Editing Lancelot (section)

==Modern culture==
[[File:The Adventures of Sir Lancelot - Broadcasting, October 20, 1958.jpg|thumb|A 1958 advertisement for the television series ''[[The Adventures of Sir Lancelot]]'']]

[[File:Robert Goulet Janet Pavek Camelot 1962.JPG|thumb|A 1962 publicity photo of [[Robert Goulet]] as Lancelot and [[Janet Pavek]] as Guenevere in the musical ''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]'']]

Lancelot appeared as a character in many Arthurian films and television productions, sometimes even as the protagonistic titular character. He has been played by [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]] in ''[[Knights of the Round Table (film)|Knights of the Round Table]]'' (1953), [[William Russell (English actor)|William Russell]] in ''[[The Adventures of Sir Lancelot]]'' (1956–1957), [[Robert Goulet]] in ''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]'' (1960), [[Cornel Wilde]] in ''[[Sword of Lancelot]]'' (1963), [[Franco Nero]] in ''[[Camelot (film)|Camelot]]'' (1967), Luc Simon in ''[[Lancelot du Lac (film)|Lancelot du Lac]]'' (1974), [[Nicholas Clay]] in ''[[Excalibur (film)|Excalibur]]'' (1981), [[Richard Gere]] in ''[[First Knight]]'' (1995), [[Jeremy Sheffield]] in ''[[Merlin (miniseries)|Merlin]]'' (1998), [[Phil Cornwell]] in ''[[King Arthur's Disasters]]'' (2005–2006), [[Santiago Cabrera]] in ''[[Merlin (2008 TV series)|Merlin]]'' (2008–2011), [[Christopher Tavarez]] in ''[[Avalon High (film)|Avalon High]]'' (2010), [[Sinqua Walls]] in ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' (2012–2015), [[Dan Stevens]] in ''[[Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb]]'' (2014), and Martin McCreadie in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight]]'' (2017), among others. {{clear left}}

