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thread of actors of colour who have portrayed characters adapted from Arthurian Legend in film, tv, and theatre
Devon Terrell as King Arthur in Cursed (2020)
Dev Patel as Sir Gawain in The Green Knight (2020)
Angel Coulby as Queen Guinevere in Merlin (2008)
Kingsley Ben-Adir as Sir Tristan in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Joana Metrass as Queen Guinevere in Once Upon a Time (2011)
Santiago Cabrera as Sir Lancelot in Merlin (2008)
Djimon Hounsou as Sir Bedivere in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Tomiwa Edun as Sir Elyan in Merlin (2008)
Chipo Chung as Vivian in Camelot (2011)
Elliot Knight as Merlin in Once Upon a Time (2011)
Sara Ramirez as The Lady of the Lake in Spamalot (2005 Broadway musical cast)
Ben Kingsley as Merlin in The Last Legion (2007)
Sinqua Walls as Sir Lancelot in Once Upon a Time (2011)
Dean Chaumoo as Bedders (Sir Bedivere's reincarnation) in The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
Rhianna Dorris as Kaye (Sir Kay's reincarnation) in The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
Craig Robinson as King Arthur in Spamalot (2015 Hollywood Bowl cast)
Lee Majoub as Sir Kay in Once Upon a Time (2011)
Merle Dandridge as The Lady of the Lake in Spamalot (2015 Hollywood Bowl cast)
Shout out to Erin Kellyman who will be playing Winfred in The Green Knight (2020) who, as far as I can tell, isn't based on any characters from Arthurian Legend
Shout out to Shalom Brune-Franklin who will be in Cursed (2020) as a character who has yet to be annouced
Shout out to Tia Carrere as Dr Joan Maxwell, a scientist that awakens King Arthur and his knights in the modern day, in Merlin: The Return (2000)
And to the original knight of colour of the round table: Sir Morien! https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/not-all-knights-round-table-were-white-180949361/
anyway my main takeaway from all this is that we need a woc as Morgan Le Fay goodnight!
Update: @yaisamachine has informed me that I missed Zaho as Morgan le Fay in La Légende du roi Arthur (a French musical from 2015)
although this is a thread highlighting actors of colours and their characters, I also wanted to include this YA novel I think you all should check out too! https://twitter.com/TheLadyLaudanum/status/1232039441465794561
Found another addition! Sara Malakul Lane as Morgana in King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (2017)
Another book rec!! https://twitter.com/knifeshoeloves/status/1232866974247591937
Sarita Choudhury will be playing Sir Gawain's mother in The Green Knight (2020). In Arthurian Legend, Gawain's mother is Morgause, the half-sister of King Arthur.
