Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a character created by the American novelist Thomas Harris. Lecter is a serial killer who eats his victims. Before his capture, he was a respected forensic psychiatrist; after his incarceration, he is consulted by FBI agents Will Graham and Clarice Starling to help them find other serial killers.
Anthony Hopkins as Lecter in 1991's The Silence of the Lambs
Doctor Alfredo Ballí Treviño, a convicted murderer, was the inspiration for Lecter.
Hopkins as Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs
Mikkelsen at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
Will Graham is a fictional character and protagonist of Thomas Harris' 1981 novel Red Dragon. Graham is also the protagonist of two film adaptations of the novel, Manhunter (1986) and Red Dragon (2002), and the television series Hannibal (2013–2015), which adapted various parts of the Hannibal Lecter franchise.
Hugh Dancy as Will Graham in the TV series Hannibal