Jacob — The Marsh King's Daughter Character Profile

About Jacob

The antagonist and kidnapper who forced Helena's mother into wilderness captivity. He raised Young Helena in isolation, teaching her hunting and marking her with ownership tattoos. After escaping transport, he stalks Helena, kills a sheriff, and attempts to reassemble his family before being killed by Helena.

Jacob — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Ben Mendelsohn

Appears in

The Marsh King's Daughter (2023)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Jacob — Family Father — Helena (Daisy Ridley)

  Biological father who raised Helena in captivity and taught her survival skills.

• Jacob — Family Father — Young Helena (Brooklynn Prince)

  Abusive father figure who marks Young Helena with ownership tattoos.

• Jacob — Conflict Captor — Beth (Caren Pistorius)

  Former partner turned violent captor who attempted to drown Beth.

• Jacob — Conflict Target — Marigold (Joey Carson)

  Jacob's obsession extends to claiming Helena's daughter as part of his twisted family.

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More characters from The Marsh King's Daughter

• Helena (Daisy Ridley)
• Stephen (Garrett Hedlund)
• Beth (Caren Pistorius)
• Max (Dan Abramovici)
• Young Helena (Brooklynn Prince)
• State Police Officer (Ash Catherwood)
• Prison Van Driver (Cotton Mather)
• Sheriff's Deputy (Toby Proctor)
• Monika (Sophia Walker)
• Marshal in Prison Van (Blair Johannes)
• Accomplice (Thomas Kane)
• Escaped Prisoner (Lee Villeneuve)