Nancy Downs is one of the main characters of The Craft, eventually becoming the film's main antagonist. He was romantically interested in Sarah Bailey, but after she didn't sleep with him on their first date, he spread a lie around school that the two slept together, and it was the lousiest lay he'd ever had.

After forming a coven with Sarah Bailey, Bonnie and Rochelle, Nancy gains magical abilities. In the film, he is a 17-year-old boy who attended St. Benedict's Catholic School who had a romantic interest in the newcomer Sarah Bailey, but spread a derogatory and false rumor around school that the two slept together, when in reality they did not. However, her desire for more power leads her to invoke the spirit of Manon, making her an incredibly powerful witch, but also an extremely dangerous and unstable one. She is a troubled girl who practices witchcraft to try and improve her life. Nancy is portrayed by Fairuza Balk. Chris Hooker is the secondary antagonist of the 1996 supernatural thriller The Craft. He is portrayed by Skeet Ulrich. Chris Hooker is a 17-year-old boy who attended St. Benedict's Catholic School. In retaliation, he had a love spell placed over him by Sarah. He did the same thing to Nancy Downs offscreen, and also gave her an STI. Nancy Downs is the main antagonist of the 1996 supernatural horror film The Craft. She is a sexually aggressive, ill-tempered, and cantankerous girl and witch who has a tumultuous personal life, including a drunken mother named Grace Downs and an abusive stepfather named Ray Sanders. He did the same thing to Nancy Downs before and has earned her hatred and disgust.

In retaliation, he had a love spell placed over him by Sarah.