Daredevil: Born Again is sort of right here, everybody. The extremely anticipated Marvel TV present, to not point out sequel to Netflix’s live-action Daredevil sequence, will arrive on March 4 (US) and March 5 (UK and Australia). While some actors will reprise their roles from Netflix’s adaptation, many others will make their debut in Matt Murdock’s first standalone Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) journey. So there is not any higher time to get the news on all of them.
Below, I’ve compiled a listing of the Disney+ present’s confirmed forged, the characters they will play, and the place you may need seen them earlier than. I will not be discussing any actors who’re rumored to seem in cameo or supporting roles, although – if you wish to examine these, my devoted Daredevil: Born Again information is the place to go.
One final thing earlier than you proceed: full spoilers comply with for all three seasons of Daredevil on Netflix, plus Echo on Disney+. Light spoilers are additionally incoming for Born Again.
Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil
The protagonist of Netflix’s Daredevil present and now the lead character of his personal MCU TV sequence, Charlie Cox returns to play Matt Murdock and his superpowered alter-ego in Marvel’s sandbox.
While Cox has had small roles in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Echo and was successfully the co-star in episode 8 of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, that is the primary time he’ll have a extra substantial position in a Marvel Studios manufacturing.
So, what’s Murdock as much as in the beginning of Born Again? Picking up occasions after the season 3 finale of the Netflix sequence, he is develop into the co-owner of legislation agency Murdock, Nelson, and Page – teaming up with long-time good friend and fellow lawyer Franklin ‘Foggy’ Nelson, and former reporter/Murdock’s perennial love curiosity Karen Page… and that is all I’ll say for now!
As for Cox, you may need seen him in different TV reveals, together with Kin, Treason, and Boardwalk Empire. He was additionally the male lead within the cult traditional fantasy movie Stardust.
Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk
Like Cox, Born Again is not Vincent D’Onofrio’s first rodeo within the MCU. Reprising his position as Fisk from Daredevil on Netflix, he had a small however essential position in Hawkeye forward of his main antagonistic position in Echo.
Thanks to occasions that transpired within the latter’s finale, we all know that the previous crime lord, who used to go by the pseudonym Kingpin, will probably be operating for New York City’s Mayoral workplace at the start of Born Again. If he is profitable, it’s going to spell dangerous information for Murdock and his fellow crimefighters.
D’Onofrio will probably be a well-known face to movie and TV followers alike, with the long-time actor showing in Full Metal Jacket, Jurassic World, Men in Black, Godfather of Harlem, Ratched, and lots of extra in addition to.
Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page
One of the three people who owns Murdock, Nelson, and Page, Karen Page is a former investigative journalist-turned-business proprietor. She’s a part of Daredevil‘s core appearing quartet who’ve returned for this Marvel sequel.
That wasn’t at all times the case, thoughts you. Originally, Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson weren’t a part of this present’s forged; Marvel supposed Born Again to be a completely new sequence that might solely reference the Netflix present in passing. However, after Marvel determined to creatively overhaul Daredevil: Born Again in October 2023, Woll and Henson had been requested to return as their respective characters. Marvel hasn’t publicly acknowledged how large of a job Page could have on this sequence. However, followers concern for her security after leaked Born Again footage prompt that she could also be focused by a returning villain (extra on him later).
Some readers will know Woll from the favored vampire TV present True Blood. She’s additionally appeared in additional of Netflix’s Marvel sequence like The Defenders and The Punisher, in addition to horror flicks together with Escape Room.
Elden Henson as Franklin ‘Foggy’ Nelson
Like Woll, Elden Henson solely formally joined this present’s forged after a Daredevil: Born Again picture confirmed their return final January. As I discussed earlier, his character is without doubt one of the three house owners of the Murdock, Nelson, and Page legislation agency. Marvel hasn’t revealed if Nelson will play an enormous half on this Marvel Phase 5 present’s story, both.
As for the place you could have seen Henson beforehand, he appeared in each installments of Lionsgate’s live-action adaptation of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Apple’s Killers of the Flower Moon movie, and reveals like Smith and The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.
Margarita Levieva as Heather Glenn
The first of many new faces to enter Matt Murdock’s orbit, Margarita Levieva will play Heather Glenn, a therapist and Murdock’s new love curiosity. Her character profile and backstory differ from how she’s introduced in Marvel comedian books, which depicts Glenn as a socialite. By the way in which, if you wish to study extra about Glenn and every other Born Again characters you are unfamiliar with, take a look at our unique supply beneath for Marvel Unlimited, the comedian big’s digital subscription service that is dwelling to over 30,000 comedian books – however, be fast! The deal expires on March 4.
