Sentences with phrase «hardy first mate»

In the Heart of the Sea is based on Nathaniel Philbrick's nonfiction book, which explored two narratives of the sinking of the whaling boat Essex in 1820 — one from a hardy first mate, Owen Chase (Chris Hemsworth), and another from a cabin boy, Thomas Nickerson (played by Tom Holland as a youngster, and Brendan Gleeson in his advanced years).