Mathias — The Ruins Character Profile

About Mathias

German tourist searching for his missing brother. He is lowered into the ruins, becomes paralyzed after a rope breaks, and eventually succumbs to the parasitic vines after his legs are amputated.

Character Facts

Played by

Joe Anderson

Appears in

The Ruins (2008)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Mathias — Social Friend — Dimitri (Dimitri Baveas)

  Mathias and Dimitri are close friends traveling together.

• Mathias — Alliance Teammate — Amy (Jena Malone)

  Amy works with Mathias as part of the trapped group.

• Mathias — Alliance Teammate — Eric (Shawn Ashmore)

  Eric assists Mathias in dealing with the vine infection.

• Mathias — Alliance Teammate — Stacy (Laura Ramsey)

  Stacy attempts to rescue Mathias from the shaft.

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More characters from The Ruins

• Jeff McIntire (Jonathan Tucker)
• Amy (Jena Malone)
• Eric (Shawn Ashmore)
• Stacy (Laura Ramsey)
• Mayan Archer (Mario Jurado)
• Lead Mayan (Sergio Calderón)
• Mayan Bowman (Jesse Ramirez)
• Additional Vine Vocal (voice) (Karen Strassman)
• Mayan Rifleman (Luis Antonio Ramos)
• Groundskeeper (uncredited) (Robert Munns)
• Dimitri (Dimitri Baveas)
• Archeologist (Bar Paly)