Snowpiercer - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Snowpiercer"
설국열차 (2013)
Timing: 2:7 (127 min)
Snowpiercer - TMDB rating
6.909/10
10342
Snowpiercer - Kinopoisk rating
6.76/10
273857
Snowpiercer - IMDB rating
7.1/10
419000

Actors and characters

Photo Chris Evans #6325Photo Chris Evans #6326Photo Chris Evans #6327Photo Chris Evans #6328

Chris Evans

Chris Evans
Character Curtis
Photo Song Kang-ho #16107Photo Song Kang-ho #16108Photo Song Kang-ho #16109Photo Song Kang-ho #16110

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho
Character Namgoong Minsu
Photo Ed Harris #7476Photo Ed Harris #7477Photo Ed Harris #7478Photo Ed Harris #7479

Ed Harris

Ed Harris
Character Wilford
Photo John Hurt #9981Photo John Hurt #9982Photo John Hurt #9983Photo John Hurt #9984

John Hurt

John Hurt
Character Gilliam
Photo Tilda Swinton #9210Photo Tilda Swinton #9211Photo Tilda Swinton #9212Photo Tilda Swinton #9213

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton
Character Mason
Photo Jamie Bell #21857Photo Jamie Bell #21858Photo Jamie Bell #21859Photo Jamie Bell #21860

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell
Character Edgar
Photo Ewen Bremner #30681Photo Ewen Bremner #30682Photo Ewen Bremner #30683Photo Ewen Bremner #30684

Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner
Character Andrew
Photo Go A-sung #64807

Go A-sung

Go A-sung
Character Yona
Photo Alison Pill #88079Photo Alison Pill #88080Photo Alison Pill #88081Photo Alison Pill #88082

Alison Pill

Alison Pill
Character Teacher
Photo Vlad Ivanov #117752

Vlad Ivanov

Vlad Ivanov
Character Franco The Elder
Photo Adnan Hasković #199630Photo Adnan Hasković #199631Photo Adnan Hasković #199632Photo Adnan Hasković #199633
Adnan Hasković
Character Franco The Younger
Photo Emma Levie #213911Photo Emma Levie #213912Photo Emma Levie #213913Photo Emma Levie #334258
Emma Levie
Character Claude
Photo Steve Park #14885Photo Steve Park #66031Photo Steve Park #327561

Steve Park

Steve Park
Character Fuyu
Photo Marcanthonee Reis #213914Photo Marcanthonee Reis #213915Photo Marcanthonee Reis #213916
Marcanthonee Reis
Character Tim
Photo Paul Lazar #49808
Paul Lazar
Character Paul
Photo Kenny Doughty #107393

Kenny Doughty

Kenny Doughty
Character News Reporter
Photo Robert Russell #45983
Robert Russell
Character Gerald
Magda Weigertová
Character Doris
Photo Jim High #54680
Jim High
Character Soldier 1
Photo Peter Hallin #213917Photo Peter Hallin #213918Photo Peter Hallin #213919

Peter Hallin

Peter Hallin
Character Soldier 2
Photo Haruna Honcoop #334259
Haruna Honcoop
Character Female Officer
Ana Braun
Character Ylfa
Griffin Seymour
Character Boy
Tyler John Williams
Character Young Wilford
Luna Sophia Bar-Cohen
Character Magdalena
Photo Sean Connor Renwick #52312Photo Sean Connor Renwick #52313
Sean Connor Renwick
Character Sergio
Karel Veselý
Character Andy
Park Sungtaek
Character Chan
Brian Foley
Character Soldier A
Photo Kendrick Roger Ong #104628
Kendrick Roger Ong
Character Soldier B
Seisuke Tsukahara
Character Old Man
Photo Tomáš Dianiška #144623
Tomáš Dianiška
Character Dark Voice (voice)
Photo Miroslav Navrátil #123430
Miroslav Navrátil
Character Giant
Huh Chan
Character Plan Tender 1
Lucie Burianová
Character Plan Tender 2
Photo Dana Green #114922
Dana Green
Character Voice Actor (voice)
Photo Jonny Loquasto #334260
Jonny Loquasto
Character Voice Actor (voice)
Photo Parry Shen #77442Photo Parry Shen #77443Photo Parry Shen #77444

