Isaac Foster — Swept from the Sea Character Profile

About Isaac Foster

Amy's abusive father who resents her, leads thugs in attacking Yanko, and reveals the truth about Amy's parentage. He remains a source of hostility throughout the story.

Character Facts

Played by

Tom Bell

Appears in

Swept from the Sea (1998)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Isaac Foster — Family Father — Amy Foster (Rachel Weisz)

  Strained father-daughter relationship marked by Isaac's resentment and emotional neglect.

• Isaac Foster — Conflict Hostile Attacker — Yanko (Vincent Perez)

  Violent antagonism driven by Isaac's xenophobia and personal malice.

• Isaac Foster — Conflict Indirect Opponent — Miss Swaffer (Kathy Bates)

  Ideological clash between Isaac's cruelty and Miss Swaffer's benevolence.

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More characters from Swept from the Sea

• Amy Foster (Rachel Weisz)
• Yanko (Vincent Perez)
• Dr. James Kennedy (Ian McKellen)
• Miss Swaffer (Kathy Bates)
• Mrs. Wilcox (Eve Matheson)
• Mr. Swaffer (Joss Ackland)
• Mr. Smith (Tony Haygarth)
• Canon Van Stone (Roger Ashton-Griffiths)
• Jack Vincent (Dave Hill)
• Mrs. Smith (Fiona Victory)
• Mary Foster (Zoë Wanamaker)
• Mr. Wilcox (William Scott-Masson)