Here’s how you could bring fictional characters to life! The novel-based film Inkheart graced the big screen more than a decade ago and now, let’s find out what the cast is currently up to.

INKHEART CAST MEMBERS:

Eliza Bennett
Andy Serkis
Rafi Gavron
Sienna Guillory

1. ELIZA BENNETT

Award-winning actress Eliza Bennet, who portrayed the book-loving Meggie Folchart, started young in her acting career. One of her signature roles was in Inkheart when she was only 12 years old. She played the bookbinder’s daughter, who has a unique ability to make characters appear out of nowhere and bring living people inside a story. The child actress then proceeded to act in her next notable film as a blind child Susan in the film From Time to Time. According to IMDb, she also starred in at least nine TV series where she garnered fame.

In 2013, Bennett received her first Best Supporting Actress award from the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival for her work in Confine. She then tied the knot with her then-boyfriend James Charlton in 2016, and they are still happily married. Presently, she is starring as Amanda Carrington in the TV series Dynasty.

2. ANDY SERKIS

Multitalented actor and author Andy Serkis, who played the villain Capricorn, has continued in the limelight for almost three decades. Aside from starring in films and TV shows, he also lends his voice for characters and dubs animated films, per his IMDb page. In 2008, he started making audiobooks for The Brightonomicon. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, he raised money for charity by reading aloud all The Hobbit books.

Serkis also decided to work behind the camera, working as a second unit director for The Hobbit. Moving forward, he made his directorial debut in the 2017 film Breathe and further directed Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. For 2021, he directed Venom: Let There Be Carnage that was set to release on September 24.

3. RAFI GAVRON

Rafi Gavron, who portrayed one of the 40 thieves Farid, bagged a role in the TV series 24, a year after the film was released. This was followed by another role in Life Unexpected, where he played Bobby “Bug” Guthrie. Aside from TV series, he also received acting stints for shorts and full-length movies, according to IMDb.

Unfortunately for him, Gavron got arrested in 2013 for drunk driving and domestic violence, as reported by Daily Mail UK. However, he sobered up and got known for his role in The Cold Light of Day as Josh, and A Star is Born as Rez Gavron. In 2021, he is part of the cast of the Emmy Award-winning TV series Godfather of Harlem.

4. SIENNA GUILLORY

Meggie’s mom, Teresa, was played by actress and model Sienna Guillory. In 2009, she appeared in the TV movie Virtuality as Rika Goddard and received supporting roles in the TV series Covert Affairs and CSI: Crime Scene Investigators. Then two years after Inkheart, Guillory gave birth to beautiful twin daughters with his current husband, Enzo Cilenti.

Guillory was best known for the action-horror film Resident Evil: Afterlife, where she portrayed Jill Valentine. In 2021, she starred as Lisa in the comedy film Defining Moments and she just completed filming A Banquet, Dream On, and Clifford the Big Red Dog.