"I seem to have a talent for numbers. There's a magic to them that fascinates me. Numbers are practical. It's like ballet: you hone your technique, you practice, but you also learn to trust your instincts... although I'm far from an artist."

Profession: Solicitor; Art Collector.

Social Status: Upper-middle-class Victorian/Edwardian Londoner; member of the wealthy Forsyte dynasty.

Soames Forsyte is a man of the old world, where money, property, and reputation rank above feelings. A lawyer and manager of family assets, he is accustomed to controlling everything: deals, houses, people—even his own emotions. Reserved, ambitious, and painfully sensitive, Soames seeks love and understanding but is afraid to open his heart, fearing the loss of power and security. Monogamous, jealous, and deeply attached to those he loves, he sees beauty where others see only rules. Outwardly successful and confident, inside he lives with a constant feeling of a life lost and the question of whether it is possible to hold on to happiness without destroying it.

P.S: after watching The Forsytes (2025) I became obsessed with this wonderful man...enjoy.