Matthew Lillard Reveals Details About His "CIA Spook” Character in DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Season 2

Actor Matthew Lillard has his hands in a lot of different project right now. From his return to the Scream franchise to his ongoing role in the Five Nights at Freddy’s films, playing the principal in the new Carrie series, and joining the MCU in the second season of Daredevil: Born Again, the actor has his plate full. But he’s stoked about the type of work he’s settled into, and he’s teasing what fans can expect from the character Mr. Charles in Daredevil: BA.

While chatting with The L.A. Times, Lillard explained how an ongoing game of D&D lead him to his Marvel debut:

“I can talk about ‘Daredevil’ a little. I played Dungeon & Dragons with three incredible showrunners. Dario Scardapane, who runs ‘Daredevil,’ Matt Nix, who’s doing the new ‘Baywatch,’ and then Elwood Reid, who does ‘Tracker.’

“I’m their dungeon master. We play with Abraham Benrubi, this beautiful actor (ER, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), a dear friend of mine. ... Dario brought me in to play Mr. Charles [on Daredevil: Born Again], who’s like a CIA spook.

“He’s a guy that controls power from afar. He helps nations rise and fall, but he’s very clandestine. He is not impressed by the powers of [Vincent] D’Onofrio’s character [Kingpin] at all. He and I get into this really delicious struggle over power. It’s good. It’s fun.”

I can’t wait for this new season of Daredevil: Born Again. The show is so good, and the characters they’ve brought in have been interesting and elevating to the show. The first episode of the second season debuts on Disney+ on March 24th, and the rest of the 8-episode season will be released weekly.