Geralt of Rivia
Protagonist of The Witcher series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Geralt of Rivia (Polish: Geralt z Rivii) is a fictional character and the protagonist of The Witcher series of short stories and novels by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. He is a magically enhanced monster-hunter known as a "witcher", who possesses supernatural abilities due to his mutations.[1]
Geralt of Rivia | |
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The Witcher Saga character | |
First appearance | "The Witcher" (1986) |
Created by | Andrzej Sapkowski |
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Voiced by | Jacek Rozenek (video games, Polish) Doug Cockle (video games, English) |
Geralt of Rivia is also the protagonist in CD Projekt Red's series of video games based on The Witcher. In television adaptations, he was portrayed by Michał Żebrowski in The Hexer film and television series, while Henry Cavill portrays the character in the first three seasons of Netflix's The Witcher television series, with Tristan Ruggeri portraying a young Geralt in the first season, and Liam Hemsworth due to take over the role from the fourth season onward.[2][3]