Doug Cockle, the actor who originally played Geralt in CD Projekt Red‘s RPG series, says he’s sad to see Henry Cavill leave the character behind in the Netflix show, even though he’s excited for what Liam Hemsworth can bring to the series.
“I think it’s really sad to see Henry go, because I really liked his performance, and I liked the guy as well,” Cockle told GamesRadar+ during an interview at EGX/MCM Comic-Con. “He invited me to the London premiere of the show, and we met there, and he’s a lovely, lovely bloke. He loves the Witcher world so much. I was really sad to hear that he was leaving for whatever reason that was. So it’s sad to see Henry go.”
But Cockle adds that he’s “a big believer in seeing what people bring to the table. Liam’s a good actor, and I’m really excited to see what his Geralt looks and sounds and behaves like. And you know, it’ll be different. It’ll be different from mine, it’ll be different from Henry’s, it’ll be different from Peter Kenny, who voices Geralt in the audiobook series. And I’m just really excited to see what he does.”
