Gawain — Excalibur Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Liam Neeson

Appears in

Excalibur (1981)

Role

Minor

Relationships (3)

• Gawain — Conflict Rival — Lancelot (Nicholas Clay)

  Gawain accuses Guenevere, leading to a duel where Lancelot defeats him.

• Gawain — Conflict Duelist — Perceval (Paul Geoffrey)

  Gawain's false accusation triggers a formal duel that Perceval initially answers.

• Gawain — Conflict Accuser — Guenevere (Cherie Lunghi)

  Gawain publicly denounces Guenevere, sparking the court's internal crisis.

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More characters from Excalibur

• King Arthur (Nigel Terry)
• Merlin (Nicol Williamson)
• Morgana (Helen Mirren)
• Lancelot (Nicholas Clay)
• Cornwall (Corin Redgrave)
• Perceval (Paul Geoffrey)
• Ector (Clive Swift)
• Kay (Niall O'Brien)
• Mador (Garrett Keogh)
• Sadok (Liam O'Callaghan)
• Boy Mordred (Charley Boorman)
• Guenevere (Cherie Lunghi)