Owen Coffin — In the Heart of the Sea Character Profile

About Owen Coffin

The captain's cousin aboard the Essex. During the desperate survival phase, he draws the short straw in the second lifeboat and is sacrificially killed to sustain the starving crew.

Character Facts

Played by

Frank Dillane

Appears in

In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Owen Coffin — related — Old Thomas Nickerson (Brendan Gleeson)
• Owen Coffin — related — Owen Chase (Chris Hemsworth)
• Owen Coffin — related — George Pollard (Benjamin Walker)
• Owen Coffin — related — George Pollard (Benjamin Walker)

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