Marco Polo (played by Ian Somerhalder) is a protagonist in Marco Polo.
Main protagonist initially assigned to accompany priests on a Christian mission. After being abandoned, he travels alone to Kublai Khan's court, enters as an envoy, and serves as a Mongol grandee for twenty years before returning to the West with a historic chronicle. Pedro (played by BD Wong) is a protagonist in Marco Polo.
Marco Polo's loyal servant who accompanies him on the journey to the Mongol court and remains by his side throughout his twenty-year service. Kublai Khan (played by Brian Dennehy) appears in Marco Polo.
The Mongol emperor whose court Marco Polo enters as an envoy and where he spends two decades advancing as a grandee. Chi (played by Michael Chow Man-Kin) appears in Marco Polo.
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Characters
Marco Polo
(played by Ian Somerhalder) — protagonist
Main protagonist initially assigned to accompany priests on a Christian mission. After being abandoned, he travels alone to Kublai Khan's court, enters as an envoy, and serves as a Mongol grandee for...
Pedro
(played by BD Wong) — protagonist
Marco Polo's loyal servant who accompanies him on the journey to the Mongol court and remains by his side throughout his twenty-year service.
Kublai Khan
(played by Brian Dennehy) — supporting
The Mongol emperor whose court Marco Polo enters as an envoy and where he spends two decades advancing as a grandee.
Chi
(played by Michael Chow Man-Kin) — supporting
Key Relationships
Marco Polo → Chi
(Professional Court Associate)
Pedro → Kublai Khan
(Social Court Associate)
Marco Polo → Kublai Khan
(Power Sovereign)
Marco Polo → Pedro
(Professional Servant)
Story Analysis
A Western envoy's journey from abandonment to imperial grandee, culminating in a chronicle that reshapes global history.
Plot Progression
Abandonment in the Wilds
Entry into the Golden Court
Decades of Mongol Grandee
Chronicle of a Changed World
Directed by Kevin Connor
Marco Polo (2007) · 6.3/10 · adventure, drama, history, tv-movie
