King Arthur

"I was once prophesied to repair a broken kingdom. My mistake was thinking that kingdom was Camelot. But now I think I understand. The kingdom I have to repair is here. The Underworld."

- King Arthur to Hook

King Arthur is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts in the first episode of the fifth season. He is portrayed by guest star Liam Garrigan and co-star Webb Baker Hayes.

King Arthur is based on the character of the same name from the Arthurian Legend and the Disney film The Sword in the Stone.

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Production Notes

 * The casting call describes him as "a good and just ruler who, beneath the surface, is a master manipulator who can carry a grudge to the grave, and maybe beyond. He harbors an eternal burning love for Guinevere that can lean toward being a bit... controlling. For this role, Once aims to cast a gent in his mid-30s to early 40s, and again a British accent is mandatory".


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Props Notes

 * In Arthurian heraldry, King Arthur's coat of arms is depicted as three crowns against a blue or red background (in thirteenth century manuscripts), or thirteen crowns against a blue background (in later texts). On the show, Arthur's coat of arms is a single crown surrounded by four sea-wyverns, a legendary creature with a dragon's head and wings, a reptilian body, two legs, and a fish tail. It is the sea-dwelling variant of the creature known as a wyvern)

Costume Notes

 * When Arthur kills King Fergus, his armor is the same one Sir Percival wears in present day Camelot in "The Dark Swan" and "The Price", but with different shoulder pads.