Athos — The Man in the Iron Mask Character Profile

About Athos

Father of Raoul who renounces his allegiance to the king after Louis takes his fiancée Christine. He joins Aramis and Porthos in infiltrating the prison to free Philippe, assists in tutoring him, and participates in the final rebellion, ultimately becoming one of Philippe's closest advisors.

Quick Facts about Athos

Occupation

musketeer, fencer

First Appearance

The Three Musketeers

Athos's Known Relations

• Raoul de Bragelonne — Child
• Milady de Winter — Spouse
• Marie de Rohan, Duchess of Chevreuse — Unmarried partner
• Porthos — Significant person
• Aramis — Significant person
• D'Artagnan — Significant person
• Milady de Winter — Enemy

Athos appears in 16 titles

• The Three Musketeers (1921) — character page
• The Iron Mask (1929) — character page
• The Three Musketeers (1942) — character page
• The Fighting Musketeers (1961) — character page
• Vengeance of the Three Musketeers (1961) — character page
• The Three Musketeers (1973) — character page
• The Four Charlots Musketeers (1974) — character page
• The Four Charlots Musketeers 2 (1974) — character page
• The Four Musketeers (1974) — character page
• The Return of the Musketeers (1989) — character page
• The Three Musketeers (1993) — character page
• The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
• The Three Musketeers (2011) — character page
• The King's Musketeers (2018) — character page
• The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023) — character page
• The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

John Malkovich

Appears in

The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Athos — related — Porthos (Gérard Depardieu)
• Athos — Conflict Arch Enemy — King Louis XIV / Philippe (Leonardo DiCaprio)

  Athos turns against Louis due to personal tragedy and joins the resistance.

• Athos — Alliance Teammate — Aramis (Jeremy Irons)

  The two former Musketeers collaborate closely with Aramis on the rescue mission.

• Athos — Alliance Teammate — Porthos (Gérard Depardieu)

  The two musketeers share a deep bond of loyalty and combat coordination.

• Athos — Conflict Rival — D'Artagnan (Gabriel Byrne)

  D'Artagnan's duty forces him to oppose his former comrade Athos.

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More characters from The Man in the Iron Mask

• King Louis XIV / Philippe (Leonardo DiCaprio)
• D'Artagnan (Gabriel Byrne)
• Aramis (Jeremy Irons)
• King's Advisor (David Lowe)
• Porthos (Gérard Depardieu)
• Customer (Vincent Nemeth)
• Blond Musketeer (François Montagut)
• Serving Woman (Sonia Backers)
• Wench (Karine Belly)
• Peasant Boy (Andrew Wallace)
• Assassin (Matthew Jocelyn)
• Madame Rotund (Brigitte Boucher)