Inspector Lestrade — Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Character Profile

About Inspector Lestrade

Scotland Yard detective who frequently collaborates with Holmes, balancing professional rivalry with mutual respect.

Inspector Lestrade — Character Profile

Alignment

Neutral

Species

Human

Abilities

Law enforcement, Interrogation, Leadership

• Strength: 5/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 5/10
• Morality: 7/10
• 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) — character page
• Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Character Facts

Played by

Eddie Marsan

Appears in

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

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

  Holmes's deductions enable Lestrade's official action.

  Holmes's recovered information is passed to Lestrade, who seizes Moriarty's assets after the conspiracy is exposed.

• Inspector Lestrade — Professional Asset Seizer — Professor James Moriarty (Jared Harris)

  Lestrade converts Holmes's intelligence into legal consequences for Moriarty.

  After receiving the decoded information, Lestrade seizes Moriarty's assets.

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