Nick Cassidy

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Nick Cassidy is the central protagonist of the thriller film "Man on a Ledge," a former cop who stages a dramatic high-rise standoff to prove his innocence in a major heist.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
accusedOf stealing the Monarch Diamond
ally Angie NERFINISHED
Joey Cassidy NERFINISHED
Lydia Mercer NERFINISHED
appearsIn Man on a Ledge NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre crime thriller
heist film
associatedWithLocation Roosevelt Hotel ledge
associatedWithObject Monarch Diamond NERFINISHED
centralConflict clearing his name versus being captured or killed
characterTrait courageous
determined
resourceful
claimsStatus innocent of the Monarch Diamond theft
countryOfFictionalSetting United States of America
surface form: United States
createdFor film Man on a Ledge
enemy David Englander NERFINISHED
corrupt police officers involved in framing him
familyRelation son of a working-class New York family (implied in film backstory)
filmReleaseYearContext Man on a Ledge (2012) NERFINISHED
formerOccupation NYPD police officer
genreContext thriller film character
goal expose the real thief of the Monarch Diamond
prove his innocence
interactsWith David Englander NERFINISHED
Lydia Mercer NERFINISHED
legalStatus wrongfully convicted (within film narrative)
medium live-action cinema
narrativeFunction drives the heist and standoff plotlines
notableAction stages a high-rise ledge standoff
threatens to jump from a Manhattan hotel ledge
notableEvent checks into the Roosevelt Hotel under a false name
escapes from prison
occupation former police officer
policeDepartment New York Police Department (fictionalized) NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Sam Worthington NERFINISHED
resolutionStatus ultimately vindicated within the film’s story
roleInWork protagonist of Man on a Ledge
screenwriterCreator Pablo F. Fenjves NERFINISHED
settingOfActions New York City NERFINISHED
sibling Joey Cassidy NERFINISHED
statusAtStartOfFilm escaped convict
usesStrategy public spectacle to draw attention to his case

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Man on a Ledge mainCharacter Nick Cassidy