Inspector Lestrade — Sherlock Holmes Character Profile

About Inspector Lestrade

Scotland Yard detective who frequently clashes with but ultimately relies on Holmes's methods.

Inspector Lestrade — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Investigation, Law enforcement, Interrogation, Marksmanship, Deduction

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 6.5/10
• Charisma: 5/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 5/10

Inspector Lestrade appears in 13 titles

• Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) — character page
• The Pearl of Death (1944) — character page
• The House of Fear (1945) — character page
• Terror by Night (1946) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance (1980) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Bloody Inscription (1980) — character page
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Part 1 (1981) — character page
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra (1983) — character page
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes in the 20th Century (1987) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes (2009)
• Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Eddie Marsan

Appears in

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Inspector Lestrade — Alliance Investigative Collaborator — Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.)

  Lestrade provides official police access for Holmes's unconventional investigation.

  Lestrade assists Holmes after Holmes surrenders, enabling him to reach Lord Coward and investigate the evidence on his clothes.

• Inspector Lestrade — Conflict Arresting Officer — Lord Henry Blackwood (Mark Strong)

  Lestrade represents the law opposing Blackwood's murders.

  Inspector Lestrade and the police arrest Blackwood after the attempted ritual murder.

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