Young Thomas Nickerson — In the Heart of the Sea Character Profile

About Young Thomas Nickerson

A 14-year-old cabin boy who joins the Essex in 1820. He witnesses the whale attack, endures the desperate survival journey at sea, experiences the crew's resort to cannibalism, and survives to become the story's narrator.

Character Facts

Played by

Tom Holland

Appears in

In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

Role

Supporting

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