Arthur — First Knight Character Profile

About Arthur

Legendary king of Camelot, symbol of justice and unity across multiple adaptations.

Arthur — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Leadership, Diplomacy, Swordsmanship, Strategic planning, Inspiring others

• Strength: 7.5/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 9/10
• Morality: 8.5/10
• Influence: 9.5/10

Affiliations

• Knights of the Round Table
• Arthurian universe

Quick Facts about Arthur

Occupation

monarch

Arthur's Known Relations

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

Arthur appears in 12 titles

• The Sword in the Stone (1963) — character page
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) — character page
• Excalibur (1981) — character page
• First Knight (1995)
• 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

Sean Connery

Appears in

First Knight (1995)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Arthur — related — Agravaine (Liam Cunningham)
• Arthur — Conflict Rebel Opponent — Malagant (Ben Cross)

  Malagant challenges Arthur's authority and the political order of Camelot.

  Malagant is a former Round Table knight who desires Arthur's throne and later invades Camelot.

• Arthur — Professional King And Knight — Lancelot (Richard Gere)

  Arthur recruits and elevates Lancelot into royal service.

  Arthur offers Lancelot a place as a Knight of the Round Table after being impressed by his courage.

• Arthur — Family Husband — Guinevere (Julia Ormond)

  Their marriage joins Camelot and Lyonesse while creating a duty-based royal bond.

  Guinevere plans to marry Arthur for admiration and protection, and the two subsequently wed.

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More characters from First Knight

• Lancelot (Richard Gere)
• Guinevere (Julia Ormond)
• Malagant (Ben Cross)
• Peter (Stuart Bunce)
• Agravaine (Liam Cunningham)
• Sir Sagramore (Tom Lucy)
• Elise (Jane Robbins)
• Sir Kay (Christopher Villiers)
• Petronella (Jean Marie Coffey)
• Mark (Paul Kynman)
• Sir Patrise (Valentine Pelka)
• Sir Gareth (Jonathan Cake)