King Arthur — Excalibur Character Profile

About King Arthur

Son of Uther Pendragon, raised as a squire by Ector. Proves his divine right by pulling Excalibur from the stone. Unifies Britain, establishes the Round Table, and marries Guenevere. His reign is tested by the Lancelot-Guenevere affair, Morgana's curses, and Mordred's rebellion. Ultimately mortally wounded in battle, he commands Perceval to return the sword to the Lady of the Lake before departing for Avalon.

King Arthur — Character Profile

Affiliations

• Knights of the Round Table
• Arthurian universe

Quick Facts about King Arthur

Occupation

monarch

King Arthur's Known Relations

• Uther Pendragon — Father
• Mordred — Child
• Igraine — Mother
• Guinevere — Spouse
• Morgan le Fay — Sibling
• Morgause — Sibling
• Élaine — Sibling
• Madoc ap Uthyr — Sibling
• Merlin — Significant person
• Mordred — Enemy
• Knights of the Round Table — Member of

King Arthur appears in 12 titles

• The Sword in the Stone (1963) — character page
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) — character page
• Excalibur (1981)
• First Knight (1995) — character page
• A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) — character page
• King Arthur (2004) — character page
• King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) — character page
• Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) — character page
• Hellboy (2019) — character page
• Kaamelott: The First Chapter (2021) — character page
• The Green Knight (2021) — character page
• Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part I) (2025) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Nigel Terry

Appears in

Excalibur (1981)

Role

Protagonist

More characters from Excalibur

• Merlin (Nicol Williamson)
• Morgana (Helen Mirren)
• Lancelot (Nicholas Clay)
• Cornwall (Corin Redgrave)
• Perceval (Paul Geoffrey)
• Ector (Clive Swift)
• Kay (Niall O'Brien)
• Mador (Garrett Keogh)
• Leondegrance (Patrick Stewart)
• Boy Mordred (Charley Boorman)
• Astamor (Michael Muldoon)
• Lot (Ciarán Hinds)