Donald Crowhurst — The Mercy Character Profile

About Donald Crowhurst

English businessman and amateur sailor who enters the 1968 Golden Globe Race to secure financial stability. Faced with boat damage and mounting costs, he falsifies his logs, sails slowly to avoid scrutiny, and eventually loses his sanity before disappearing overboard.

Donald Crowhurst — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Colin Firth

Appears in

The Mercy (2018)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (7)

• Donald Crowhurst — Professional Race Organizer — Ian Wheeler (Jonathan Bailey)

  Representing the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race

• Donald Crowhurst — Professional Sponsor — Ronald Hall (Mark Gatiss)

  Financial backer of Crowhurst's racing attempt

• Donald Crowhurst — Narrative Role Model — Sir Francis Chichester (Simon McBurney)

  Inspiration for the solo circumnavigation attempt

• Donald Crowhurst — Professional Financial Backer — Stanley Best (Ken Stott)

  Providing financial support for the race

• Donald Crowhurst — Professional Business Partner — Rodney Hallworth (David Thewlis)

  Collaborating on the sailing venture

• Donald Crowhurst — Family Daughter — Rachel Crowhurst (Eleanor Stagg)

  Donald's daughter

• Donald Crowhurst — Family Spouse — Clare Crowhurst (Rachel Weisz)

  Married couple with children

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