Merlin — King Arthur Character Profile

About Merlin

Wise wizard and leader of the Woads, guides Arthur to embrace his Celtic heritage.

Merlin — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Magic, Woad leadership, Prophecy, Mentorship, Ancient knowledge

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 8.5/10
• Influence: 9/10

Quick Facts about Merlin

Occupation

writer, prophet, druid

Merlin's Known Relations

• Gwenddydd — Sibling
• Morgan le Fay — Enemy
• King Arthur — Significant person

Merlin appears in 6 titles

• The Sword in the Stone (1963) — character page
• Excalibur (1981) — character page
• A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) — character page
• King Arthur (2004)
• Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) — character page
• Hellboy (2019) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Stephen Dillane

Appears in

King Arthur (2004)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Merlin — Social Mentor — Arthur (Clive Owen)

  Wise guide who helps Arthur reconnect with his British roots.

• Merlin — Alliance Ally — Guinevere (Keira Knightley)

  Co-conspirators in guiding Arthur's ideological transformation.

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More characters from King Arthur

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