Charlie Cox Reveals He Had "Never Heard Of" Daredevil Prior To Being Cast As The Marvel Hero
Marvel star Charlie Cox confesses he didn't know Daredevil existed before playing the MCU hero in Netflix's Daredevil series. Charlie Cox has played Matt Murdock a.k.a. Daredevil for ten years now, from his debut in Netflix's first Daredevil season in 2015 to Marvel Studios' Daredevil: Born Again in 2025. While Charlie Cox's Daredevil has only appeared in three MCU titles so far, he has already gathered a massive fanbase that puts him on par with other beloved Marvel portrayals, and his MCU future looks bright as Daredevil: Born Again season 2 heads into production.
During the Daredevil: Born Again panel at FAN EXPO San Francisco 2024, Charlie Cox was asked whether he was interested in playing Daredevil before being cast as the character for Netflix's Daredevil season 1. Cox responded honestly, admitting that he had "never heard of him". Bullseye actor Wilson Bethel confesses he also didn't know his Marvel villain existed prior to his antagonist role in Daredevil season 3. Check out both actors' comments below (at the 13:56 mark):
Charlie Cox:"I didn't even know about him. I'd never heard of him. I genuinely, like, when you said 'Daredevil' I thought you were talking about a noun. Like a mountaineer or a rock climber or like someone who jumps through fire hoops on a motorcycle. You know, that's who I thought Daredevil was."
Wilson Bethel:"Same answer, yeah. I didn't know Bullseye was a thing."
What Charlie Cox's Daredevil Comments Mean
Charlie Cox's Daredevil Confession Is Testament Of His Acting Skills
Charlie Cox's confession of his lack of previous knowledge about Daredevil might be surprising, as the actor made an excellent impression with audiences as soon as Netflix's Daredevil season 1 came out in 2015. Charlie Cox embodied Matt Murdock's brooding Daredevil persona and his charsimatic lawyer identity perfectly right from the start, and his performance has handled the character's blindness convincingly and graciously. Cox's physical performance is also a highlight of the Daredevil series, as he has performed his famous one-take action sequences himself.
Our Take On Charlie Cox's Daredevil Comments
Charlie Cox's Daredevil Is On Par With Many Popular Marvel Character Portrayals
Charlie Cox's passion for his Marvel character is palpable. Although Cox didn't know who Daredevil was prior to being cast as Matt Murdock for Netflix's Daredevil, Cox has clearly grown to love the hero even more than other Marvel actors. In 2019, for example, Charlie Cox and Tom Hiddleston exchanged costumes for Halloween: Cox wore Loki's Thor: Ragnarok costume and Hiddleston wore Matt Murdock's Daredevil season 3 suit. Cox has also been quick to accept his MCU appearances in Spider-Man: No Way Home and She-Hulk: Attorney At Law.
Charlie Cox's fan-favorite Daredevil performance has also been complemented by other actors' passion for their characters. Both Vincent D'Onofrio and Jon Bernthal are fans of their respective Marvel characters, and they have voiced their excitement for Kingpin and the Punisher's MCU future. Wilson Bethel's Bullseye only made his debut in Daredevil season 3, but Bethel seems just as excited about reprising his role even though he also didn't know anything about Bullseye prior to 2018's Daredevilseason 3.
Source: FAN EXPO
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Daredevil: Born Again
9/10- Release Date
- March 4, 2025
- Network
- Disney+
- Showrunner
- Chris Ord
- Directors
- Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, David Boyd, Jeffrey Nachmanoff
- Writers
- Jesse Wigutow, Jill Blankenship, Thomas Wong, David Feige, Grainne Godfree
Cast
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Matt Murdock / Daredevil
Wilson Fisk
- Franchise(s)
- Daredevil, Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Seasons
- 1
- Story By
- chris ord
- Streaming Service(s)
- Disney+
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