Magnus Manson
Background
Magnus Manson is an able seaman on the HMS Terror in the Discovery Service for the British Royal Navy.
During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 1 Go for Broke played by Stephen Thompson
David Young's grave is dug by Cornelius Hickey, Thomas Evans and Manson, while he is buried by Hickey, who is overseen by Sgt. Solomon Tozer. As Young is being buried his coffin opens. Franklin gives a speech to the crew about how they will soon accomplish their journey. Six days later, both ships are stuck in the ice and the next morning they wake up to be surrounded by continuous ice.
During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 4 Punishment, as a Boy played by Stephen Thompson
November, 1847, Francis Crozier walks into the deck and fires his gun into the air and orders everyone on their knees. He demands to know who is responsible for bringing Lady Silence on board and Hickey takes the blame, as do Thomas Hartnell and Manson. Lady Silence is transferred to the Erebus while the three perpetrators are questioned by Crozier and James Fitzjames. Crozier orders that they each receive 12 lashes by Johnson. Hickey continues to argue that what he did saved the others and Crozier angrily has him punished as a boy.
During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 5 First Shot a Winner, Lads played by Stephen Thompson
As Lt. John Irving is supervising Manson and Hartnell put Hornby's body into the hold, Manson tells Irving, he and others have heard the bodies of William Strong and Evans making noise. Irving threatens Manson who initially refuses to go down and Hickey intervenes.