The Witcher season 3 cast and character guide: Who’s new and who’s returning?

The third season of The Witcher is finally here, and that means it’s time to meet many new characters, some original, but most introduced straight from the books. If you’re interested in getting to know the characters and cast who are being introduced in The Witcher season 3, keep reading.

As fans of the show know, The Witcher is based on the popular book series by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. In The Witcher season 3, we’ll finally see more of the beloved family dynamics between Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer, with many notable characters returning or coming into the show’s universe for the first time.

Find out who is new and who is returning for the latest episodes! The Witcher season 3 part 1 is out now, and the second part will debut on July 27.

The Witcher season 3 returning cast

The four main characters will return for The Witcher season 3: Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, Henry Cavill as Geralt, Freya Allan as Ciri, and Joey Batey as Jaskier.

For those who aren’t ready to see Cavill exit the show and be replaced by Liam Hemsworth, you don’t have to fret just yet. The actor will continue playing the witcher throughout the third season before Hemsworth takes over in season 4 (and the rumored fifth season).

Here’s everyone returning for The Witcher season 3:

• Henry Cavill as Geralt
• Anya Chalotra as Yennefer
• Freya Allan as Ciri
• Mimi Ndiweni as Fringilla
• Eamon Farren as Cahir
• Jeremy Crawford as Yarpen
• Bart Edwards as Emhyr
• Chris Fulton as Rience
• Aisha Fabienne Ross as Lydia
• Mecia Simson as Francesca
• Ed Birch as King Vizimir
• Royce Pierreson as Istredd
• Lars Mikkelsen as Stregobor
• Terence Maynard as Artorius
• Therica Wilson-Read as Sabrina
• Mahesh Jadu as Vilgefortz
• MyAnna Buring as Tissaia
• Anna Shaffer as Triss
• Graham McTavish as Dijkstra
• Wilson Radjou-Pujalte as Dara
• Kaine Zajaz as Gage
• Simon Callow as Codringher
• Liz Carr as Fenn

The Witcher season 3 part 1 new characters

Get ready to meet all the exciting new characters being introduced in The Witcher season 3!

Once we get closer to The Witcher season 3 part 2, we’ll update you with everything you need to know about the characters coming in the second half of the season!

Robbie Amell as Gallatin

Robbie Amell plays a guerrilla Scoia’tael fighter named Gallatin, who butts heads with Francesca. The actor is best known for starring in projects like The DUFF, The Flash, Upload, and The Babysitter. He’s the cousin of Arrow star Stephen Amell and is married to actress Italia Ricci.

Cassie Clare as Philippa Eilhart

Technically, Cassie Clare joined The Witcher in season 2, but she only briefly appeared in her human form during the finale, so I’m counting her here because she has a much more significant role in The Witcher season 3.

The British star plays the powerful sorceress and polymorph Philippa Eilhart, who spent most of season 2 in her owl form. Netflix fans might recognize the actress from The Sandman where she portrayed Mazikeen. She also previously starred in the Netflix film What Happened to Monday.

Nathan Armarkwei Laryea as Valdo Marx

Valdo Marx is a renowned poet and a famed rival of Jaskier’s. He debuts in season 3 and is played by Doctor Who‘s Nathan Armarkwei Laryea.

Safiyya Ingar as Keira Metz

In The Witcher universe, Keira Metz is another powerful sorceress and eventual member of the Lodge of Sorceresses. She’s also a former advisor to King Foltest of Temeria, though it’s unclear if she has the same background in the show. We get to meet Keira for the first time in season 3. She’s portrayed by actress Safiyya Ingar, who recently lent her voice to games like Diablo IV and Valkyrie Elysium.

Cal Watson as Eva

Another new character in The Witcher season 3 is Eva, a Redanian handmaiden and servant to Queen Hedwig, who Philippa takes as a lover. Eva is played by Cal Watson, who has appeared in shows like The Peripheral and Britannia.

Rochelle Rose as Margarita Laux-Antille

Death in Paradise actress Rochelle Rose is playing the Aretuza rectoress Margarita Laux-Antille, another eventual member of the Lodge of Sorceresses.

Frances Pooley as Teryn

Frances Pooley is an up-and-coming actress from Versailles and Bridgerton who has been cast as Teryn in season 3. She plays the show’s “fake” Ciri.

Hugh Skinner as Prince Radovid

Prince Radovid is a bit different in the show as he’s actually King Vizimir’s younger brother rather than his son. Radovid will be played by the English actor Hugh Skinner who has appeared in musicals like Les Misérables and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. He also played Harry in Fleabag and recently starred in The Invitation.

Catherine McCormack as Anika

English actress Catherine McCormack, from Braveheart and 28 Weeks Later fame, plays a healer named Anika who previously knew Geralt’s mother.

In addition to the characters listed above, the new season will feature Jim Sturgeon as the royal messenger Aplegatt, Tracy-Ann Oberman as King Vizimir’s wife Queen Hedwig, Dempsey Bovell as Anika’s partner Otto Dussart, Giuseppe Lentini as the dwarven banker Giancardi, Stuart Thompson as Giancardi’s apprentice Fabio, and Beau Holland as one of Jaskier’s lovers, Vespula.

We are also very briefly introduced to the show’s version of Mistle, an eventual love interest of Ciri and a member of the outlaw gang calling themselves The Rats. Mistle is played by Christelle Elwin and will reportedly be in The Witcher spinoff/prequel series The Rats, rumored to be in production.

The Witcher season 3 part 1 is now streaming on Netflix. Part 2 is coming on July 27, 2023.