Fan Casting Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester in Robin Hood and the House of Plantagenet (TV-Series)

The physically slight Earl of Chester and a rising powerhouse in the North. Bound in a loathed political marriage to Constance of Brittany, he largely ignores her duchy to focus on fortifying his own massive palatine estates. Ranulf is a man of few words and absolute discipline who views the Plantagenet family drama as a dangerous distraction from the stability of the realm. By suppressing Welsh incursions and holding the northern line for the regency, he ensures he is too vital to be ignored by either side of the succession struggle. He is a pragmatic regional lord who understands that while kings fight for crowns, the men who hold the borders decide how long those crowns last.