Queen of Swords/Marcus Grisham

Captain Marcus Grisham
Queen of Swords
Actor	Anthony Lemke
First Appearance	1x01 - Destiny
Last Appearance	1x22 - Betrayed
Series Billing	Recurring Character
Episode Count	17

Basic Information

Captain Grisham is Colonel Montoya's, right hand man.

Character History

• A corporal in the American army, wanted for fraud (Ep 1), murder of his commanding officer (Ep 16) to escape hanging for killing a 16 year old boy, which he had not done.

• Escaped when the British attacked during United States War Against Britain (1812-1815) and shies away from any publicity. (Ep 12)

• Is contemptible of Montoya, and given the opportunity, would kill him. (Ep 3)

• To spite Montoya, he refuses a chance to shoot the Queen. (Ep 11)

• Conducts an illicit affair with Vera Hidalgo who acts as his spy, but his love is tested when Colonel Montoya orders him to kill her. (Ep 22)

• Plots with an Emissary from Spain to remove Colonel Montoya and take over. (Ep 12)

• Would like to be "friendly" with Tessa, (Ep 5) but is rejected despite her advances. (Ep 3)

• When close to dying of suffocation with The Queen, his ardour is still unrestrained and he has a chance to finally know her real identity as The Queen passes out first. (Ep 21)

Memorable Moments

• First meeting with The Queen (Ep1)

• Trapped in the mine with The Queen (Ep 21)

Trivia

Captain Grisham's white horse is Montero which was ridden by Russell Crowe in the film "Gladiator" (2000)