Merlin 26 years old

A retelling of the legend of King Arthur from the perspective of the wizard Merlin. Sam Neill stars in the title role in a story that covers not only the rise and fall of Camelot but also the phase in the legendary history of Britain that precedes it.

Credits

Lena Headey

Guinevere

Helena Bonham Carter

Morgan le Fay

Billie Whitelaw

Ambrosia

James Earl Jones

Rock of Ages

Sam Neill

Merlin

Rutger Hauer

King Vortingern

Cast

Name	Character
Lena Headey She was 24 , now 50 years old	as Guinevere
Helena Bonham Carter She was 31 , now 57 years old	as Morgan le Fay
Billie Whitelaw She was 65 , 82 years old when she died	as Ambrosia
James Earl Jones He was 67 , now 93 years old	as Rock of Ages
Sam Neill He was 50 , now 76 years old	as Merlin
Rutger Hauer He was 54 , 75 years old when he died	as King Vortingern
Nicholas Clay He was 51 , 53 years old when he died	as Lord Leo
Vernon Dobtcheff He was 63 , now 89 years old	as 1st Physician
Isabella Rossellini She was 45 , now 71 years old	as Nimue
Christopher Jacot He was 18 , now 44 years old	as Graham
Meghan Ory She was 15 , now 41 years old	as Brianna
Miranda Richardson She was 40 , now 66 years old	as Lady of the Lake / Mab
John Gielgud He was 94 , 96 years old when he died	as King Constant
Paul Curran He was 37 , now 63 years old	as Arthur
Roger Ashton-Griffiths He was 41 , now 67 years old	as Sir Boris
Martin Short He was 48 , now 74 years old	as Frik
Joseph Mawle He was 24 , now 50 years old	as Village Man (uncredited)
Jason Done He was 25 , now 51 years old	as Mordred
Sebastian Roché He was 33 , now 59 years old	as Gawain
John McEnery He was 54 , 75 years old when he died	as Lord Ardente
Jeremy Sheffield He was 32 , now 58 years old	as Lancelot
Thomas Lockyer He was 299 , 86 years old when he died	as Cornwall
Timothy Bateson He was 72 , 83 years old when he died	as Father Abbot
Daniel Brocklebank He was 18 , now 44 years old	as Young Merlin

Crew

Name	Job title
Robert Halmi Sr. Production He was 74 , 90 years old when he died	Executive Producer
Dyson Lovell Production He was 58 , now 84 years old	Producer
Chris Thompson Production He was 17 , 34 years old when he died	Producer

Merlin (26 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1998-04-26
Runtime: [91] minutes
Number of Episodes: 2