Knives Out
Film

Knives Out (2019)

ComedyCrimeMystery

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From...

Cast Age Comparison

Actor Character Actor Age Char Age Conf Diff Source/Hints
Daniel Craig Daniel Craig Benoit Blanc 51 - C1 Wiki describes him only as 'middle-aged' with no specific age given in film or screenplay
Chris Evans Chris Evans Ransom Drysdale 38 30-33 C3 +6 Screenplay describes Ransom as 'in his early thirties'
Ana de Armas Ana de Armas Marta Cabrera 31 29-30 C2 +2 Email address 'martacabrera989@gmail.com' implies birth year 1989; film set 2018
Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis Linda Drysdale 61 58-62 C3 +1 Screenplay describes Linda as '60ish'
Michael Shannon Michael Shannon Walt Thrombey 45 - C1 No age specified in film or screenplay; described only as Harlan's youngest son
Actor Age Actor’s real age when the production was filmed or released
Char Age The character’s age as stated or implied in the story
Diff Difference between actor age and character age (green = close, red = far apart)
Source/Hints Where the character age was found or how it was inferred
Confidence Scale
C5 Canonical — age explicitly stated in the production
C4 Canonical — derived from dates or events in the story
C3 Strong secondary source (script, novelization, creator interview)
C2 Inferred range — estimated from context clues
C1 Unknown — no reliable age information found