graham mctavish played the saint of killers on preacher.
graham mctavish played the saint of killers on preacher.
who plays the saint of killers on preacher?
graham mctavish
the saint of killers first appeared as a heartless murderer, who is transformed into the angel of death under the condition that he takes up the role of collecting the souls of those who die by violence. following his reanimation, heaven arranged for him to be put into a deep slumber, until he was needed to kill people. the saint was a primary antagonist in the "preacher" series, who is tasked by heaven to kill protagonist jesse custer due to his possession by the entity genesis. aside from ennis and dillon's "preacher", the saint was featured in his own four-issue limited series, "preacher: saint of killers", which expanded on the saint's background and motivation, and has appeared briefly in the dc comics series "hitman", centered on a "wise-cracking assassin plying his trade in gotham city", and is portrayed by graham mctavish in the television series adaptation of "preacher".
saint of killers
"see" was written by the series showrunner sam catlin. some elements in the episode are based on the first seven issues in the "preacher" series, "gone to texas", as well as "ancient history", of which the script was first read and reviewed by "preacher" co-creator garth ennis, as with the other episodes of the series. the elements adapt, or at least provides allusions to the saint of killers from "preacher special: saint of killers", in the form of an opening flashback sequence.
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