Maurice — Beauty and the Beast Character Profile

About Maurice

Eccentric inventor and Belle's father, whose imprisonment triggers the main plot.

Maurice — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Inventor, Engineering, Eccentricity, Resilience, Creativity

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 4/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 3/10

Affiliations

• Beauty and the Beast universe

Quick Facts about Maurice

Occupation

inventor

Eye Color

Green

Hair Color

White hair

Maurice's Known Relations

• Belle — Child

Maurice appears in 2 titles

• Beauty and the Beast (1991) — character page
• Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Character Facts

Played by

Kevin Kline

Appears in

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Maurice — Family Father — Belle (Emma Watson)

  Maurice is Belle's widowed father, whose disappearance triggers the main plot.

• Maurice — Conflict Abandoner — Gaston (Luke Evans)

  Gaston ruthlessly discards Maurice once he realizes the old man is an obstacle to his romantic goals.

• Maurice — Conflict Imprisoner — Beast (Dan Stevens)

  The Beast initially holds Maurice captive in the castle, leading to Belle's arrival.

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More characters from Beauty and the Beast

• Belle (Emma Watson)
• Beast (Dan Stevens)
• Gaston (Luke Evans)
• Cogsworth (Ian McKellen)
• Père Robert (Ray Fearon)
• Mrs. Potts (Emma Thompson)
• Maestro Cadenza (Stanley Tucci)
• Lumière (Ewan McGregor)
• LeFou (Josh Gad)
• Agathe / Enchantress (Hattie Morahan)
• Old Woman (Rita Davies)
• Clothilde (Haydn Gwynne)