Geralt of Rivia

Also known as White Wolf, Butcher of Blaviken, Gwynbleidd, Ravix of Fourhorn, Geralt Roger Eric du Haute-Bellegarde

fictional character from the Witcher series

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First appearance: "The Witcher" (1986)
Created by: Andrzej Sapkowski
Portrayed by: Michał Żebrowski ( The Hexer film and TV series) Henry Cavill ( The Witcher TV series, Seasons 1–3) Tristan Ruggeri (young; The Witcher TV series, Season 1) Liam Hemsworth ( The Witcher TV series, Season 4)
Voiced by: Jacek Rozenek (video games, Polish), Doug Cockle (video games, English)
Children: Ciri of Cintra (adoptive daughter)

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nickname: Butcher of Blaviken
name in native language: Geralt z Rivii
Commons category: Geralt of Rivia

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Geralt of Rivia (/ˈɡɛr.əld/, GHERR-əld; 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.

Geralt of Rivia is also the protagonist of 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. 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.