Sherlock Holmes (film)/Characters

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The characters of the Sherlock Holmes 2009 film series.

Both Films

Sherlock Holmes

"The game is afoot!"
Played By: Robert Downey, Jr.


Dr John Watson

"I’ve been going over my notes of our exploits over the past seven months. Would you like to hear my conclusions? …I am psychologically disturbed."
Played By: Jude Law


Irene Adler

"I’ve never been in over my head."
Played By: Rachel McAdams


Inspector Lestrade

"In another life, Mr. Holmes, you would have made a excellent criminal."
Played By: Eddie Marsan


Mary Morstan

"It does seem a little far-fetched, though. Making all these grand assumptions based on such tiny details..."
Played By: Kelly Reilly


Mrs Hudson

"What will I do when you leave, doctor? He'll bring the whole house down!"
Played By: Geraldine James

Sherlock Holmes

Lord Henry Blackwood

"You and I are bound together on a journey that will twist the very fabric of nature."
Played By: Mark Strong


Lord Coward

"How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the wise."
Played By: Hans Matheson


Sir Thomas Rotheram

Played By: James Fox


Dredger

"Cours, petit lapin, cours."
Played By: Robert Maillet


Ambassador John Standish

Played By: William Hope

A Game of Shadows

Professor James Moriarty

"Come now, you really think you're the only one who can play this game?"
Played By: Jared Harris


Madame Simza Heron

Played By: Noomi Rapace


Mycroft Holmes

"Good evening, Mrs Watson. I'm the other Holmes."
Played By: Stephen Fry


Colonel Sebastian Moran

Played By: Paul Anderson