Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

MI6
Charles Robinson
Charles Robinson
Played by Colin Salmon
Robinson is a general MI6 aide and M’s Deputy Chief of Staff He’s a no-nonsense employee and keeps a watchful eye on 007 in the opening sequence mission of Tomorrow Never Dies – first pointing out the “Soviet SP-5 nuclear torpedoes.”

 

M
M
Played by Dame Judi Dench
Dench’s M loosens up a bit in her second movie, playfully pointing out Bond’s sexual innuendos at times, yet is still a ruthless boss with high expectations for 007 and her entire team.

 

Moneypenny
Moneypenny
Played by Samantha Bond
Similar to M, Samantha Bond’s Moneypenny loosens up a bit in her second movie, commenting that 007’s Danish speaking makes him a “cunning linguist” and commenting to M not to ask about their context of the conversation.

 

Minister of Defense
Minister of Defense
Played by Julian Fellowes
Although no name is given to the character in the credits, Downton Abbey‘s creator portrays a nervous but firm minister of defense that wants answers for the missing British frigate in the South China Sea.

 

Q
Q
Played by Desmond Llewelyn
Q’s appearance in Brosnan’s second begins with a memorably humorous exchange between the two. Q, posing as a rental car agent, outlines and agrees with Bond on the numerous types of insurance 007 will undoubtedly need for his mission.

 

Girls
Wai Lin
Wai Lin
Played by Michelle Yeoh
A Chinese agent who knows well the arts of karate. In Tomorrow Never Dies she’s running the same mission as Bond in competition but near the end the two team up to finish Carver and his stealth boat off. She has a nice collection of gadgets from her agency, too.

 

Paris Carver
Paris Carver
Played by Teri Hatcher
Carver is the villain’s wife in Tomorrow Never Dies. She and Bond had a short-lived affair in the past. Elliot Carver eventually has her killed after she interacts with Bond a second time.

 

Henchmen
Dr. Kaufmann
Dr. Kaufmann
Played by Vincent Schiavelli
Kaufmann is a doctor that specializes in the use of pain and torture to gain information from a victim. He killed Carver’s wife Paris, and foolishly attemped to do the same with Bond.

 

Stamper
Stamper
Played by Gotz Otto
Stamper is Carver’s right hand man and enjoys inflicting death and pain on others. He is being taught by Dr. Kaufman and is now an expert of his field.

 

Gupta
Gupta
Played by Ricky Jay
Gupta is a highly skilled terrorist and computer technician that supplies Carver with his weapons and technological know-how.

 

Villains
Elliot Carver
Elliot Carver
Played by Jonathan Pryce
Carver is a media mogul who wants to start World War III for better ratings and exclusive stories in his Tomorrow newspaper. Capable to make and break people and governments with a single story, Carver’s scheme involves manipulations of war tactics using his stealth ship to start a war.