Luke Evans reads Treasure Island characters

Appears from the start

The young son of the innkeepers at the Admiral Benbow, where a menacing old sailor takes up residence. Jim's curiosity and courage draw him into the struggle over a dead pirate's map, and he becomes the story's narrator as well as an active member of the expedition it inspires.

Also known as The Captain

Appears from the start

A scarred, hard-drinking former seaman who lodges at the Admiral Benbow and pays Jim to watch for a one-legged sailor. His sea chest and fear of former shipmates suggest that he carries dangerous knowledge from his pirating days.

Appears from the start

A respected physician and magistrate who treats Billy Bones and refuses to be intimidated by him. Calm, principled, and experienced with weapons, Livesey becomes one of the adults Jim trusts when the danger at the inn grows.

First appears in chapter 3

A blind pirate who comes to the Admiral Benbow to deliver Billy Bones the black spot. He commands the band that later searches the inn, using threats and violence despite his apparent helplessness.

First appears in chapter 6

A wealthy, energetic landowner who helps examine the packet recovered from Billy Bones's chest. Excited by the prospect of buried treasure, he offers to finance a ship and crew for an expedition to the island marked on the map.

Also known as Barbecue

First appears in chapter 7

The one-legged Bristol innkeeper whom Trelawney hires as the Hispaniola's cook. Cheerful, capable, and well connected among sailors, Silver makes a reassuring impression and helps recruit much of the crew.

First appears in chapter 7

Trelawney's elderly gamekeeper and a loyal servant of the squire. He travels with the expedition as one of the small group personally known to its backers before the Hispaniola's crew is assembled.

First appears in chapter 9

The experienced master of the Hispaniola. He bluntly tells Trelawney that he dislikes the voyage's secrecy, the crew, and the way nearly everyone seems to know their purpose. His caution initially appears severe but marks him as a disciplined professional.

First appears in chapter 11

The Hispaniola's coxswain and one of Silver's experienced confederates. Jim hears him named during the secret council in the apple barrel, establishing him as part of the planned mutiny before the ship reaches the island.

First appears in chapter 15

A former member of Flint's crew who has been marooned alone on Treasure Island for three years. Ragged and hungry for ordinary food, he approaches Jim eagerly and hints that his lonely search of the island has given him valuable information.

First appears in chapter 18

A crewman whom the loyal party calls on to abandon the mutineers during the retreat to the stockade. After wavering under pressure, Gray breaks away to join Captain Smollett and proves a dependable defender.