Tempest (1911). Eddie Mills plays Captain Frederic, a character based on Ferdinand, in The Tempest (1998 film), which transfers the play's story to the American Civil War Reeve Carney plays Ferdinand in the 2010 film. Named after On the Uranus system, both the irregular moon and the Mirandan crater (located at the Prime Meridian near the equator) are named for the character. References Literary characters introduced in 1611 Male Shakespearean characters Fictional castaways Fictional princes Characters in The Tempest Fictional Italian people in literature