The English Patient Cast

The English Patient Cast

Meet the Cast

Count Laszlo de Almásy (Ralph Fiennes)

He Who Shall Not Be NamedOur title character is a crispy critter with an unknown background. He is played by Ralph Fiennes (which is pronounced Rafe, just so you know) here practicing for his role...

Katharine (Kristin Scott Thomas)

The Fairest of Them AllOne of Katharine's first scenes involves her telling a story around a campfire. Shadows flicker on the faces of everyone listening, but those aren't normal shadows… they're...

Hana (Juliette Binoche)

Buongiorno, Nurse!Change one letter in "nurse" and you get "curse"… which is what young Hana thinks she has. Everyone around her dies—her sweetheart is "shot to bits," and her friend Jan blows...

Kip (Naveen Andrews)

MinesweeperThink of Kip Singh as the little smiley face at the top of the window in the classic Windows computer game Minesweeper. He's cool and collected (just look at the shades on that smiley) a...

Caravaggio (Willem Dafoe)

Two Thumbs OffDavid "Moose" Caravaggio is the film's fifth wheel. We have #teamalmásyandkatharine and #teamkipandhana, but no #teamcaravaggioandhisthumbs. The morphine-addicted thief is basically...

Geoffrey (Colin Firth)

Master of DisguiseGeoffrey Clifton is a tricky fella. He seems like a "buffoon," but he's actually working for the British government. He disguises himself as Santa Claus at Christmas, and he wants...

Hardy (Kevin Whately)

Bombs AwayPoor Sergeant Hardy is an example of bad things happening to good people even when the world is supposed to be at peace. He's a good person—he rescues Hana she wanders into the mined ro...

The International Sand Club

Like Sands Through the HourglassWe become briefly acquainted with other members of the Royal Geographical Society; a group of men mapping the desert while their wives are at home. Almásy and Geoff...