Laut IMDB spielt er "The Rider", wenn man jetzt noch Wikipedia zu den Büchern befragt
ergibt das folgendes:
The Black Rider: One of the great Lords of the Dark, comparable to Merriman in power and influence. The Rider is the major nemesis of Will during his many trials. He patronises John Wayland Smith's establishment, where he meets Will for the first time and attempts to bring Will over to the Dark. He is given two names by the humans in the story; Hastings and Mitothin.
Oder Wikipedia zu dem Film:
Will Stanton discovers upon his fourteenth birthday that he is one of the last of the Old Ones, a group dedicated to fighting the forces of evil in the world, called The Dark,led by the Rider....
Scheint also wirklich der Villain zu sein.
Leider muß ich gestehen noch nie etwas von den Büchern gehört zuhaben. Klingt aber doch alle ganz nett, wenn auch etwas harmlos.