In the Heart of the Sea

Based on the incredible true story that inspired Moby Dick

In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.

Thriller Drama Adventure Action History

Chris Hemsworth

(Owen Chase)

Benjamin Walker

(George Pollard)

Cillian Murphy

(Matthew Joy)

Brendan Gleeson

(Old Thomas Nickerson)

Ben Whishaw

(Herman Melville)

Michelle Fairley

(Mrs. Nickerson)

Tom Holland

(Young Thomas Nickerson)

Paul Anderson

(Thomas Chappel)

Frank Dillane

(Owen Coffin)

Joseph Mawle

(Benjamin Lawrence)

Edward Ashley

(Barzallai Ray)

Sam Keeley

(Ramsdell)

Osy Ikhile

(Richard Peterson)

Gary Beadle

(William Bond)

Jamie Sives

(Isaac Cole)

Morgan Chetcuti

(Sheppard)

Charlotte Riley

(Peggy)

Nicholas Jones

(Pollard Senior)

Donald Sumpter

(Paul Macy)

Richard Bremmer

(Benjamin Fuller)

Jordi Mollà

(Spanish Captain)

Hayley Joanne Bacon

(Nantucket Townswoman)

Andrew Crayford

(Customs Officer)

Claudia Newman

(Nantucket Townswoman)

Andy Wareham

(John Sanborn)

Stephanie Jacob

(Tally Woman)

Robert J. Fraser

(Sailor (uncredited))

Saffron Mcintyre

(Nantucket Child (uncredited))