Anyway, some folks could keep in mind that Levieva performed Mother Koril in final yr’s Star Wars: The Acolyte (which is not among the finest Disney+ reveals). Others may know her from important roles in The Deuce, Litvinenko, Allegiance, and Vanished.
Nikki M. James as Kirsten McDuffie
Joining Levieva on the newcomer listing is Nikki M. James, who’ll painting Kirsten McDuffie. In the comics, she’s a deputy district lawyer whose shut friendship with Murdock ultimately led to them changing into romantically entangled. Oh, and so they additionally arrange their very own legislation agency in Marvel’s supply materials.
It stays to be seen if Born Again will authentically adapt this a part of Daredevil lore however, given Glenn will probably be Murdock’s paramour within the present’s first season, no one ought to anticipate Murdock and McDuffie to fall in love. Don’t be shocked in the event that they cross paths professionally, although!
James will probably be immediately recognizable to anybody who watched season 1 of thriller thriller sequence Severance on Apple TV+, the place she performed Alex. She’s additionally featured in Proven Innocent, The Good Fight, and MindDead amongst different TV applications.
Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/The Punisher
Switching again to some actors who’re coming back from Daredevil, aka among the finest Netflix reveals. Jon Bernthal, who made a reputation for himself in The Walking Dead, is again as Frank Castle, a US Army veteran-turned-vigilante who fights the legal underworld utilizing deadly power. Like Woll and Henson, I am unable to say how integral he’ll be to season 1’s overarching narrative. Whatever position Castle has in proceedings, it is certain to be a bloody and brutal one.
The Walking Dead however, Bernthal has appeared in different acclaimed TV reveals, together with The Bear on Hulu, and quite a few motion pictures like The Accountant, Sicario, and The Wolf of Wall Street.
Wilson Bethel as Benjamin ‘Dex’ Pointdexter/Bullseye
The secondary antagonist of Daredevil season 3, Wilson Bethel’s Pointdexter is a mentally unstable former FBI agent who was molded right into a cold-hard killer by Fisk within the hit present’s last chapter. Indeed, he even impersonated The Devil of Hell’s Kitchen in a bid to tarnish the eponymous vigilante’s identify and status. Ironically, Bullseye was near-beaten to loss of life by Fisk within the season 3 finale after he realized that Fisk was liable for his spouse’s loss of life.
Unfortunately for Murdock and Fisk alike, Bullseye will return, with Bethel making a quick look in Daredevil: Born Again‘s gritty and brutal first trailer. Who is aware of who he’ll be gunning for first.
Bethel was final seen starring in All Rise, however he is additionally appeared in The Astronaut Wives Club, Hart of Dixie, and The Young and the Restless.
Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Fisk
Another star who was requested to return following the present’s artistic reinvention, Ayelet Zurer will reprise her position as Wilson Fisk’s spouse Vanessa, who’ll reportedly be estranged from her husband in the beginning of Born Again. Per Business Insider, she’s taken over his legal empire in his absence, too.
Outside of Daredevil and its follow-up sequence, Zurer is understood for her performances in Moonhaven, Losing Alice, and Money Heist.
Zabryna Guevara as Sheila Rivera
Zabryna Guevara is ready to play a personality who would not exist in Marvel comics, Sheila Rivera. She’s believed to have ties to Fisk in Born Again and based mostly on the footage and pictures I’ve seen to this point, I believe she’ll be a part of the staff making an attempt to assist him win New York City’s mayoral place.
Guevara is most well-known for showing in Gotham, a DC Comics TV present that served as a Batman prequel and reinterpreted lots of the Dark Knight’s seemingly infinite variety of characters. More lately, she’s been a part of the casts of New Amsterdam, Emergence, and Castle Rock.
Arty Froushan as Buck Cashman
Another particular person I anticipate to be a part of Fisk’s marketing campaign staff is Buck Cashman, performed by Arty Froushan. Cashman will differ from his comedian ebook counterpart. In Marvel literature, he is a mercenary who works for the US authorities underneath the alias Bullet, nevertheless it’s unclear if the MCU’s Buck Cashman will ultimately develop into Bullet.
Best identified for taking part in Jonah Breakspear in Prime Video’s Carnival Row, Froushan has additionally featured in House of the Dragon and Downton Abbey 3 amongst different tasks.
Michael Gandolfini as Daniel Blade
The son of The Sopranos star James Gandolfini, Michael Gandolfini is ready to play Daniel Blade, who was revealed to be Fisk’s protege in a earlier version of SFX Magazine. Blade is one other unique character created for Born Again.
