King George VI — The King's Speech Character Profile

King George VI — Character Profile

Affiliations

• Royal Society
• The Work Foundation
• United Kingdom
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Quick Facts about King George VI

Full Name

Albert Frederick Arthur George

Education

Trinity College

Occupation

monarch, military officer, aristocrat

Eye Color

Blue

Manner of Death

Natural causes

King George VI's Known Relations

• George V — Father
• Mary of Teck — Mother
• Elizabeth II — Child
• Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon — Child
• Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother — Spouse
• Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester — Sibling
• Prince George, Duke of Kent — Sibling
• Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood — Sibling
• Prince John of the United Kingdom — Sibling
• Edward VIII — Sibling
• Reginald Vere Laurence — Student of
• Royal Society — Member of
• The Work Foundation — Member of
• United Kingdom — Allegiance
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland — Allegiance

King George VI appears in 2 titles

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

Character Facts

Played by

Colin Firth

Appears in

The King's Speech (2010)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (7)

• King George VI — spouse — Queen Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter)
• King George VI — related — Princess Margaret (Ramona Marquez)
• King George VI — Conflict Constitutional Adversary — Wallis Simpson (Eve Best)

  Wallis Simpson's presence creates a constitutional crisis that directly impacts the monarchy and King George VI's ascension.

• King George VI — Alliance Supportive Ally — Winston Churchill (Timothy Spall)

  Winston Churchill provides political and moral support to King George VI during the wartime crisis.

• King George VI — Professional Speech Therapist — Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush)

  Lionel Logue serves as the professional speech therapist who treats King George VI's stutter.

• King George VI — Family Brother — King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce)

  King Edward VIII is the elder brother of King George VI and initially holds the throne.

• King George VI — Family Father — King George V (Michael Gambon)

  King George V is the father of King George VI and initiates his public speaking training.

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More characters from The King's Speech

• Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush)
• Queen Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter)
• King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce)
• Private Secretary (Richard Dixon)
• Winston Churchill (Timothy Spall)
• King George V (Michael Gambon)
• Valentine Logue (Dominic Applewhite)
• Robert Wood (Andrew Havill)
• Dr. Blandine Bentham (Roger Hammond)
• Equerry (Robert Portal)
• BBC Radio Announcer (Adrian Scarborough)
• Myrtle Logue (Jennifer Ehle)