Lancelot — King Arthur Character Profile

About Lancelot

Skilled Sarmatian knight, fiercely loyal to Arthur but struggles with forbidden love for Guinevere.

Lancelot — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Elite combat skills, Stealth infiltration, Horseback riding, Dueling mastery, Tactical agility

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 7/10
• Influence: 8/10

Affiliations

• Knights of the Round Table

Quick Facts about Lancelot

Occupation

knight, dragonslayer

Lancelot's Known Relations

• Galahad — Child
• King Ban — Father
• Elaine of Benoic — Mother
• Guinevere — Unmarried partner
• Maleagant — Enemy
• Agravain — Enemy
• Knights of the Round Table — Member of
• Hector de Maris — Sibling

Lancelot appears in 5 titles

• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) — character page
• Excalibur (1981) — character page
• First Knight (1995) — character page
• King Arthur (2004)
• Kaamelott: The First Chapter (2021) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Ioan Gruffudd

Appears in

King Arthur (2004)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Lancelot — related — Gawain (Joel Edgerton)
• Lancelot — Professional Commander And Loyal Knight — Arthur (Clive Owen)

  Arthur commands Lancelot, whose loyalty ultimately overcomes his desire to leave Britain.

  Lancelot serves among Arthur's remaining knights, follows his commands, and later returns to fight beside him at Badon Hill.

• Lancelot — Romantic Emotional Tension — Guinevere (Keira Knightley)

  The relationship adds personal tension within Arthur's circle.

  Lancelot's character profile describes a struggle with forbidden love for Guinevere, while the plot places him in close contact with her during the re...

• Lancelot — Alliance Teammate — Tristan (Mads Mikkelsen)

  They are fellow members of the same battlefield brotherhood.

  Lancelot and Tristan serve together among Arthur's knights and fight together in the climactic battle.

• Lancelot — Alliance Teammate — Dagonet (Ray Stevenson)

  Their connection is grounded in shared service and combat.

  Both Lancelot and Dagonet serve in Arthur's knightly group during the mission and the Saxon pursuit.

• Lancelot — Conflict Battle Enemy — Cerdic (Stellan Skarsgård)

  They belong to opposing forces in the final confrontation.

  Lancelot fights against Cerdic's Saxon army at Badon Hill, while Cerdic kills Tristan during the same battle.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of King Arthur

More characters from King Arthur

• Arthur (Clive Owen)
• Guinevere (Keira Knightley)
• Tristan (Mads Mikkelsen)
• Cerdic (Stellan Skarsgård)
• Gawain (Joel Edgerton)
• Woad Killed by Lancelot (David Wilmot)
• Dagonet (Ray Stevenson)
• Roman Commander (Lochlann Ó Mearáin)
• Mental Monk (Ned Dennehy)
• Merlin's Lieutenant (David Murray)
• Obnoxius Monk (Phelim Drew)
• Third Monk (Des Braiden)