Hannibal

With the possible exclusion of Clarice Starling , Dr. Hannibal Lecter ’s nemesis is Will Graham , and here ’s the actors who ’ve brought him to liveliness . Depending on the portrayal , Will andHannibalhave a very complex kinship to say the least . Will is at his nub a good man , but the more he ’s exposed to Hannibal ’s manipulation , and the action of other horrific nonparallel Orcinus orca like The Tooth Fairy , the more his genial defenses expend and he becomes vulnerable to losing control .

In all version of the Will and Hannibal story , it ’s Will that first bring out Dr. Lecter is lead a double life-time as a cannibal sequential grampus , and sets out to land him down . Of course , Hannibal is by no agency unforced to be locked up without a battle , and Will ’s disclosure run to him suffering deep scars of both a mental and physical nature . At the same time , Hannibal always seems to have an odd respect for Will seeing through his facade , as most multitude never do .

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Hannibal TV Series Poster

Of course , in Bryan Fuller’sHannibalTV show , Will and Hannibal ’s kinship acquire into what most sports fan andFuller himself concord was a romance . Thomas Harris probably never envisage that when he originally wroteRed Dragon , but creative thinking is a wonderful matter . Here ’s every role player to play Will Graham onscreen .

William Petersen in Manhunter (1986)

divertingly , the reason this first adaptation of theRed Dragonnovel is calledManhunteris that manufacturer Dino De Laurentiis had late made another moving picture with the word dragon in the title of respect that bombed . Hollywood can be a strange place . William Petersen , succeeding star ofCSI , trifle Will Graham inManhunter , aim byMiami Vicecreator Michael Mann . In many ways , Manhunteris like a more disturbing interlingual rendition ofMiami Vice , full of synth euphony , light upon colors , and other stylish 1980s trappings . Petersen does really well with the role , and really should ’ve been a bigger movie adept .

Edward Norton in Red Dragon (2003)

As one might expect from an histrion as extremely acclaimed as Edward Norton , he does quite well with the Will Graham role too , appear in 2003’sRed Dragon , another adaption of Harris ' book . While Anthony Hopkins take care much older here than he did inSilence of the Lambs- set afterward in the timeline - is trouble , he and Norton do have an engaging chemistry . Norton ’s trademark intensity is a consummate paroxysm for the Graham character reference . Red Dragonis also pretty easily the best moving picture ever directed by Brett Ratner .

Hugh Dancy in Hannibal (2013-2015)

While fans continue to turn over whetherHugh Dancy ’s Will Graham was better than Petersen or Norton ’s versions , there ’s no interrogation that thanks to being part of a telecasting show , Dancy ’s Will get more development than the other two . Hannibaladapted many element of Thomas Harris ' novel , including adaptingRed Dragonin season 3 , but also bring so many young aspects to Will Graham ’s characterization that somehow felt constitutive within the universe of the show . Dancy prove more than game for the challenge , and most fans desire he get another jibe at the part .

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Every Actor Who Played Will Graham

William Petersen Manhunter

Edward Norton as Will Graham visiting Hannibal Lecter in Red Dragon.

Will in prison in Hannibal

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