Characters in The Silence of the Lambs

Clarice Starling

A determined FBI trainee sent to draw insight from Hannibal Lecter.

Also in Hannibal

Dr. Hannibal Lecter

The imprisoned cannibal psychiatrist who trades clues for Starling's private memories.

Also in Red Dragon, Hannibal, Hannibal Rising

Jame Gumb ("Buffalo Bill")

A serial killer who abducts young women; the target of the investigation.

Jack Crawford

Head of FBI Behavioral Science who assigns Starling to Lecter.

Also in Red Dragon

Catherine Martin

A senator's daughter abducted by Buffalo Bill.