John Fitzgerald — The Revenant Character Profile

About John Fitzgerald

A greedy trapper who betrays Hugh Glass by attempting to murder him and killing Hawk. He steals from the fort, lies to Captain Henry, and flees, only to be cornered and killed by the Arikara chief Elk Dog.

John Fitzgerald — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Tom Hardy

Appears in

The Revenant (2015)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• John Fitzgerald — Conflict Arch Enemy — Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio)

  Primary antagonist who betrays and abandons Glass for personal gain.

• John Fitzgerald — Conflict Betrayer — Captain Andrew Henry (Domhnall Gleeson)

  Trapper who deceives his captain to cover up his crimes.

• John Fitzgerald — Power Manipulator — Jim Bridger (Will Poulter)

  Fitzgerald exploits Bridger's fear to secure his compliance in abandoning Glass.

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More characters from The Revenant

• Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio)
• Captain Andrew Henry (Domhnall Gleeson)
• Jim Bridger (Will Poulter)
• Anderson (Paul Anderson)
• Hawk (Forrest Goodluck)
• Murphy (Kristoffer Joner)
• Fryman (Brendan Fletcher)
• Beckett (McCaleb Burnett)
• French Trapper (Vincent Leclerc)
• Dave Chapman (Robert Moloney)
• Toussaint (Fabrice Adde)
• Elk Dog (Duane Howard)