The Big Picture Guy Pearce has been one of Hollywood’s most prominent and versatile character actors for decades. Before finding big-screen success, he started off on the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours, where he played Mike Young from 1986-1989 in over 450 episodes .
'Ravenous' Is a Unique and Wicked Horror Comedy Ravenous follows freshly promoted Captain John Boyd, played by Pearce, who gets sent to be second in command of a lowly outpost in 1840s California. The promotion is a cover-up for the soldier's initial cowardice during a battle of the Mexican-American War, and his new assignment is the punishment.
Over the next few minutes we learn that Boyd has also benefited from the taste of human blood, as flashbacks show him hiding under already dead soldiers during battle. When their blood slid into his mouth he gained the strength and energy to conquer the enemy, thus explaining his promotion/humiliation.