Don Quixote — The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Character Profile

About Don Quixote

The alter-ego of Javier Sanchez, an elderly cobbler Toby cast a decade earlier. Now convinced he is the literary knight, he treats Toby as his squire Sancho Panza. He fights police, leads Toby on adventures, temporarily regains his sanity before dying, and passes his sword to Toby.

Don Quixote — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Jonathan Pryce

Appears in

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Don Quixote — Narrative Related — Toby (Adam Driver)

  Reluctant participant cast as the knight's loyal squire.

• Don Quixote — Romantic Related — Angelica (Joana Ribeiro)

  Delusional knight's idealized romantic muse.

• Don Quixote — Conflict Related — Alexei Miiskin (Jordi Mollà)

  Delusional hero clashing with a cruel modern antagonist.

• Don Quixote — Social Related — The Boss (Stellan Skarsgård)

  Corporate associate encountering the delusional knight at a lavish event.

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More characters from The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

• Toby (Adam Driver)
• The Boss (Stellan Skarsgård)
• Alexei Miiskin (Jordi Mollà)
• Melissa (Paloma Bloyd)
• Angelica (Joana Ribeiro)
• Panicky Woman 1 (Lídia Franco)
• Junior Creative (Viveka Rytzner)
• Police Chief (Bruno Schiappa)
• Don Quixote (commercial) (José Luis Ferrer)
• Giant #2 (Voice) (Terry Gilliam)
• Panicky Woman 2 (Maria d'Aires)
• Toby's Cameraman (B&W Film) (Jimmy Castro)