The series "Black Sails / Black Sails." Characters and actors of "Black Sails"

"Black Sails" - an adventure series from the directors Neil Marshall and Sam Miller, released on television in 2014. The actors of "Black Sails" - Toby Stevens, Luke Arnold, Hanna New, Zack McGown, Clara Paget, Toby Schmitz. The series is produced in two countries - the US and South Africa. The film studio is located in Cape Town. There is also a model of the ship, assembled for shooting by a team of more than 300 people in kind.

About the series

Actors of the series "Black Sails" play before us events that occurred before those described in the book of the famous writer from Scotland, Robert Stevenson's "Treasure Island". Speech in the series, as expected, is about pirates and treasures.

The creators of the series Jonathan E. Strainberg and Robert Levine managed to win the hearts of viewers and critics. The project has sustained four seasons, was nominated for the Emmy Award in four categories, received two of them. It is announced that the fourth season of the series will be the last.

The events unfold in the period from 1715 to 1720. A large number of pirates settled on the island of New Providence. To gain independence from Britain, pirates need to capture the Spanish galleon "Urca de Lima" with money. The pirates are led by Captain Flint.

Actors and characters of the series "Black Sails"

The series involved a large number of actors. Throughout all four seasons, the characters appear in the show: Captain Flint, John Silver, Eleanor Guthrie, Billy Bones, Max, Ann Bonnie, Jack Rackham.

So, how did the actors of "Black Sails" distribute roles among themselves?

The role of James Flint was performed by actor Toby Stevens.

In the role of Eleanor Guthrie - actress Hannah New.

The role of Silver was played by Australian Luke Arnold.

In the role of Max in front of the audience appeared Jessica Parker Kennedy.

The role of Billy Bones went to Tom Hopper.

Pirate Charles Wayne played Zach McGowan.

Ann Boni became actress Clara Paget.

The role of Jack Rekhem played Toby Schmitz.

James Flint - actor Toby Stevens

Toby Stevens was born in 1969 in London in an acting dynasty. He graduated from the London Academy of Music. The first role in the movie - in the movie "Orlando" directed by Sally Potter, released in 1992.

He played many roles in films and on television, he is widely known in the UK. He starred in the films "The Great Gatsby" in 2000, "Onegin" in 1999, "Die, but not now" in 2002, in the series "Jane Eyre" in 2006, "Law and order: London" in 2011, "Lewis" in 2012 and others.

Hanna New - actress Eleanor Guthrie

Actress and model of Khan New was born on May 13, 1984 in London. At first the girl studied at the ballet school, then she was taken to the National Youth Theater. The young actress visited many countries of the world and even lived in Bolivia for three months. Khan is fluent in Spanish. In 2011, she graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama and began acting. Among her works are roles in the films "Brain Drain 2" in 2011, "Prystanishche" in 2012, "Maleficent" in 2014. Success came to the girl after she was "enrolled" in the actors of "Black Sails".

John Silver - actor Luc Arnold

Luke was born in the city of Adelaide in Australia in 1984. Worked as assistant fencing teacher. He graduated from the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts. In 2006, Arnold began his acting career. He starred in the films "Excellent Day" in 2006, "Brocken Hill" in 2009, "Letters to Sally" in 2010, "Murder in the Dark" in 2013 and others. Success to actor Luc Arnold came just like to Hannah New, after including him in the actors of "Black Sails".

Actor Charles Z. Wayne McGowan

The full name of the actor is Zachary Brendan McGowan. He was born on 05/05/1981 in New York. Before participating in the series "Black Sails" was known for the roles in the series "Hundred", "Shameless", "Detective Rush", "Clairvoyant", "Agents SH.I.T.", in the films "Terminator: Let the Savior Come" , "Dracula". Zach graduated from the College of Carlton. The actor loves American football, boxing and jiu-jitsu.