Marvel's DAREDEVIL Adds Six New Supporting Cast Members

Marvel's Daredevil comes to Netflix on April 10th, which is just under a month from now, so one would assume that all of the work has been completed on its first season by now. That may or may not be true, but today Marvel has officially announced some more supporting characters are coming to the show. It's unclear whether these actors have been on board for a while and they just chose today to make this announcement, or whether they'll have small roles in the back half of the season and we'll potentially see them again in the second season or in a different Marvel Netflix show.

From the comics, Rob Morgan (“Person of Interest,” “Believe”) will play Turk Barrett, a smalltime criminal in Hell’s Kitchen, while Matt Gerald (“Avatar,” “Dexter”) will play Melvin Potter, a machinist caught between a rock and a hard place.

Siding with Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) are Peter Shinkoda (“Falling Skies,” “Hawaii 5-0”) as Nobu, a Japanese businessman with an agenda all his own; Wai Ching Ho (“Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Blue Bloods”) as Madame Gao, a powerful woman running her own trade; and Nikolai Nikolaeff (“Camp,” “Sea Patrol”) and Gideon Emery (“Grimm,” “How to Train Your Dragon 2”) as Vladimir and Anatoly, two Russian brothers looking to forge new names for themselves in America.

In the comics, the character of Melvin Potter actually becomes a bad guy named Gladiator before eventually reforming and becoming a big supporter of Daredevil. I imagine we'll see that come into play over the course of the show. As far as the rest of the new additions go, I don't think there are any more that will be major players in the mythos of the show they're creating. To see the newest trailer, click here.