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William Gregory Magnussen (born April 20, 1985) is an American actor. He has been featured in the films Into the Woods (2014), Bridge of Spies (2015), Birth of the Dragon (2016), Game Night (2018), and Aladdin (2019), and has had supporting television roles in Get Shorty (2017) and Maniac (2018). In 2021, Magnussen starred in the sci-fi series Made for Love on HBO Max and appeared in the films The Many Saints of Newark and No Time to Die. In 2023, he starred as Rey "The King" Kingston in Spy Kids: Armageddon. He has starred in Broadway and off-Broadway theatre productions, including 2013's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, for which he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Magnussen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Part I – The Making of a Pirate (Prequel): A young John Silver, orphaned and scrappy, navigates the perilous alleys of a port city on Montressor. Drawn to the stars, he’s taken under the wing of Captain Nathaniel Flint—a charismatic but ruthless legend. Silver learns the harsh codes of piracy, his idealism slowly hardened by betrayal and loss. His left arm and leg are lost in a mutiny, replaced by ingenious cybernetic prosthetics of his own design. Part II – Under Flint’s Shadow (Midquel): Silver becomes Flint’s trusted quartermaster, witnessing the creation and hiding of the legendary treasure. The crew’s greed leads to a violent schism. Silver, disillusioned, flees with his life—and a burning desire to find a better legacy. Part III – The Voyage of Redemption (During the Classic Story): Taking the job as cook on the RLS Legacy, Silver meets Jim Hawkins. Through Jim, Silver sees a reflection of his younger, untainted self. As the quest unfolds, Silver battles his own demons, torn between greed and guiding Jim away from his own mistakes. In the climactic moments, Silver makes the ultimate sacrifice to save Jim, choosing love and legacy over gold.
