Richard — L.A. Without a Map Character Profile

About Richard

Protagonist and 22-year-old Scottish undertaker turned aspiring screenwriter. He impulsively travels from Bradford to Los Angeles to pursue Barbara. Struggles with low-paying jobs, intense jealousy, and a failed chloroform incident, ultimately returning home where his career and romance are successfully revitalized.

Richard — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

David Tennant

Appears in

L.A. Without a Map (1999)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Richard — Social Acquaintances — Julie (Julie Delpy)

  A casual social connection formed through mutual friends in the LA scene.

• Richard — Social Friends — Moss (Vincent Gallo)

  A supportive friendship that grounds Richard in the LA environment.

• Richard — Romantic Lovers — Barbara (Vinessa Shaw)

  Central romantic pair whose relationship drives the narrative through infatuation, conflict, and eventual reconciliation.

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