Cultural depictions of Charles III
Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms, has been depicted in art and popular culture.
Film
[edit]Charles has been portrayed on screen by:
- Alex Jennings in The Queen (2006)
- Jack Farthing in Spencer (2021)
Television
[edit]Charles has been portrayed in television films and series by:
- David Robb in Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982)
- Christopher Baines in The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982)
- Adam Bareham in Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors (1992)[1]
- Roger Rees in Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992)
- David Threlfall in Diana: Her True Story (1993)
- Christopher Bowen in Princess in Love (1996)[2]
- Ludger Pistor in Willi und die Windzors (1996)
- Martin Turner in Prince William (2002)[3]
- Laurence Fox in Whatever Love Means (2005)
- Paul Rhys and Martin Turner in the docudrama serial The Queen (2009)
- Ben Cross in William & Kate (2011)
- Victor Garber in William & Catherine: A Royal Romance (2011)
- Billy Jenkins (as a child in Season 1-2), Julian Baring (as an early teenager in Season 2), Josh O'Connor (Season 3-4), and Dominic West (Season 5-6) in The Crown (2016–2023)
- Harry Enfield in The Windsors (2016–2020)
- Tim Pigott-Smith in King Charles III (2017)
- Steve Coulter in Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance (2018)[4] and Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace (2021)[5]
- Charles Shaughnessy in Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal (2019)[6]
- Chris Robson in Legends of Tomorrow episode "Mortal Khanbat" (2020)
- Dan Stevens in The Prince (2021)
- Munya Chawawa in Prince Andrew: The Musical (2022)
A character clearly based on Charles, and named simply as "The King", was played by Michael Kitchen in To Play the King and The Final Cut, the second and third parts of the British House of Cards trilogy (1993 and 1995 respectively).
Stage
[edit]Actors who have portrayed Charles in notable stage productions include:
- Marc Sinden in Chorus Girls (1981) and Her Royal Highness..? (1981)
- Tim Pigott-Smith in King Charles III (2014)
- Roe Hartrampf in Diana (2019/2021)
- Harry Enfield in The Windsors: Endgame (2021)
Music
[edit]Songs about Charles include:
- "Buckingham Blues" by "Weird Al" Yankovic (1983)[7]
- "Prince Charles" by Christine Lavin (1986)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Shales, Tom (28 September 1992). "TV Preview". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Princess in Love". TCM.com. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Brennan, Patricia (28 September 2002). "'Prince William' Is a Slice of Royal Private Life". Orlando Sentinel. The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ Vejnoska, Jill (14 May 2018). "Atlanta actor talks playing Prince Charles in royal wedding movie". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (19 May 2021). "'Harry & Meghan: Escaping The Palace': Jordan Dean & Sydney Morton To Star As Duke & Duchess Of Sussex In Lifetime Movie". Deadline. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ Digital Staff (3 June 2019). "The Nanny star Charles Shaughnessy's regal role in the Harry and Meghan TV movie". The Morning Show. 7 News. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ Rabin, Nathan (4 February 2020). "The Big Squeeze Day Nine: "Buckingham Blues" from "Weird Al" Yankovic". Nathan Rabin's Happy Place. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ Walter, Kate (March 1987). "Spins". Spin. p. 33. Retrieved 10 September 2022.