Shepard — Death of a Unicorn Character Profile

About Shepard

The Leopolds' son who snorts powdered unicorn horn and orders it sawed off. He escapes the initial ambush, ties up the creatures' legs, but is fatally stabbed by Elliot with the horn and kicked to death.

Character Facts

Played by

Will Poulter

Appears in

Death of a Unicorn (2025)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Shepard — Family Father — Odell (Richard E. Grant)

  Father-son relationship marked by entitlement and greed.

• Shepard — Family Mother — Belinda (Téa Leoni)

  Maternal bond within the privileged Leopold family.

• Shepard — Alliance Partner — Dr. Bhatia (Sunita Mani)

  Co-conspirators united by greed and scientific curiosity.

• Shepard — Conflict Rival — Elliot (Paul Rudd)

  Class and moral rivalry escalating to lethal confrontation.

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More characters from Death of a Unicorn

• Elliot (Paul Rudd)
• Ridley (Jenna Ortega)
• Odell (Richard E. Grant)
• Ridley's Mom (Denise Delgado)
• Belinda (Téa Leoni)
• Dr. Song (Steve Park)
• Tapestry Video Narrator (voice) (Kathryn Erbe)
• Dr. Bhatia (Sunita Mani)
• Mercenary #3 (Narantsogt Tsogtsaikhan)
• Mercenary #1 (Nicholas Wittman)
• Police Officer (Tasha Lawrence)
• Police Officer (Christine Grace Szarkó)