Paris — Troy Character Profile

About Paris

A Trojan prince whose affair with Helen sparks the war. He initially flees combat but later takes up arms to avenge his brother Hector by shooting Achilles. Before the city's fall, he entrusts the Sword of Troy to Aeneas and escapes with Briseis.

Paris — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Orlando Bloom

Appears in

Troy (2004)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Paris — Family Brother — Hector (Eric Bana)

  Brothers who initially seek peace before war erupts.

• Paris — Family Son — Priam (Peter O'Toole)

  Priam is the father of Paris.

• Paris — Family Cousin — Briseis (Rose Byrne)

  Briseis is related to the Trojan royal family.

• Paris — Romantic Lovers — Helen (Diane Kruger)

  Romantic affair that triggers the war.

• Paris — Conflict Assassin — Achilles (Brad Pitt)

  Paris kills Achilles to avenge Hector.

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More characters from Troy

• Achilles (Brad Pitt)
• Hector (Eric Bana)
• King Agamemnon (Brian Cox)
• Patroclus (Garrett Hedlund)
• Odysseus (Sean Bean)
• Triopas (Julian Glover)
• Nestor (John Shrapnel)
• Thetis (Julie Christie)
• Menelaos (Brendan Gleeson)
• Glaucus (James Cosmo)
• Helen (Diane Kruger)
• Andromache (Saffron Burrows)