Wesley Porter (played by Tom Zembrod) is a protagonist in Buckskin.
Wesley Porter is a former trapper working as a fort cook, whose children’s deaths caused him to abandon wilderness life and remain near his surviving family. Summoned to investigate the massacre in Buckskin Forest, he undertakes the dangerous search for Levi Coleman and struggles to protect him from poison, hostile scouts, and the forest’s unexplained dangers. Captain Coleman (played by Robert Keith) appears in Buckskin.
Captain Coleman is the military officer responsible for responding to the massacre near Buckskin Forest. He orders the dead recovered and buried, learns that his son Levi Coleman is missing, questions Wesley Porter about his wilderness experience, and seeks a prophecy about the expedition and his family’s fate. Levi Coleman (played by Blaze Freeman) appears in Buckskin.
Levi Coleman is Captain Coleman’s missing son, who secretly follows Wesley Porter into Buckskin Forest despite Wesley’s initial refusal to take him. Determined to prove he can become a trapper, Levi faces the forest’s dangers, is poisoned by a plant, and later becomes the focus of Wesley’s suspicions about the trail and missing rifle. Patrick Rigger (played by Billy Blair) appears in Buckskin.
Patrick Rigger helps Captain Coleman identify Wesley Porter as a man familiar with the wilderness. He points out that Wesley once worked as a trapper, providing the information that leads to Wesley’s summons and ultimately connects him to the search for Levi Coleman in Buckskin Forest. Cora Porter (played by Tiffany McDonald) appears in Buckskin.
Henry Lawerence (played by Corey Cannon) appears in Buckskin.
Henry Lawerence is someone Wesley Porter trusts before entering Buckskin Forest. Wesley asks him to look after his wife during the expedition, making Henry a caretaker connected to Wesley’s remaining family and showing that Wesley relies on him while undertaking the search for Levi Coleman. The Fortune Teller (played by Giovannie Cruz) appears in Buckskin.
The Fortune Teller is a Pawnee woman who claims to perceive the future through rituals taught by her father. Captain Coleman consults her about the expedition, and she predicts that Wesley Porter will not return while also warning him about the fate awaiting his grandson, deepening the story’s sense of supernatural danger.
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Characters
Wesley Porter
(played by Tom Zembrod) — protagonist
Wesley Porter is a former trapper working as a fort cook, whose children’s deaths caused him to abandon wilderness life and remain near his surviving family. Summoned to investigate the massacre in Bu...
Captain Coleman
(played by Robert Keith) — supporting
Captain Coleman is the military officer responsible for responding to the massacre near Buckskin Forest. He orders the dead recovered and buried, learns that his son Levi Coleman is missing, questions...
Levi Coleman
(played by Blaze Freeman) — supporting
Levi Coleman is Captain Coleman’s missing son, who secretly follows Wesley Porter into Buckskin Forest despite Wesley’s initial refusal to take him. Determined to prove he can become a trapper, Levi f...
Patrick Rigger
(played by Billy Blair) — supporting
Patrick Rigger helps Captain Coleman identify Wesley Porter as a man familiar with the wilderness. He points out that Wesley once worked as a trapper, providing the information that leads to Wesley’s...
Cora Porter
(played by Tiffany McDonald) — supporting
Henry Lawerence
(played by Corey Cannon) — supporting
Henry Lawerence is someone Wesley Porter trusts before entering Buckskin Forest. Wesley asks him to look after his wife during the expedition, making Henry a caretaker connected to Wesley’s remaining...
The Fortune Teller
(played by Giovannie Cruz) — supporting
The Fortune Teller is a Pawnee woman who claims to perceive the future through rituals taught by her father. Captain Coleman consults her about the expedition, and she predicts that Wesley Porter will...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Patrick Rigger → Captain Coleman
(Professional Informant)
Patrick Rigger identifies Wesley Porter to Captain Coleman as a former trapper familiar with the wilderness.
Captain Coleman → The Fortune Teller
(Professional Advisor)
Captain Coleman consults The Fortune Teller about the expedition and listens to her warnings about Wesley and the captain's family.
Captain Coleman summons Wesley, questions him about his wilderness experience, and relies on him to enter Buckskin Forest.
Wesley Porter → Cora Porter
(Family Husband)
Before entering Buckskin Forest, Wesley asks Henry Lawerence to look after his wife. Cora Porter is the listed character associated with Wesley's fami...
Captain Coleman → Levi Coleman
(Family Father)
The plot explicitly identifies Levi Coleman as Captain Coleman's son. Captain Coleman becomes concerned when Levi goes missing.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Patrick Rigger → Wesley Porter
(Social Professional Acquaintance)
Patrick recognizes Wesley as a fort cook who previously worked as a trapper.
Henry Lawerence → Cora Porter
(Alliance Caretaker)
Wesley asks Henry Lawerence to look after his wife while he is away in Buckskin Forest.
Henry Lawerence → Wesley Porter
(Social Trusted Associate)
Wesley specifically asks Henry Lawerence to look after his wife before he departs.
The Fortune Teller → Wesley Porter
(Narrative Prophetic Adversary)
The Fortune Teller tells Captain Coleman that Wesley will not return from the forest.
Wesley Porter → Levi Coleman
(Alliance Travel Companion)
After discovering that Levi has followed him, Wesley continues traveling through the forest with him and tries to keep him alive after he is poisoned.
Story Analysis
A former trapper enters a terrifying forest with Captain Coleman's son, where a rescue mission becomes an unresolved struggle against suspicion and supernatural danger.
Plot Progression
Blood Near Buckskin
A Reluctant Expedition
Warnings Before Departure
The Forest Closes In
Unanswered In The Trees
Directed by Brett Bentman
Buckskin (2021) · 6.7/10 · action, western
Content sources
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(Q130318022), public domain (CC0).
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