The King — The Magician's Elephant Character Profile

About The King

The ruler who tests Peter with three tasks to determine a winner. He witnesses Peter's cleverness and the elephant's accidental sneeze, which finally elicits a genuine reaction from the grieving Countess, leading him to declare Peter victorious.

Character Facts

Played by

Aasif Mandvi

Appears in

The Magician's Elephant (2023)

Role

Supporting

More characters from The Magician's Elephant

• Peter (Noah Jupe)
• Vilna Lutz (Mandy Patinkin)
• Leo Matienne (Brian Tyree Henry)
• Narrator / Fortune Teller (Natasia Demetriou)
• Sister Marie (voice) (Dawn French)
• Gloria Matienne (Sian Clifford)
• Magician (Benedict Wong)
• Human Cannonball (voice) (John DiMaggio)
• Fish Monger / Minister of Justice / Old Jailor / Sentry (voice) (Phil LaMarr)
• Various Characters (voice) (Tom Kenny)
• Yvette / Excited Woman (voice) (Cherise Boothe)
• Various Characters (voice) (Katy Cavanagh)