Paul Atreides — Dune Character Profile

About Paul Atreides

Heir to House Atreides, destined messiah of the Fremen, and master of prescience.

Paul Atreides — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Prescience, The voice, Combat mastery, Strategic leadership

• Strength: 7.5/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 9.5/10
• Morality: 6.5/10
• Influence: 10/10

Affiliations

• Dune universe

Quick Facts about Paul Atreides

Occupation

preacher, ruler, revolutionary

First Appearance

Dune

Paul Atreides's Known Relations

• Leto II Atreides — Child
• Ghanima Atreides — Child
• Leto Atreides — Child
• Leto I Atreides — Father
• Princess Irulan — Spouse
• Chani — Spouse
• Lady Jessica — Mother
• Alia Atreides — Sibling
• Victor Atreides — Sibling
• Chani — Unmarried partner
• Gurney Halleck — Student of
• Duncan Idaho — Student of
• Wellington Yueh — Student of
• Thufir Hawat — Student of
• Shaddam Corrino IV — Enemy
• Vladimir Harkonnen — Enemy
• Gaius Helen Mohiam — Enemy
• Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen — Enemy
• Scytale — Enemy

Paul Atreides appears in 4 titles

• Dune (1984) — character page
• Dune (2021)
• Dune: Part Two (2024) — character page
• Dune: Part Three (2026) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Timothée Chalamet

Appears in

Dune (2021)

Role

Protagonist

More characters from Dune

• Lady Jessica Atreides (Rebecca Ferguson)
• Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac)
• Duncan Idaho (Jason Momoa)
• Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård)
• Stilgar (Javier Bardem)
• Gurney Halleck (Josh Brolin)
• Thufir Hawat (Stephen McKinley Henderson)
• Dr. Liet Kynes (Sharon Duncan-Brewster)
• Sardaukar Bashar (Neil Bell)
• Dr. Wellington Yueh (Chang Chen)
• Jamis (Babs Olusanmokun)
• Piter de Vries (David Dastmalchian)