Who Is 'Daredevil' Star Charlie Cox? Not These Guys (2024)
With the announcement that actor Charlie Cox is playing the title role in the upcoming Netflix series "Marvel's Daredevil" comes a multitude of questions. Specifically, isn't Cox that guy who--
We'll stop you there. He's not that guy. He's the other guy. To help you sort all this confusion out, here's a handy guide to who Charlie Cox isn't:
Hey, Isn't He This Guy?
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Robert Sean Leonard
No, that's Robert Sean Leonard. You're probably confused because they look exactly the same, though Leonard is now much older than Cox (he's pictured above in the 1998 movie "The Last Days of Disco"). You probably recognize Leonard from his role on "House," or maybe the movies "Swing Kids" and "Dead Poets Society." But, no, he's not Charlie Cox.
Oh, So He's This Guy Then
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Wrong again! That's Tom Welling, who played a young Superman for 10 seasons on "Smallville." He's definitely got that fresh-faced look, and played a superhero, so we understand your confusion.
Nope! That's Nicholas D'Agosto, who plays Ethan on "Masters of Sex." D'Agosto looks like Tom Welling and Robert Sean Leonard had a baby, so again, you're on the right track. But that's not our guy.
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Brian Cox
That's Brian Cox, who played William Stryker in "X2: X-Men United," among many, many other roles. Yes, they have the same last name, but they're not even related, let alone look alike. Seriously. Come on.
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Sure, he does look more like the physicist named Brian Cox, but again, they're not even related. It's just a common last name. Can we move on?
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US Actor and The Eastern Congo Initiative Founder Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck? You think he's Ben Affleck, just because Affleck played Matt Murdock/Daredevil on screen in 2003??? Even if Affleck wasn't busy with his role as Bruce Wayne in "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice," we'd start to question your judgement here.
How About--
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Charlie Bit My Finger
That's Charlie, from the hilarious viral video "Charlie Bit My Finger." Stop it.
Is He--
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That's a mashup of Charlie Sheen and Courtney Cox you made in a celebrity baby face generator.
Okay, We Give Up
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YES! THAT'S Charlie Cox. Correct. 10 points for Hufflepuff. He previously appeared in the main role in "Stardust," a recurring part on "Boardwalk Empire" and will have his biggest role to date as the Man Without Fear in "Daredevil." Now try to picture his face covered in a mask except for his chin, because that's mostly how you'll be seeing Cox from now on.
To help you sort all this confusion out, here's a handy guide to who Charlie Cox isn't: Hey, Isn't He This Guy? No, that's Robert Sean Leonard
Robert Sean Leonard
James Evan Wilson, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. He is played by Robert Sean Leonard. The character first appears in the show's pilot episode when he introduces a medical case to the protagonist, Dr. Gregory House.
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. You're probably confused because they look exactly the same, though Leonard is now much older than Cox (he's pictured above in the 1998 movie "The Last Days of Disco").
English actor Charlie Cox plays Michael Kinsella, who started the show having just been released from prison and was struggling with life outside. In series one his brother Jimmy Kinsella led a revenge plot and Michael ended up helping him, being pulled back into a life of crime.
It was likely former Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada. Jeph Loeb, who was head of Marvel TV during "Daredevil," recounted Quesada telling him in 2012 how he'd found the perfect actor to play Matt Murdock. The actor was Cox, who was currently starring on "Boardwalk Empire" as IRA soldier Owen Sleater.
The character first appeared in Daredevil no. 1 (April 1964). Daredevil's origin is revealed in the comic's first issue. Bookish Matt Murdock pushes a man clear of an oncoming truck but is blinded when he lands in an unknown radioactive substance.
Shepherded by both his training as a lawyer as well as the Catholic values from his youth, Daredevil is at a unique crossroads between being a "good" superhero and a reckless, vengeful vigilante.
Actor Charlie Cox, who portrays the blind superhero Daredevil/Matt Murdock, is himself sighted. Doubtless, Cox was coached in how to portray a blind man realistically. His performance as such received critical praise and even earned him a Helen Keller Achievement Award from the American Foundation for the Blind.
Jimmy did what needed to be done as he always does, but inside of that, he began to question every relationship he ever thought he had. Jimmy showed up at Mikey's house and told him he cheated on his wife. Little does Jimmy know that Mikey was the real father of his eldest son Jamie.
She attended the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, where she played on the girls' basketball team from 2014 to 2015 and on the volleyball team. Part of Cox's right leg is amputated. She uses a prosthesis.
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