The Hunter - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "The Hunter"
The Hunter (2011)
Timing: 1:42 (102 min)
The Hunter - TMDB rating
6.617/10
626
The Hunter - Kinopoisk rating
6.749/10
11701
The Hunter - IMDB rating
6.7/10
43000

Actors and characters

Photo Willem Dafoe #1916Photo Willem Dafoe #1917Photo Willem Dafoe #1918Photo Willem Dafoe #1919

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe
Character Martin David
Photo Frances O

Frances O'Connor

Frances O'Connor
Character Lucy Armstrong
Photo Sam Neill #7770Photo Sam Neill #7771Photo Sam Neill #7772Photo Sam Neill #7773

Sam Neill

Sam Neill
Character Jack Mindy
Photo Jacek Koman #7321

Jacek Koman

Jacek Koman
Character Middleman
Photo Callan Mulvey #9522Photo Callan Mulvey #9523Photo Callan Mulvey #9524Photo Callan Mulvey #9525

Callan Mulvey

Callan Mulvey
Character Rival Hunter
Photo Dan Wyllie #88598

Dan Wyllie

Dan Wyllie
Character Pool Player
Photo Morgan Davies #20047Photo Morgan Davies #70008

Morgan Davies

Morgan Davies
Character Sass Armstrong
Photo Finn Woodlock #223194Photo Finn Woodlock #223195
Finn Woodlock
Character Bike Armstrong
Photo Jamie Timony #109767
Jamie Timony
Character Free
Photo Maia Thomas #223196Photo Maia Thomas #223197
Maia Thomas
Character Shakti
Photo Dan Spielman #223198Photo Dan Spielman #223199
Dan Spielman
Character Simon
Photo John Brumpton #107637

John Brumpton

John Brumpton
Character Publican

What's left behind the scenes

  • The Tasmanian tiger, also known as the Tasmanian wolf, thylacine, or Thylacinus cynocephalus, which translates from Greek as 'pouched animal with a dog-like head,' is an extinct species of marsupial carnivore. It is called the Tasmanian tiger because of the stripes on its back.
  • Julia Leigh, the author of the book the film is based on, is also the director and screenwriter of the 2011 Australian film "Sleeping Beauty," which was released the same year. However, she was not actually involved in either the screenplay or the direction of this film.
  • "The Hunter" is director Daniel Nettheim's first feature film since "X Generation" (2000), released after an interval of almost 11 years. During this period, Nettheim worked in television.
  • The final shot reads: "Traps and snares are illegal in Tasmania."
  • During filming in the Tasmanian wilderness in Australia, Willem Dafoe had to contend with leeches. He joked to the press that he didn't lose a drop of blood. Ironically, considering his previous Australian film, "Splice" (2009), was about vampires. Incidentally, Sam Neill co-starred with him in both films.
  • Following its world premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, Magnolia Pictures acquired the US distribution rights to the film for 2012.
  • Approximately 40% of the film was shot in Tasmania – Australia's southernmost small island. Specifically in Maydena, Deloraine, and Florentine Valley.
  • The film's protagonist, Martin David, played by Willem Dafoe, is mentioned only as M. in the original novel.
  • The beginning of the film features original black-and-white archival footage of what was essentially the last Tasmanian tiger living in captivity.
  • Julia Leigh's novel, on which the film is based, was awarded the French Prix de l'Astrolabe Etonnants Voyageurs and the British Betty Trask Award. The book was noted by the New York Times and was also nominated for several literary awards. In addition, the novel was translated into 9 languages and widely distributed. The film, however, was made only 12 years after the book’s first publication in 1999.
  • On the film's posters, Willem Dafoe is listed first, followed by Frances O'Connor, and then Sam Neill.
  • On the film posters, Willem Dafoe is listed first, followed by Francis O'Connor, and then Sam Neill.
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