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Was Geralt’s voice actor inspired by Henry Cavill’s take on him in The Witcher series? ‘No, because we were first’
The voice actor behind Geralt of Rivia in CD Projekt Red's Witcher games has rejected the idea that his performance was shaped by Henry Cavill's portrayal of the character in Netflix's live-action adaptation, insisting that his interpretation came first. The comment pushes back on the assumption that the games have followed the Netflix show's lead, when in fact the video game version of Geralt predates Cavill's casting by over a decade.
The remark, "No, because we were first," underlines that the games' gravelly-voiced, stoic Geralt was established well before The Witcher Netflix series began, with Cavill playing the character on screen from 2019 until his high-profile exit from the role. The article does not provide further detail on the interview's context or additional quotes beyond this exchange.
In short
- Geralt's game voice actor denies being influenced by Henry Cavill's portrayal
- He says the games' version of Geralt came first
- Comment highlights the game character predates the Netflix adaptation
Explained simply
Geralt of Rivia is the central character in The Witcher, a fantasy series of books by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. He is a monster hunter who travels a world shaped by magic, political conflict and prejudice.
The books inspired video games made by the Polish studio CD Projekt Red, with Geralt voiced by Doug Cockle in the English-language games. Netflix later adapted the books for television, with Henry Cavill playing Geralt from 2019 to 2022.
The games and the television series are separate adaptations of the same books, so their portrayals do not come from one another by default. The timeline matters because the games had established their version of Geralt before Cavill took on the role.
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