Dr. Hannibal Lecter (played by Mads Mikkelsen) is a protagonist in Hannibal.
Forensic psychiatrist assigned to supervise Will Graham. Secretly a serial killer and cannibal who manipulates the FBI from within. Fascinated by Graham's empathy, he attempts to push Graham's fragile sanity to turn him into a killer. Will Graham (played by Hugh Dancy) is a protagonist in Hannibal.
FBI profiler recruited by Jack Crawford to investigate a serial killer in Minnesota. He possesses a strong ability to empathize with psychopathic murderers, which attracts Lecter's attention and threatens his own fragile sanity. Jack Crawford (played by Laurence Fishburne) appears in Hannibal.
Head of the Behavioral Sciences division at the FBI. He recruits Will Graham for the Minnesota case and assigns Dr. Lecter to supervise him due to the psychological toll the investigation takes on Graham. Dr. Alana Bloom (played by Caroline Dhavernas) appears in Hannibal.
Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier (played by Gillian Anderson) appears in Hannibal.
Beverly Katz (played by Hettienne Park) appears in Hannibal.
Insp. Rinaldo Pazzi (played by Fortunato Cerlino) appears in Hannibal.
Garret Jacob Hobbs (played by Vladimir Jon Cubrt) appears in Hannibal.
Hannibal (2013) interactive character relationship network and AI-powered story timeline. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters across the narrative arc.
AI Narrative Summary
Across three seasons, Will's work with Hannibal develops into a conflict over identity, control, violence, and attachment. The FBI investigations repeatedly expose the cost of their bond while widening the threat to those around them.
Character Network — 19 Characters
Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) — protagonist Forensic psychiatrist assigned to supervise Will Graham. Secretly a serial killer and cannibal who manipulates the FBI f...
Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) — protagonist FBI profiler recruited by Jack Crawford to investigate a serial killer in Minnesota. He possesses a strong ability to em...
Jack Crawford (Laurence Fishburne) Head of the Behavioral Sciences division at the FBI. He recruits Will Graham for the Minnesota case and assigns Dr. Lect...
Dr. Alana Bloom (Caroline Dhavernas)
Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier (Gillian Anderson)
Beverly Katz (Hettienne Park)
Insp. Rinaldo Pazzi (Fortunato Cerlino)
Garret Jacob Hobbs (Vladimir Jon Cubrt)
Louise Hobbs (Krista Patton)
Freddie Lounds (Lara Jean Chorostecki)
Abigail Hobbs (Kacey Rohl)
Molly Graham (Nina Arianda)
Dr. Frederick Chilton (Raúl Esparza)
Kade Prurnell (Cynthia Nixon)
Miriam Lass (Anna Chlumsky)
Key Relationships
→ (Father and daughter)
→ (Husband and wife)
→ (Profiler and supervising director)
→ (Psychiatrist, manipulator, and defining adversary)