This sequence is way from Gandolfini’s first position, although. He’s appeared in reveals like Extrapolations and The Deuce, however his most well-known position got here in The Many Saints of Newark, a prequel film to The Sopranos that noticed Gandolfini play a youthful model of Tony Soprano, aka the identical character his late father portrayed in among the finest Max reveals.
Kamar de los Reyes as Hector Ayala/White Tiger
The first Hispanic superhero to seem in Marvel’s illustrious historical past, Hector Ayala is extra famously referred to as his superpowered counterpart White Tiger, whose enhanced bodily talents manifest when Ayala wears a mystical amulet.
Kamar de los Reyes will play the character in Born Again, which marks White Tiger’s live-action debut in any big- or small-screen Marvel manufacturing. It additionally marks de los Reyes’ last appearing efficiency. The Puerta Rican actor died in December 2023 after a brief battle with most cancers. Other tasks he appeared in earlier than his loss of life embody the TV adaptation of Sleepy Hollow, The American, and The Rookie.
Genneya Walton as B.B. Urich
A younger, on-the-beat investigative reporter, B.B. Urich is the daughter of the murdered Ben Urich, who was killed by Fisk in Daredevil season 2. Will she discover out that Fisk was liable for her father’s demise and, in that case, will she try to forestall him from taking workplace? Only time will inform.
Known for her roles in BlackAF, Never Have I Ever, and Candy Cane Lane, Genneya Watson’s star is definitely on the rise. Don’t be shocked if you happen to hear extra about her following her supporting position in one in every of 2025’s most fun new reveals.
Clark Johnson as Cherry
A retired New York police officer who works as a contract investigator for Murdock, the character merely referred to as Cherry will assist the titular lawyer/vigilante crack a few of his most essential circumstances.
Last seen as a part of the forged of Evil, Clark Johnson has additionally had appearing roles in The Wire, Bosch, and The Shield.
Jeremy Earl as Cole North
Another particular person whose Marvel comics backstory has been barely altered for Daredevil: Born Again. In the supply materials, Cole North is a highly-regarded police detective who transfers from Chicago to New York and is ordered by Fisk to trace down and arrest any vigilantes working within the metropolis. In Born Again, North will probably be a corrupt cop assigned to steer the Anti-Vigilante Task Force (per Inverse), which can or will not be arrange by Fisk. So, as I say, it is a slight tweak to his comedian ebook origins story.
As for Jeremy Earl, he is been part of the forged of Empire, NCIS: Hawaii, and Chicago PD.
Tony Dalton as Jack Duquesne/Swordsman
First showing in Hawkeye, Tony Dalton’s Jack Duquesne, aka Swordsman, was the fiance of Kate Bishop’s mother Eleanor. He was framed by Eleanor Bishop, who was working for Fisk on the time, for killing his personal father Armand. In the top, Duquesne walks away a free man after Eleanor is arrested for Armand’s homicide. Nobody is aware of why Dalton will cameo in Born Again, however my finest guess is that he’ll be one in every of Murdock’s purchasers who wants a hand to evade the legislation and/or clear his identify.
An actor who’s solely lately began showing in English language tasks after a few years starring in Spanish language movies and TV reveals, Tony Dalton is finest identified for taking part in Lito’s agent in Sense8 and portraying Lalo Salamanca in Better Call Saul.
Mohan Kapur as Yusuf Khan
Another of Murdock’s probably clientele, Yusuf Khan is the daddy of Kamala Khan, aka Ms Marvel. He made his MCU debut in his daughter’s self-titled Disney+ present earlier than cameo-ing alongside the remainder of their household in The Marvels, aka one of many lowest-ranked movies on my finest Marvel motion pictures listing.
Another actor who solely made their English-language manufacturing debut in latest occasions, Mohan Kapur has been a part of the forged for motion pictures together with Life’s Good and The Vaccine War, in addition to quite a few Indian Hindi-language tasks.
??? as Muse
Now this casting is an fascinating one. A latest addition to Daredevil’s rogues gallery within the comics, Muse is a serial killer who makes use of the corpses and bloody stays of his victims to create grotesque artworks throughout New York City. If there was any doubt that Daredevil: Born Again can be totally TV-MA (that is 18-plus within the UK and M in Australia), Muse’s inclusion proves it will likely be.
Anyway, we all know that Muse will probably be a secondary antagonist within the forthcoming present. What we do not know, nevertheless, is who’s been employed to play them. There have been rumors that Hunter Doohan, who was final seen starring in Netflix’s massively profitable Wednesday TV sequence, has been secretly forged as Muse, however that is nonetheless hypothesis on the time of publication. Once I do know extra, I’ll replace this text.
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