<P> In the 2011 Showtime series The Borgias , Charles VIII is portrayed by French actor Michel Muller . In the 2011 French - German historical drama Borgia , Charles VIII is played by Simon Larvaron . The event of the king 's death is depicted in the TV series Borgia with a small twist : in the episode , Charles himself plays a game of jeu de paume with Cesare Borgia and loses ; while leaving the game , Charles strikes his head on the lintel of a door . </P>
<P> In the 2011 Showtime series The Borgias , Charles VIII is portrayed by French actor Michel Muller . In the 2011 French - German historical drama Borgia , Charles VIII is played by Simon Larvaron . The event of the king 's death is depicted in the TV series Borgia with a small twist : in the episode , Charles himself plays a game of jeu de paume with Cesare Borgia and loses ; while leaving the game , Charles strikes his head on the lintel of a door . </P>
who plays the king of france in the borgias
who plays the king of france in the borgias
French actor Michel Muller
French actor Michel Muller