Parry Shen

Parry Shen
Character Voice Actor (voice)
Photo Joseph Bertót #113215Photo Joseph Bertót #113216
Joseph Bertót
Character Voice Actor (voice)
Eunkyung Song
Character Korean Translator Voice (voice)

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film is based on the graphic novel “Le Transperceneige” by Jacques Lob.
  • The film was entirely shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague.
  • This is the first English-language film by Korean director Bong Joon-ho.
  • 500 meters of train set were built for the film.
  • All the burning torches in the film are real.
  • Mason was originally conceived as a male character, but the gender was changed after Tilda Swinton was cast in the role.
  • The charcoal drawings in the film were created by Jean-Marc Rochett, the original artist.
  • Jake Gyllenhaal and Dustin Hoffman were considered for the roles of Curtis and Wilford respectively, but were unable to participate due to commitments to other projects.
  • Ed Harris was the last actor to be confirmed for the film, at the suggestion of director Bong Joon-ho himself.
  • Tilda Swinton wanted to have a one-on-one scene with actor Song Kang-ho in the film, but this did not happen.
  • Chris Evans personally contacted director Bong Joon-ho regarding a role in the film.
  • Tilda Swinton considered leaving acting, but changed her mind after filming this movie.
  • Tilda Swinton speaks with a Yorkshire accent in the film, like Margaret Thatcher.
  • The character Edgar is named after director Edgar Wright.
  • The character Jonah's name is taken from the Bible.
  • Before filming Chris Evans' monologue, he was asked to be left alone on the train set for four hours so the actor could get into the right emotional state.
  • Jamie Bell said that Chris Evans rehearsed his monologue in a hotel room in front of a mirror for hours.
  • Fight choreographer Julian Spencer drew inspiration from the bathhouse fight scene in the film *Exporting Raymond* (2007).
  • Actress Emma Livie (Claude) is a non-professional actress. At the time, she was an art school student and didn't know exactly what film she was shooting, and was very surprised to see Chris Evans on set.
  • Rebel Wilson was originally cast as Claude, but was unable to participate due to commitments to other projects.
  • The protein bars are a mixture of seaweed and sugar. Jamie Bell found it very difficult to eat them during filming.
  • Ed Harris was dissatisfied with his lines on the first day of filming and became very angry. Bong Joon-ho said he couldn't stop laughing at Harris's outburst.
  • Bong Joon-ho wanted to build a zoo in the train, but the budget wouldn't allow it.
  • Song Kang-ho and Ko Ah-sung had previously played father and daughter for the same director, Bong Joon-ho, in 'The Host' (2006).
  • In addition to her main role, Tilda Swinton played a part in the episode with the 'dance room' – she hands a bottle to Yuna when the main characters walk through the crowd.
  • Bong Joon-ho wanted to put many more children under the train in the film's climax, but the budget wouldn't allow it.
  • Chris Evans was worried about how silly the moment would look where he slips on a dead fish during the fight scene. Bong Joon-ho had to explain to him "the beauty of the mistake".
  • During post-production, Bong Joon-ho regularly had to defend certain scenes, as Harvey Weinstein demanded the film be cut down. For example, Bong had to lie that his father was a fisherman, and the scene was supposedly dedicated to him, because of the episode where one character threatens another by releasing a fish's intestines.
  • Korean actor Song Kang-ho was very surprised that the Western actors knew all their lines by heart at the script reading and apologized profusely when they messed up takes. He also regretted that he couldn’t get to know his Western colleagues better due to the language barrier.
  • During post-production, Bong Joon-ho had to regularly defend certain scenes, as Harvey Weinstein demanded cuts to the film. For example, Bong had to lie that his father was a fisherman and the scene was dedicated to him, because of an episode where one character threatens another by gutting a fish.
  • Ed Harris was the last actor cast in the film, at the suggestion of the director Bong Joon-ho himself.
  • Fight choreographer Julian Spencer drew inspiration from the fight scene in the bathhouse from the film "Exporting Raymond" (2007).
  • Song Kang-ho and Ko Ah-sung previously played father and daughter for the same director, Bong Joon-ho, in "The Host" (2006).
  • In addition to her main role, Tilda Swinton appeared in the episode with the "dance room" – she hands a bottle to Yune as the main characters walk through the crowd.
  • Chris Evans was worried about how silly it would look when he slipped on a dead fish during the fight scene. Bong Joon-ho had to explain to him the “beauty of the mistake”.
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