King George VI — Darkest Hour Character Profile

King George VI appears in 2 titles

• The King's Speech (2010) — character page
• Darkest Hour (2017)

Character Facts

Played by

Ben Mendelsohn

Appears in

Darkest Hour (2017)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• King George VI — related — Sir Anthony Eden (Samuel West)
• King George VI — Professional Prime Minister & Monarch — Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman)

  The King formally appoints Churchill as Prime Minister despite initial political skepticism.

• King George VI — Professional Former Prime Minister — Neville Chamberlain (Ronald Pickup)

  Chamberlain serves as the outgoing head of government facing parliamentary pressure.

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