In Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones, who plays Susie Salmon’s father, Jack Salmon?

Mark Wahlberg plays Jack Salmon, Susie Salmon’s father, in Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones.

The 2009 film adapts Alice Sebold’s 2002 novel. Saoirse Ronan plays Susie, a teenage girl who watches her family and friends from a personalized afterlife after her murder. Wahlberg portrays Jack, whose grief drives much of the family’s search for answers.

The ensemble also includes Rachel Weisz as Abigail Salmon, Susan Sarandon as Grandma Lynn, and Stanley Tucci as George Harvey. Tucci’s performance as Harvey, Susie’s murderer, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

The film was directed by Jackson and released in December 2009. It combines family drama, crime, and fantasy rather than functioning as a straightforward murder mystery. A common mix-up is identifying Tucci as Susie’s father because his performance is one of the film’s most prominent roles; Wahlberg is the actor who plays Jack Salmon.