Geralt of Rivia

Geralt of Rivia
Geralt of Rivia
The Witcher Saga character
	Geralt of Rivia, as illustrated by Alexandr Stepchenkov in Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher
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);
Voiced by	Jacek Rozenek (video games, Polish); Doug Cockle (video games, English)

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.

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.

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