Martin Sensmeier is a Native-American film and television actor and model of Tlingit, Koyukon-Athabascan, and Irish descent, best known for starring in the remake of the feature film "The Magnificent Seven".
The book is centered on the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the maniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for vengeance against Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that bit off his leg on the ship's previous voyage.