CORRECTIONS MADE TO THE BELOW ARTICLE, PER CORRECTED UPDATE FROM AMAZON

LUKE FETHERSTON IS GAWYN

CALLUM KERR IS GALAD

Just last week, we were treated on WoT Wednesday with a casting announcement from Prime Video’s The Wheel of Time which revealed that Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo will join Season 3 as Elaida do Avriny a’Roihan, Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah. This was met with great excitement from Shohreh and fans alike on social media, with Shohreh poking fun at this being a poorly kept secret at best.

The excitement continues this WoT Wednesday, as the Royal Court of Andor is finally revealed:

Award Winning Actress Olivia Williams is Morgase Trakand, Queen of Andor

Luke Fetherston is ‘Lord Gawyn’*, First Prince of House Trakand

Callum Kerr is ‘Lord Galad’*, of House Trakand

Nuno Lopes is ‘Lord Gaebril’, consort and advisor to Queen Morgase

Olivia Williams 

Olivia Williams has an impressive resume across film, television, and theatre, well known for roles such as ‘Anna Crowe’ in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense and as ‘Rosemary Cross’ in Wes Anderson’s Rushmore. 

Her wealth of experience should be a major boon in portraying Morgase Trakand, a queen who did not inherit her throne, but instead won it through a brutal succession war against a half-dozen noble rivals. She leads the nation of Andor benevolently, hoping her daughter-heir Elayne (Ceara Coveney) can one day inherit her throne peacefully.

Callum Kerr

Callum Kerr first debuted as a regular on Channel 4’s Hollyoaks, filming 70 episodes during his time there. After moving to the US in 2021, he had roles in Hulu/Fox’s Monarch, and Lifetime’s Flowers in the Attic. Kerr will also soon appear in the second season of One Piece and season six of Virgin River, both on Netflix.

It was widely theorized amongst fans that Kerr would actually be cast as Galad, so news that he will actually be portraying Gawyn Trakand may come as a surprise to many! And it may even be regarded as a welcome surprise, to be sure!

We look forward to your Gawyn!

Update: We learned that the speculation was in fact correct, and that Kerr will indeed be playing Galad.

Another surprise to be sure, time will see if it is a welcome one.

Luke Fetherston

Luke Fetherston has found success on stage and screen, and expects to have an exciting 2025 with Season 3 premiering March 13, 2025, as well as starring opposite Simone Ashley and Hero Fiennes-Tiffin in the forthcoming Prime Video romantic comedy Picture This.

And, yes, it is he who will portray Galad, the quite skilled swordsman who also happens to look like a male model. While Gawyn and Galad are so often compared, they share a mind on one thing: protect Elayne Trakand at all costs. It should be exciting to see how these two fare on the warder training grounds.

Update: As stated above, Luke will instead be portraying Gawyn.

Nuno Lopes

Nuno Lopes was found success and renown for his chameleon-like ability to change across a wide range of characters, his initial breakthrough coming from his role in the film Alice, and his other award-winning performances including Blood of My Blood, and Lines of Wellington. 

A skillset that Lopes can hopefully use to bring Lord Gaebril to life on screen. Any lover and advisor to a queen as savvy as Morgase is going to need to strike a fine balance of being politically capable in his own right, without forgetting that Andor will only ever have a Queen, never a King.

The Wheel of Time Season 3 premieres March 13th 2025, on Prime Video.