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Henry Cavill's controversial Witcher replacement succeeded, says original voice of Geralt

Doug Cockle calls both versions of Geralt on the Netflix show 'awesome Witchers' Netflix’s The Witcher returned for a fourth season last fall, but with a different face under Geralt of Rivia’s gray-haired wig. Liam Hemsworth replaced former Superman actor Henry Cavill in the lead role and will reprise it for the fifth and final season of the show. Taking over any role mid-series is a daunting task for an actor, and Doug Cockle, the voice of Geralt in CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher video games, sympathizes. “It's tough to do what [Hemsworth] did. Really, really tough, especially with a character in a show that so many people adore,” Cockle told Polygon during a recent video interview. “To be the actor replacing someone else who originated a character in the same series is so difficult.” He said that Cavill “did a fabulous job” over his three seasons, and commended both Geralts for making the role their own. “I find that Henry's performance has a little bit more weight to it and Liam's is a little bit more energized and actually kind of youthful, but in a fun way,” Cockle said. He likened the situation to an actor taking on a role that’s been around for centuries, like Hamlet. “What I