Character: Morris Townsend
Actor: Ben Chaplin
Description: a tall, handsome man of about thirty, has squandered a small inheritance travelling the world and now lives with his sister. He is a typical fortune-hunter, but James gives him enough intelligence and grace to be credible as an attraction for Catherine. However, the doctor is not fooled and immediately suspects his artificial nature. Described as a "statue", an "apparition", and "a knight in a poem".