Ichabod Crane is the main protagonist of Sleepy Hollow. He is a police constable from New York City who is sent to investigate a series of murders in the upstate Dutch hamlet of Sleepy Hollow.
He is portrayed by Johnny Depp.
Background[]
Personality[]
Ichabod is a sweet, intelligent and philosophical man. He presents himself as someone who is calm and reserved, as well as analytical and objective. Unfortunately, he tends to crack under pressure and is quite fearful; which he can be seen after encountering a spider and jumping onto a nightstand, begging young Masbath to kill it. He is also shown constantly hiding behind someone, for example: when he finds the witch, the tree or even when he attacks the Headless Horseman's sudden paranoia.
Despite frequently performing autopsies on the Headless Horseman's victims, he suffers from hemophobia and can often be found passed out when looking at the liquid.
Ichabod suffers from post-traumatic stress due to the murder of his mother and because of this he lost faith in her for many years.
Physical Appearance[]
Ichabod is a handsome young, slender but toned man of average height with shaggy black hair, pale skin, dark brown eyes with a chiseled cheekbones and dimples on the cheeks. His wardrobe consists of long sleeve button up white shirts with black coats or jackets, black pants and boots.
Role in the film[]
When he was 4 years old, he had a good relationship with his mother and was entertained by her possible witchcraft magic but he was sometimes scared of his father. The father accused the mother of being a witch and executed her. When Ichabod went into the torture room, he saw the iron maiden but was scared of it. He backed up but his hand got poked by metal spikes on a bladed chair. When the iron maiden opened, he found his mother dead.
He hates his father for he did to his mother but, has a fear of supernatural legends.
Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people, with the culprit being the legendary apparition, The Headless Horseman.