General Hoyt — The Shape of Water Character Profile

About General Hoyt

Military superior who pressures Strickland to recover the creature and initially orders its vivisection to gain an advantage in the Space Race.

Character Facts

Played by

Nick Searcy

Appears in

The Shape of Water (2017)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• General Hoyt — Professional Subordinate — Richard Strickland (Michael Shannon)

  Strickland operates under General Hoyt's military command structure.

• General Hoyt — Power Target — Amphibian Man (Doug Jones)

  Hoyt views the creature as a strategic asset to be secured at all costs.

• General Hoyt — Power Authority — Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins)

  Hoyt's institutional authority indirectly drives the violence against Elisa.

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• Dr. Robert Hoffstetler (Michael Stuhlbarg)
• Fleming (David Hewlett)
• Brewster Fuller (Martin Roach)
• Amphibian Man (Doug Jones)
• Worker (Diego Fuentes)
• Pie Guy (Morgan Kelly)
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