Porthos — The Man in the Iron Mask Character Profile

About Porthos

Former Musketeer who joins the secret meeting to plot against the king. He infiltrates the prison to free Philippe, helps tutor him in courtly life, escapes the dungeons with the others, and eventually becomes one of the new king's closest advisors.

Porthos — Character Profile

Quick Facts about Porthos

Occupation

musketeer, fencer

Nationality

French

Porthos's Known Relations

• Athos — Significant person
• Aramis — Significant person
• D'Artagnan — Significant person

Porthos 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

Gérard Depardieu

Appears in

The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

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

  Porthos abandons his royal duties to support the twin's liberation.

• Porthos — Alliance Teammate — Aramis (Jeremy Irons)

  Porthos and Aramis maintain a steadfast operational partnership throughout the plot.

• Porthos — Alliance Teammate — Athos (John Malkovich)

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

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

  The captain of the guard clashes with Porthos during the failed dungeon interception.

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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)
• Athos (John Malkovich)
• King's Advisor (David Lowe)
• Blond Musketeer (François Montagut)
• King's Friend (Emmanuel Guttierez)
• Serving Woman (Sonia Backers)
• Wench (Karine Belly)
• Peasant Boy (Andrew Wallace)
• Assassin (Matthew Jocelyn)
• Madame Rotund (Brigitte Boucher)