Tappan — Amistad Character Profile

About Tappan

An abolitionist who resolves to help the captives alongside Theodore Joadson. He approaches John Quincy Adams and, after initial hesitation, hires Roger Sherman Baldwin to represent the Africans.

Character Facts

Played by

Stellan Skarsgård

Appears in

Amistad (1997)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Tappan — related — John Quincy Adams (Anthony Hopkins)
• Tappan — Alliance Partner — Theodore Joadson (Morgan Freeman)

  Abolitionist partners coordinating efforts to free the captives.

• Tappan — Professional Employer — Roger Sherman Baldwin (Matthew McConaughey)

  Tappan hires Baldwin to lead the legal defense.

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• Theodore Joadson (Morgan Freeman)
• Martin Van Buren (Nigel Hawthorne)
• John Quincy Adams (Anthony Hopkins)
• Cinque (Djimon Hounsou)
• Queen Isabella (Anna Paquin)
• Roger Sherman Baldwin (Matthew McConaughey)
• Attorney (Paul Guilfoyle)
• Calderon (Tomas Milian)
• Secretary John Forsyth (David Paymer)
• Lieutenant Meade (Darren E. Burrows)
• Holabird (Pete Postlethwaite)
• Ensign Covey (Chiwetel Ejiofor)