King Leonidas — 300 Character Profile

About King Leonidas

Spartan king who leads 300 warriors against the Persian invasion at Thermopylae.

King Leonidas — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Spear mastery, Tactical leadership, Shield combat, Agoge training

• Strength: 9.5/10
• Intelligence: 7.5/10
• Charisma: 9.5/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 9.5/10

Quick Facts about King Leonidas

Occupation

ruler

Manner of Death

Death in battle

King Leonidas's Known Relations

• Anaxandridas II — Father
• Gorgo — Spouse
• Pleistarchus — Child
• Cleomenes I — Sibling
• Cleombrotus — Sibling
• Dorieus — Sibling

King Leonidas appears in 2 titles

• 300 (2007)
• 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Gerard Butler

Appears in

300 (2007)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (7)

• King Leonidas — love interest — Gorgo (Lena Headey)
• King Leonidas — nemesis — Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro)
• King Leonidas — nemesis — Ephialtes (Andrew Tiernan)
• King Leonidas — ally — Dilios (David Wenham)
• King Leonidas — ally — Daxos (Andrew Pleavin)
• King Leonidas — teammate — Stelios (Michael Fassbender)
• King Leonidas — rival — Theron (Dominic West)

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• Gorgo (Lena Headey)
• Theron (Dominic West)
• Dilios (David Wenham)
• Pleistarchos (Giovani Cimmino)
• Captain (Vincent Regan)
• Loyalist (Stephen McHattie)
• Stelios (Michael Fassbender)
• Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro)
• Ephialtes (Andrew Tiernan)
• Daxos (Andrew Pleavin)
• Astinos (Tom Wisdom)
• Leonidas @ 15 yrs (Tyler Neitzel)