Kaamelott
Actor Character Position/Relation Books
Audrey Fleurot The Lady of the Lake Messenger from the Gods 1-6
Josée Drevon Ygerne of Tintagel Arthur 's mother 1-6
Loïc Varraut Venec Slave trader and party planner 1-6
Alain Chapuis The Innkeeper Innkeeper in the village near Kaamelott 1-6
Serge Papagalli Guethenoc Peasant , Roparzh 's neighbour and rival 1-6
Gilles Graveleau Roparzh Peasant , Guethenoc 's neighbour and rival 1-6
Bruno Salomone Caius Camillus Roman centurion 1-4 , 6
Guillaume Briat King of the Burgundians Arthur 's enemy 1-4 , 6
Bruno Boëglin Sven , Chief of the Vikings Arthur 's enemy 1-4 , 6
Truong Lan Attila Arthur 's enemy 1-4
François Rollin Loth , King of Orkney Arthur 's brother-in-law , Gauvain 's father 3-6
Valentin Traversi Ketchatar , King of Ireland Member of the Kings ' Assembly 3 , 6
Eddy Letexier Hoël , King of Armorica Member of the Kings ' Assembly 3 , 6
Carlo Brandt Méléagant The Response 4-6
Alban Lenoir Ferghus Lancelot 's aide-de-camp 4
Luc Chambon Nathair Spy 4
Emmanuel Meirieu Appius Manilius Arthur 's best friend in Rome 6
Patrick Chesnais Lucius Silius Sallustius Roman Senator 6
François Levantal Publius Servius Capito Sallustius ' hand man 6
Marion Creusvaux Julia Arthur 's girlfriend 6
Casting -- Main Cast
Kaamelott was a French comedy medieval fantasy television series created, directed, written, scored, and edited by Alexandre Astier, who also starred as the main character. Based on the Arthurian legends, it followed the daily lives of King Arthur (Astier) and his Knights of the Round Table in Camelot. The series, which originally ran for six seasons (referred to as books), run from 2005 to 2009, on the network M6. The series was preceded in 2003 by a short movie, Dies iræ, with mostly the same cast and concept, which was used to pitch the idea of the series to the network, which at a time was looking to replace another successful short TV series, Caméra Café. However, Kaamelott exceeded Caméra Café's audience only three weeks after broadcasting started. It is widely regarded as one of the best, most iconic, and most popular French TV series of all time. It has also been praised for its fidelity as, outside of comedic and linguistic liberties, it stays faithful to the mythology and historic context. While the series takes place in the 5th century, it uses modern language and situations to create a humorous view of the Arthurian legend. However, in latter seasons, the mood becomes darker and more dramatic as Arthur's kingdom begins to disintegrate. The cast features regular collaborators of Astier, including Jean-Christophe Hembert (Karadoc) who directed his two subsequent one-man shows, as well as Astier's father Lionnel, his mother Joëlle Sevilla and his half-brother Simon who also star in the show as Leodegrance, Dame Séli and their son Ywain respectively. After the end of the series in 2009, Astier worked on a film trilogy to conclude the series. Shooting was originally planned for 2014, but production was suspended due to the production company refusing to allocate the rights of Kaamelott to Astier.