( Louis Hunter ) , reveal to Cassie that she comes from a long line of witches and is the final member of their coven ; with her they are able to unlock the full extent of their powers . Initially Cassie refuses to believe that she is a witch , even after Adam helps her to unlock her powers . It is only after she discovers an old leather - bound book of spells left to her by her late mother , Amelia , that Cassie begins to accept her power . Inside the book is a message to Cassie explaining that she kept their real family history and her powers a secret in order to keep her safe ; as the circle soon finds out , their powers attract dark and dangerous forces that constantly puts them in harm 's way . </P>
<P> Following the death of her mother , Cassie Blake ( Britt Robertson ) moves to Chance Harbor , Washington , to live with her grandmother . Her attempts to adjust to the new town are crushed when five of her classmates , Adam Conant ( Thomas Dekker ) , Diana Meade ( Shelley Hennig ) , Faye Chamberlain ( Phoebe Tonkin ) , Melissa Glaser ( Jessica Parker Kennedy ) , and Nick Armstrong ( Louis Hunter ) , reveal to Cassie that she comes from a long line of witches and is the final member of their coven ; with her they are able to unlock the full extent of their powers . Initially Cassie refuses to believe that she is a witch , even after Adam helps her to unlock her powers . It is only after she discovers an old leather - bound book of spells left to her by her late mother , Amelia , that Cassie begins to accept her power . Inside the book is a message to Cassie explaining that she kept their real family history and her powers a secret in order to keep her safe ; as the circle soon finds out , their powers attract dark and dangerous forces that constantly puts them in harm 's way . </P>
who plays cassie blake in the secret circle
who plays cassie blake in the secret circle
Britt Robertson
Britt Robertson