See Adrian Bouchet as Artur Hawkwing on Amazon's The Wheel of Time

Artur Hawkwing is a legendary figure within The Wheel of Time series, written by Robert Jordan and finished by Brandon Sanderson. Born Artur Paendrag Tanreall, he was a very powerful Ta'veren — basically someone who's so important to the fabric of reality that events bend around them — and eventually ruled over a vast empire. He was a well-loved king whose reign was marked by peace, although his death did set off a brutal period of warfare as people fought to take his place, or else carve off pieces of his former empire for themselves.

Artur Hawkwing gets talked about a lot in The Wheel of Time books, but is rarely seen. That makes sense, considering he died long before the events of the story. But he does return briefly when Mat Cauthon sounds the Horn of Valere in The Great Hunt, coming to Mat's aid alongside other heroes of legend.

Amazon brought this moment to life in the second season of its Wheel of Time TV show, where Artur Hawkwing was played by English actor Adrian Bouchet. He appeared in the season 2 finale. He didn't get spotlighted much, but at least one-quality photo of Bouchet in full costume exists:

I think he looks great! The costuming is on point, and at 6'4" Bouchet looks the part of a legendary king. It's just a shame the show couldn't have spent a bit more time with him.

Outside The Wheel of Time, Bouchet is probably best known for playing the warrior Steapa in the medieval drama The Last Kingdom, which you can watch on Netflix.

A third season of The Wheel of Time is on the way, although we likely won't be watching it until pretty deep into 2025. I doubt Bouchet will return as Artur Hawkwing, but this is a high fantasy world, so we can't rule anything out.

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