Hank Cahill — Brothers Character Profile

About Hank Cahill

The Cahill patriarch and Sam & Tommy's father. He openly criticizes Tommy's criminal past and influences Sam's military career. Driving drunk after Sam's memorial, he gets into a confrontation with Tommy. During the final standoff, he urges the police to intervene.

Character Facts

Played by

Sam Shepard

Appears in

Brothers (2009)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Hank Cahill — Family Father — Capt. Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire)

  Father-son relationship marked by tension and unspoken expectations.

• Hank Cahill — Family Father — Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal)

  Father-son relationship strained by Tommy's criminal past.

• Hank Cahill — Family Spouse — Elsie Cahill (Mare Winningham)

  Married couple navigating family dysfunction.

• Hank Cahill — Family Daughter — Grace Cahill (Natalie Portman)

  Father-daughter relationship complicated by Hank's alcoholism.

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• Elsie Cahill (Mare Winningham)
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