thread of actors of colour who have portrayed characters adapted from Arthurian Legend in film, tv, and theatre
Dean Chaumoo as Bedders (Sir Bedivere& #39;s reincarnation) in The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
Rhianna Dorris as Kaye (Sir Kay& #39;s reincarnation) in The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
Shout out to Erin Kellyman who will be playing Winfred in The Green Knight (2020) who, as far as I can tell, isn& #39;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/">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-new...
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">https://twitter.com/TheLadyLa...
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">https://twitter.com/knifeshoe...