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How 5 actors who've played King Charles compare to the real-life monarch
Talia Lakritz
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- Four different actors, most recently Dominic West, have portrayed King Charles in "The Crown."
- West said Camilla, the Queen Consort, called him "Your Majesty" at an event after he was cast.
In the first season of "The Crown" on Netflix, Billy Jenkins played a young King Charles.
![In the first season of "The Crown" on Netflix, Billy Jenkins played a young King Charles.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-95263549,width-700,height-525,imgsize-176410/in-the-first-season-of-quotthe-crownquot-on-netflix-billy-jenkins-played-a-young-king-charles-.jpg)
Jenkins and Vanessa Kirby, who portrayed Princess Margaret, played pranks on other cast members during shooting.
He looks just like Charles did as the young Duke of Cornwall.
![He looks just like Charles did as the young Duke of Cornwall.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-95263548,width-700,height-525,imgsize-84018/he-looks-just-like-charles-did-as-the-young-duke-of-cornwall-.jpg)
Charles was photographed for his sixth birthday in 1954 by Marcus Adams.
In season two of "The Crown," Julian Baring took over the role of 8-year-old Charles.
![In season two of "The Crown," Julian Baring took over the role of 8-year-old Charles.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-95263547,width-700,height-525,imgsize-10142/in-season-two-of-quotthe-crownquot-julian-baring-took-over-the-role-of-8-year-old-charles-.jpg)
Season two depicts Charles' struggles at Gordonstoun, a boarding school in Scotland.
Charles later referred to his time at Gordonstoun as "a prison sentence" and "absolute hell," according to the epitaph of episode nine.
![Charles later referred to his time at Gordonstoun as "a prison sentence" and "absolute hell," according to the epitaph of episode nine.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-95263545,width-700,height-525,imgsize-83486/charles-later-referred-to-his-time-at-gordonstoun-as-quota-prison-sentencequot-and-quotabsolute-hellquot-according-to-the-epitaph-of-episode-nine-.jpg)
Charles sent Prince William and Prince Harry to Eton, a boarding school closer to Windsor Castle, where the Queen Mother had wanted to send him.
Josh O'Connor played Charles on season four of "The Crown."
![Josh O](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-95263544,width-700,height-525,imgsize-65462/josh-oaposconnor-played-charles-on-season-four-of-quotthe-crown-quot.jpg)
Season four portrays the beginning of Charles' relationship with Princess Diana and their troubled marriage.
O'Connor and Charles share similar facial features, which O'Connor called "a money-saver on prosthetics" in an interview with GQ.
![O](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-95263543,width-700,height-525,imgsize-269494/oaposconnor-and-charles-share-similar-facial-features-which-oaposconnor-called-quota-money-saver-on-prostheticsquot-in-an-interview-with-gq-.jpg)
O'Connor also worked with a dialect coach to perfect Charles' voice.
Jack Farthing played Charles in the 2021 drama "Spencer."
![Jack Farthing played Charles in the 2021 drama "Spencer."](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-95263542,width-700,height-525,imgsize-59836/jack-farthing-played-charles-in-the-2021-drama-quotspencer-quot.jpg)
Farthing starred in the film with Kristen Stewart, who played Diana.
Farthing told Insider's Zac Ntim that stepping into the role of Charles was intimidating.
![Farthing told Insider](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-95263541,width-700,height-525,imgsize-513668/farthing-told-insideraposs-zac-ntim-that-stepping-into-the-role-of-charles-was-intimidating-.jpg)
"It's obviously a very scary overwhelming idea, taking on someone like that — trying to find your own truth in a character that everyone knows so well and is so visible and so recorded and so impersonated," he said.
Dominic West will play Charles on the upcoming season of "The Crown."
![Dominic West will play Charles on the upcoming season of "The Crown."](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-95263540,width-700,height-525,imgsize-8254/dominic-west-will-play-charles-on-the-upcoming-season-of-quotthe-crown-quot.jpg)
West told Radio Times magazine that Camilla, the Queen Consort, greeted him as "Your Majesty" in 2021 after his casting was announced.
The much-anticipated fifth season premieres on Netflix on November 9.
![The much-anticipated fifth season premieres on Netflix on November 9.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-95263538,width-700,height-525,imgsize-373382/the-much-anticipated-fifth-season-premieres-on-netflix-on-november-9-.jpg)
Season five chronicles the brewing tension between Diana and the royal family.
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