Death On The Nile Cast & Character Guide

Death on the Nile cast and character guide. After starring and directing Murder on the Orient Express, Kenneth Branagh returns as Hercule Poirot in Death on the Nile (which he also directs), leading an ensemble cast of characters. Set in 1937, Death on the Nile follows Poirot on holiday in Egypt. After reuniting with his friend Bouc, who invites him to the marriage party of Simon Doyle and Linnet Ridgeway, an heiress whose family and friends are seemingly drawn to because of her wealth. When Jacqueline de Bellefort, Simon’s ex, reappears, things take a turn. When someone is murdered while on the S.S. Karnak, Poirot searches for the killer.