The film "Blade": actors and roles

"Blade" - a horror film with elements of an action movie, released on screens in 1998. The director is Stephen Norrington. The film was created based on the comic book series from Marvel Comics. The article presents the plot, as well as heroes, actors, and the roles of Blade.

Content of the film

The main character is a semi-human semi-vampire. His name is Blade. The actor who played this character, performed many roles in the paintings of different genres: action films, melodramas, horror films. The blade is filled with a thirst for revenge. He dreams of getting even with the bloodsuckers that killed his mother. Among the improvised means of the protagonist is a sword made of titanium alloy and a machine gun loaded with silver bullets. In addition, Blade has superhuman strength. He is clever, surprisingly tenacious. Unlike ordinary vampires, not afraid of light and the smell of garlic. With a thirst for blood, Blade copes successfully.

What does not allow to turn Blade into a full-fledged vampire? The hero of the film periodically injects himself with synthetic serum. "Bloodsuckers" call him scornfully "Daytime tramp". The enemy of the protagonist is Deacon Frost - a young narcissist vampire. One of the few positive characters in the film is Abraham Whistler. It was he who directed Blade to fight the vampires. Another assistant to the hero is Dr. Karen Johnson. Who played the main character - Blade?

Actors

The main role was played by Wesley Snipes. Stephen Dorff played the part of Frost in the movie "Blade". Actors Chris Kristofferson and N'Bush Wright also played in this film. The first played the role of Abraham Whistler. Wright played Karen Johnson - Blade's assistant. Other actors of the movie "Blade" - Donal Log, Udo Cyrus, Kevin Patrick Walls, Sana Lathan, Tim Gini. Tracy Lords appeared on the screen in the image of Raquel - the only female character (not counting Karen). Below is a short biography of the artist playing the role of Blade.

Actor Wesley Snipes

He was born in 1962. My father was an engineer. Mother - teacher. After the divorce, Wesley stayed with his mother. Childhood and youth Snipes were held in one of the most untrustworthy areas of New York, populated mainly by criminal elements and antisocial personalities. In order to protect Wells from the bad influence of the street, his mother identified him in a sports school. Snipes also practiced dance, vocals, graduated from the courses of scenic speech. After receiving a bachelor's degree, the actor played on the stage, was shot in advertising.

The film debut of Wesley Snipes took place in 1980. In the 90s he starred in the films "Dance on the Water," "The Rising Sun, Destroyer," "Fanta," "Train with Children," and many others.In 1997, he received a prize at a festival in Venice for his role in the melodramatic film " Rendezvous for one night. "

Stephen Dorff

The actor made his debut in cinema at the age of nine. In 1987 he played his first role. He became famous in the early 90's, after the release of the movie "Backbit". Stephen Dorff - the nominee of several prestigious awards, including the MTV Movie Awards. He received this award for his role in the movie "Blade". The role of Frost brought Stephen Dorff the title of "best villain."

In 2007, the film "The Thirteenth Floor" was screened. In the film, one of the heroes was played by Dorff. This work was highly appreciated by film critics. Stephen Dorff starred in such films as "Exemplary male", "Devil's Mansion", "Twin Towers", "Born to be a star."