Gessler — William Tell Character Profile

Gessler - William Tell

About Gessler

The cruel Austrian bailiff installed by King Albert to suppress Swiss dissent. Known for his tyrannical decrees, including the helmet bowing law, he challenges William Tell to an apple-shooting contest and attempts to assault Bertha. Though wounded by Tell's arrows during his retreat, he captures Tell's son as a hostage before ultimately being spared by Tell at the boy's insistence.

Gessler — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by
Connor Swindells
Appears in
William Tell (2025)
Role
Protagonist

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