Abraham Whistler is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a vampire hunter and mentor to Blade. Screenwriter David S. Goyer created him for the 1998 film Blade (in which the part was played by Kris Kristofferson), but he first appeared on screen in Spider-Man: The Animated Series where he was voiced by Malcolm McDowell and later by Oliver Muirhead. In 2006, Abraham Whistler appeared in the television show Blade: The Series. He shares many traits and is partially inspired by the character Jamal Afari. His first appearance in a comic can be found in the comic book movie adaption of the Blade II movie, but his face is also seen on 2 covers of the Max imprint Blade comic from Marvel.