President Snow

<b>Actor:</b> <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB003796" title="Donald Sutherland" href="/topic/entertainment/donald-sutherland-PECLB003796.topic">Donald Sutherland</a><br> <br> <b>Who he is:</b> From 1970's "M.A.S.H." to 2011's <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ENMV0011115" title="The Mechanic (movie)" href="/topic/entertainment/movies/the-mechanic-%28movie%29-ENMV0011115.topic">"The Mechanic"</a> in film, to <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="EVHST0000228" title="Golden Globe Awards" href="/topic/entertainment/golden-globe-awards-EVHST0000228.topic">Golden Globe</a>-winning TV performances in 2002's "Path to War" and 1995's "Citizen X," Sutherland's career is going into its sixth decade of memorable characters.<br> <br> <b>'Hunger Games' persona:</b> President Snow is, to Katniss Everdeen, "snake-like" -- a description of his physical attributes (thin, wispy) and personality. Smelling of blood and roses, he rules Panem from the Capitol, keeping the Hunger Games alive as a reminder of where the seat of power resides.
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( Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times )

Actor: Donald Sutherland

Who he is: From 1970's "M.A.S.H." to 2011's "The Mechanic" in film, to Golden Globe-winning TV performances in 2002's "Path to War" and 1995's "Citizen X," Sutherland's career is going into its sixth decade of memorable characters.

'Hunger Games' persona: President Snow is, to Katniss Everdeen, "snake-like" -- a description of his physical attributes (thin, wispy) and personality. Smelling of blood and roses, he rules Panem from the Capitol, keeping the Hunger Games alive as a reminder of where the seat of power resides.

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