Ellie — The Whale Character Profile

About Ellie

Charlie's estranged teenage daughter who initially visits him out of resentment and transactional conditions. She secretly records his interactions, confronts him about his past and a failing grade, but ultimately reconciles with him by reading an essay he preserved, leading to a moment of emotional closure.

Ellie — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Sadie Sink

Appears in

The Whale (2022)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Ellie — related — Thomas (Ty Simpkins)
• Ellie — mother — Mary (Samantha Morton)
• Ellie — related — Liz (Hong Chau)
• Ellie — Family Father — Charlie (Brendan Fraser)

  Charlie is Ellie's estranged father seeking redemption.

• Ellie — Social Secret Confidant — Thomas (Ty Simpkins)

  Ellie and Thomas share a secret, unfiltered moment of vulnerability.

• Ellie — Family Mother — Mary (Samantha Morton)

  Mary is Ellie's mother who struggles with her daughter's rebellious actions.

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More characters from The Whale

• Charlie (Brendan Fraser)
• Thomas (Ty Simpkins)
• Liz (Hong Chau)
• Liam (uncredited) (Wilhelm Schalaudek)
• Mary (Samantha Morton)
• Dan the Pizza Man (Sathya Sridharan)
• Young Ellie (Jacey Sink)
• Julian (Lance Oppenheim)
• Young Mary (Allison Altman)
• Maddie (Grace Perkins)