The character is brought to life by the owner of what in Avengers: Endgame was called 'America's ass,' Chris Evans, who went from roles in films like Not Another Teen Movie and Fantastic Four to playing Captain America. The worst kind of trust fund playboy, he is almost universally disliked by the family for being an asshole and is very close to being cut out of Harlan's will at the start of Knives Out. Richard and Linda's son is Hugh, best known to the Thrombeys by his middle-name, Ransom. Michael Shannon and Chris Evans in 'Knives Out' Lionsgate Though best known from his four films as James Bond ( Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre), Daniel Craig has also starred in films like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Golden Compass and Munich.

With Harlan dead, master detective Benoit Blanc ( Daniel Craig with a southern accent reminiscent of his hilarious turn in Logan Lucky), who has just appeared in a New Yorker profile most of the Thrombeys have just read, receives an envelope full of money from an unknown person to try and find the killer. An Oscar winner for Beginners, he is still probably best known as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music. After he manages to alienate nearly his entire family at his party, he ends up dead, leaving an entire family tree full of suspects.Ĭhristopher Plummer stars as the cantankerous millionaire after playing a similar role, that of John Paul Getty in All the Money in the World, a performance that saw him receive a Golden Globe nomination in 2018. Our murder victim Harlan Thrombey is a multi-millionaire mystery writer living in a mansion full of curious objects from out of his books, including a ring of knives that gave many of the posters for Knives Out their backdrop. Read more 'Knives Out' Ending Explained: Who Killed Harlan Thrombey?

Secret Keeper by Christopher Harlan