* [[T. H. White]]'s novel ''[[The Once and Future King]]'' (1958) portrays Lancelot very differently from his usual image in the legend. Here, Lancelot is immensely ugly and introverted, having difficulty dealing with people.
* Lancelot is played by [[John Cleese]] in the Arthurian comedy film ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' (1975). He is portrayed as an awkward knight prone to sudden and uncontrolled outbursts of violence in the section "Sir Lancelot the Brave" that shows his misguided bloody rampage to save a princess who turns out to be a prince and who did not really need to be rescued.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://creative-analytics.corsairs.network/the-tale-of-sir-lancelot-833b53c8d740|title=The Tale of Sir Lancelot|date=16 November 2015|website=Creative Analytics|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref> He is also a principal character in ''[[Spamalot]]'' (2005), a [[stage musical]] adaptation of the film. Lancelot was played by [[Hank Azaria]] in the original Broadway production. In this version, Lancelot is gay and marries Prince Herbert (portrayed by [[Christian Borle]] in the original Broadway production).
* In [[Roger Zelazny]]'s short story "[[The Last Defender of Camelot (short story)|The Last Defender of Camelot]]" (1979), the magically immortal Lancelot finally dies helping [[Morgan le Fay|Morgana]] save the world from the mad [[Merlin]] in the 20th century. He is played by [[Richard Kiley]] in [[The Last Defender of Camelot (The Twilight Zone)|a 1986 episode of ''The Twilight Zone'']] based on the story.
* In [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]]'s novel ''[[The Mists of Avalon]]'' (1982), Lancelet is another name of Galahad, and an estranged son of the Lady of the Lake, Viviane. A handsome and great warrior, he is the protagonist [[Morgan le Fay|Morgaine]]'s cousin and first love interest, himself being bisexual and loving both [[Guinevere|Gwenhwyfar]] and Arthur. He is played by [[Michael Vartan]] in the novel's [[The Mists of Avalon (TV miniseries)|film adaptation]] (2001).
* Lancelot is a major character in [[Bernard Cornwell]]'s ''[[The Warlord Chronicles]]'' trilogy of novels (1995–1997). This version of Lancelot is presented as a self-serving and cowardly prince of the lost kingdom of Benoic, left by him to be destroyed by [[Franks|Frankish]] barbarians. To seize the throne of [[Dumnonia]], Lancelot conspires against Arthur with Guinevere, incites a Christian rebellion, and defects to the invading [[Saxons]], ending up being hanged by his own half-brother Galahad and by the narrator [[Derfel Cadarn (Warlord Chronicles)|Derfel]] (who had lost his daughter to Lancelot's scheming). Lancelot's glowing depictions in legends are explained as merely an influence of the stories invented by the bards hired by his mother.
* A character based on him named Sir Loungelot is one of the main characters in the animated series ''[[Blazing Dragons]]'' (1996), but being adapted as a fat, arrogant and cowardly dragon who is the leader of the Knights of Camelhot.
* Lancelot is a recurring character in ''The Squire's Tales'' series (1998–2010) by [[Gerald Morris]]. In some books he is a major character and in others is a secondary character. This version of Lancelot is initially presented as a talented knight, but somewhat pompous and vain. In later books, filled with regret over his affair with Guinevere, he renounces court and is presented as more humble and wise. He leaves court to become a woodcutter, though he is occasionally swept up in quests to help Arthur and other knights. 
* The video game ''[[Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings]]'' (1999) features Lancelot as a [[paladin]].
* The 2003 novel ''[[Clothar the Frank]]'' by [[Jack Whyte]] is told from the perspective of Lancelot. It follows his journeys, starting as a young child until his arrival in Camelot and his meeting with [[Merlyn]] and [[Arthur Pendragon]].
* Lancelot is played by [[Ioan Gruffudd]] in the non-fantasy film ''[[King Arthur (2004 film)|King Arthur]]'' (2004), in which he is one of Arthur's warriors. He is mortally wounded when he saves the young Guinevere and slays the Saxon chieftain Cynric during the [[Battle of Badon Hill]].
* Thomas Cousseau played Lancelot du Lac in the French comedy TV series ''[[Kaamelott]]'' (2005–2009), in which he is portrayed as the only competent Knight of the Round Table and a classically chivalrous hero unlike all the others, however still ill-fated.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24643427 | jstor=24643427 | last1=Briand | first1=Cédric | title='Kaamelott's' Paradox: Lancelot between Subjugation and Individuation | journal=Arthuriana | year=2015 | volume=25 | issue=1 | pages=22–43 | doi=10.1353/art.2015.0013 | s2cid=166482886 }}</ref>
* [[Jason Griffith]] portrayed him in the video game ''[[Sonic and the Black Knight]]'' (2009). Lancelot's appearance is based on [[Shadow the Hedgehog]].
* Lancelot appears in the light novel and its 2011 anime adaptation ''[[Fate/Zero]]'' as the Servant "Berserker", played by [[Ryōtarō Okiayu]]/[[Kyle Herbert]]. Lancelot also appears in the mobile game ''[[Fate/Grand Order]]'' as a Berserker but also as a Saber class Servant.
* Lancelot is a character in the romance novel Knight Fantasy Night (骑士幻想夜, Qishi Huanxiang Ye) by [[Vivibear]] (2013), adapted into a comic book in Samanhua (飒漫画).
* [[Sophie Cookson]]'s character Roxanne "Roxy" Morton in the film ''[[Kingsman: The Secret Service]]'' (2014) and its [[Kingsman: The Golden Circle|sequel]] uses the code name Lancelot. It was also used by [[Aaron Taylor-Johnson]]'s character Archie Reid in the [[The King's Man|prequel]].
* Lancelot is the primary antagonist in the first season of ''[[The Librarians (2014 TV series)|The Librarians]]'' (2014), portrayed by both [[Matt Frewer]] and [[Jerry O'Connell]]. He gained immortality sometime after the fall of Camelot through magic and has spent centuries seeking to reverse the events that brought about its destruction. As the mysterious Dulaque (a respelling of his name ''du Lac''), he leads the Serpent Brotherhood, a cult that has long opposed the Library's mission to keep magic out of the hands of humans.
*In the video game ''[[Mobile Legends: Bang Bang]]'' (2016), Lancelot is a playable character portrayed as Guinevere's brother.
* [[Giles Kristian]]'s novel ''Lancelot'' (2018) is an original telling of the Lancelot story.
* The immortal Lancelot Du Lac, voiced by [[Gareth David-Lloyd]], is a co-protagonist of ''[[Du Lac & Fey: Dance of Death]]'' (2019), an adventure video game set in Victorian London.
* In the illustrated novel ''Cursed'' (2019) by [[Frank Miller]] and [[Tom Wheeler (writer)|Tom Wheeler]] Lancelot is a violent Christian fanatic known as "The Weeping Monk". In the [[Cursed (2020 TV series)|Netflix adaptation of ''Cursed'']] (2020), he is played by [[Daniel Sharman]].
* Lancelot is the major character in the animated series ''[[Wizards: Tales of Arcadia]]'' (2020), voiced by [[Rupert Penry-Jones]].
* Lancelot is featured in the video game ''[[Smite (video game)|Smite]]'' as a horseback assassin armed with a lance.
* Lancelot is one of the titular knights in the manga series ''[[Four Knights of the Apocalypse]]''. He is the son of Ban and Elaine.
* Lancelot is a primary antagonist of [[Lev Grossman]]'s 2024 novel ''[[The Bright Sword]]'', where he is the greatest swordsman in Britain, and seizes the throne after Arthur's death under the name [[Galahad]] (his illegitimate son).