Character Profiles

Name: Detective David Mills

Film: Seven

Played By: Brad Pitt

Occupation: Beginner Detective



What happens to the character? David Mills plays an important role in the film, as he and another character played by Morgan Freeman’s characters collide, within the film we see the two characters argue and make disagreements with each other, they both work in different ways, however eventually they solve the crime together. The negative part of the film is where David Mills’ wife dies by the antagonist.


Name: Clarice Starling

Film: Silence of the lambs

Played By: Jodie Foster

Occupation: FBI Agent



What Happens to the character? Agent Starling (Clarice) is determined to solve a crime on her own when called by her boss; she is seen to be slightly hyperbolic and acts more of a male figure. When see meets Dr. Hannibal lecture he tries to negotiate with her in order to help her solve the crime. At the end agent starling finds the antagonists house, rescues a suspect and then defeats him.


Name: Howard Payne

Film: Speed

Played By: Dennis Hopper

Occupation: Former Police Officer/ Bomb Specialist



What happens to the character? Howard Payne is a specialist in bombs who plants an explosive underneath a bus in order to threat the passengers and try to earn money by negotiating with the FBI, he makes Officer Jack Traven (the protagonist who apparently already killed him) Try to save the passengers on the bus by keeping the speed below 50mph avoiding the bomb to explode.