He is a professional, carrying out his duties and unwilling to become involved in the 'petty quarrels' of the contemporary politics. Geralt is described as being emblematic of Polish popular culture's spirit of ' neo-liberal anti-politics' in the 1990s. Ĭavill's performance in the Netflix television series has received largely positive reviews from critics and many considered it to be the best adaptation of the character in a television series. In its televisions adaptations he was portrayed by Michał Żebrowski in The Hexer film and TV series, while Henry Cavill portrayed the character in Netflix The Witcher series. He has been described as a character embodying 'the neo-liberal anti-politics' spirit of the Polish popular culture of the 1990s, following his debut in the books. He is a magically enhanced monster-hunter known as a 'witcher,' who also possesses supernatural abilities due to his mutations. Geralt of Rivia ( Polish: Geralt z Rivii) is a fictional character and the protagonist of The Witcher series of short stories and novels by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski.
