Uther Pendragon

"Camelot must come before all else.... even you."

- Uther to Arthur Uther Pendragon is a major character in the BBC series ''Merlin. ''He is the father of Arthur and Morgana Pendragon and was the ruler of Camelot up until his death in season 4. Although he is shown to care for his children on several occasions, his utterly biased xenophobia, hypocrisy and delusions of grandeur qualify him as a full-blown protagonist villain, going so far as to become an antagonist in season 5. A thoroughly depraved man, Uther executed dozens of druids, warlocks and witches alike, whether they were innocent or not, while at the same time failing to see anything wrong with how he ruled the kingdom. Eventually, Arthur called him out for this.

He is portrayed by Anthony Head, who also played Mr. Finch.