![]() ![]() Mason takes pleasure in acts of cruelty and sexual violence, including torturing animals and molesting children. His ancestors founded a meatpacking company that dated back to the American Civil War, and Mason's father, Molson, had expanded the company into an empire by the time of Mason's birth. Mason Verger is the scion of one of Baltimore, Maryland's most wealthy, politically connected families. In Red Dragon, Will Graham mentions that Hannibal Lecter has nine known murder victims, while two other victims survived, one of whom is "on a respirator at a hospital in Baltimore." This is the earliest reference to Mason, though he is not named or further detailed until Hannibal. The novel and TV series also portray his dysfunctional relationship with his sister Margot, whom he subjects to years of emotional and sexual abuse. He plans gruesome revenge against Lecter, which sets the novel's plot in motion. ![]() Mason Verger is introduced in the novel Hannibal as a wealthy, sadistic pedophile who was paralyzed and severely disfigured during a therapy session with Dr. ![]() In the film, he is portrayed by Gary Oldman, while in the TV series he is portrayed by Michael Pitt and Joe Anderson. Mason Verger is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Thomas Harris's 1999 novel Hannibal, as well as its 2001 film adaptation and the second and third seasons of the TV series Hannibal. Gary Oldman as Mason Verger in the 2001 film Hannibal ![]()
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