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Richard Persson is the main protagonist of the Swedish 2011 drama film The Crown Jewels. He is the main subject of the attempted murder of his life through the movie, taking place of how it really went and his life of abuse by his father, the main antagonist of the movie.
He was portrayed by Bill Skarsgård, who also played Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the It duology, Willard Russell in The Devil All The Time, Kro in Eternals, the Marquis de Gramont in John Wick: Chapter 4, and Count Orlok in Nosferatu. As a child, he was portrayed by Jonatan Bökman.
Personality[]
While not being really evil, Richard is in fact a suffering and abused man who during his entire life suffering his father's wrath and abuse for being not successful.
Richard however can be really rude and obnoxious towards Fragancia Fernandez and her mentally handicapped brother Jesus. He also sometimes would stalk the former much to her annoyance.
He at some points also shot and stuffed up Fragancia's rabbit after Jesus accidentally set the rabbit free, frightening Fragancia and thus he was forced to put her into submission after not realizing it was her pet. After trying to explain to an upset and angry Fragancia he tried to save Jesus from drowning he had a severe pang of conscience, feeling responsible for his disappearance.
Towards the end of the movie, Richard finally snaps after being accused of having killed Jesus Fernandez by his father, pushing him towards the wall in a fit of rage.
Background[]
Richard was born on the same day as Fragancia and while his father thought it has been a mix up between his son and Mr. Fernandez's daughter they tried to get it right but in the process Richard was dropped on the head, damaging his skull. This resulted in him getting a silver plate behind his forehead, making him slight impervious to impacts to the head.
Trivia[]
- This is Bill Skarsgård's first villainous role.