List of Daredevil (TV series) characters

Matt Murdock / Daredevil Matthew "Matt" Murdock (portrayed by Charlie Cox) was blinded in a car accident as a child, which heightened his other senses. Approached by the elderly and blind ninja Stick, Murdock trains to hone his senses so he can "see" using them, and also learns martial arts, with Stick wanting a soldier for his secret war. Stick leaves Murdock when he realizes that the boy wants a father figure, and Murdock eventually attends Columbia University School of Law. Meeting Foggy Nelson, the two graduate and intern at the law firm Landman and Zack, but Murdock grows uncomfortable with the firm's lack of morals, just as he begins to take vigilante action against those he knows the law cannot prosecute. Murdock and Nelson decide to start their own law firm, and through their first client, Karen Page become embroiled in the politics of post-Incident Hell's Kitchen. Murdock and his allies are able to take down crime lord Wilson Fisk using the law, and when Fisk escapes custody, Murdock defeats him as the vigilante, who is christened 'Daredevil' by the media. At the end of May 2014, Cox was cast as Murdock. Claire Temple Claire Temple (portrayed by Rosario Dawson) is a nurse who helps Murdock when she finds him beaten and injured, and after he saves her from some Russians who are using her to get to him, she becomes his confidant and near-full-time nurse. The two have a falling out when Murdock explains that a relationship between the two would not work, but she still helps him on occasion when needed. Rosario Dawson joined the cast in June 2014, he worked with Daredevil when it comes to dealing with Wilson Fisk and Benjamin Poindexter. After he was killed by Dex on Vanessa's orders, the information Ray gathered was forwarded to the authorities by Karen and Foggy, after they picked it up from Ray's wife. Ali was cast by March 2018. Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter Benjamin Leonard "Dex" Poindexter (portrayed by Wilson Bethel) is a psychopathic orphan and highly skilled marksman capable of using almost any object as a lethal projectile. Dex underwent psychiatric therapy for killing his baseball coach as a child and, following the death of his psychiatrist, joined the U.S. Army and later the FBI to keep his mental issues at bay until he is corrupted by Wilson Fisk into masquerading as Daredevil to ruin his reputation. After learning that he was manipulated, Dex turns on Fisk and is paralyzed, but undergoes an experimental surgery that enhances his body with Cogmium. Bethel primarily portrays the character as an adult, while Cameron Mann and Conor Proft respectively play Dex in flashbacks as a child and teenager. Bethel was cast in November 2017, and reprises the role in the Disney+ revival series Daredevil: Born Again, in which Dex returns as the assassin Bullseye. ==Recurring characters==

Introduced in other TV series Samantha Reyes Samantha Reyes (portrayed by Michelle Hurd) is a New York District Attorney who goes against Nelson and Murdock for the People v. Frank Castle trial. This is due to her playing a role in Castle's family's deaths and covering them up. Reyes is killed by a sniper working for the Blacksmith. Doris Urich Doris Urich (portrayed by Adriane Lenox) is the sick wife of Ben Urich. Despite being hospitalized, she gives her full support for her husband when he begins to investigate Wilson Fisk's crimes. After Ben is killed, Doris attends the funeral and reveals to Karen Page that Ben had set up a life insurance plan making her financially set for the rest of her life. Based on the comic character who first appeared in Daredevil #163 (March 1980). Mitchell Ellison Mitchell Ellison (portrayed by Geoffrey Cantor) is the Editor-in-Chief of the New York Bulletin and Ben Urich's boss. In the first season, he does not believe Urich's findings on Wilson Fisk's illegal activities. By the second season, Ellison helps Karen Page with info revolving around Punisher and Blacksmith and eventually offers Karen a job at the New York Bulletin. In season three, Ellison is injured by Dex Poindexter posing as Daredevil to which he later pressures Karen to reveal Daredevil's identity to him. Shirley Benson Shirley Benson (portrayed by Suzanne H. Smart) is an administrator at Metro-General Hospital. Elena Cardenas Elena Cardenas (portrayed by Judith Delgado) is one of the first clients of Nelson and Murdock. She lives in a housing tenement inhibiting Fisk's plan. Elena is later killed on the orders of Wilson Fisk. There had been some intention for Cardenas' demise to be much more graphic, with the character being blown up and only her arms being found afterwards, though this was found to be "going too far". DeKnight explained, "We ended up killing her later to wrap it into the story. And at the time we were thinking 'We can't blow her up! That's too much!' And then of course eight months later I watch Jessica Jones and they blow up that old neighbor woman and all that's left is like an arm, and I'm thinking 'Hey, wait a minute!'" Marci Stahl Marci Stahl (portrayed by Amy Rutberg) is Foggy Nelson's girlfriend from college. She is known for her forthright personality and affectionately referring to Foggy as "Foggy Bear". At the start of season 1, she is introduced working at Landman & Zack, where she began working after Matt and Foggy quit their internships. After Matt and Foggy come into possession of evidence that the partners of Landman & Zack are working for Fisk, Foggy persuades Marci to help them by appealing to the fact that she "used to have a soul". Following Fisk's arrest, Marci gets hired on at Hogarth, Chao & Benowitz, later recommending Foggy to Jeri Hogarth when Nelson & Murdock closes in the fallout from the Punisher trial. Rutberg was "surprised" she was cast in the role, as she "had just had a baby and thought I would never work again." In season 3, Marci is living together with Foggy, and has been there as a source of comfort for Foggy as he has nightmares about Matt's "death". When Fisk is released, Foggy is incensed to find that Blake Tower refuses to pursue a state case against Fisk because he's running for reelection. This leads Marci to suggest that Foggy run for District Attorney as a write-in candidate to bring Fisk's injustices into the spotlight. Later, after Foggy is nearly killed by Dex in an attack on the Bulletin, he begins looking into one of Marci's cases involving an IRS auditor being prosecuted for aiding the Albanians that Fisk had snitched on, which leads him to realize Fisk is planning to make himself the sole source of government protection for criminals in the city. At the end of the season, Marci is seen attending Father Lantom's funeral, sitting alongside Foggy. During the wake following the funeral, she is disappointed that Foggy has decided to concede the District Attorney race to Tower, but respects his desire to go back into business with Matt and Karen. Stick Stick (portrayed by Scott Glenn) is a mysterious martial artist and Matt Murdock's mentor, who is in his late 90s. He is the leader of the Chaste, who wages a war against the Hand and its quest to retrieve the Black Sky. Marvel announced in September 2014 that Glenn was joining the series as Stick. DeKnight initially wanted Sonny Chiba for the role, "but that didn't quite work out." Glenn, who had been brought up in early conversations by the writers, was reconsidered following his performance in The Leftovers. Glenn had never played a blind character before, calling it a challenge to integrate the blindness, being a martial arts master, and the emotional aspect to the character. He also added that Stick was "on the high-volume side" of stunts for the show. To prepare for the role, Glenn had to "learn completely about the world of comic books [...] and who Stick [was] in relationship to the Daredevil." Francis Francis (portrayed by Tom Walker) is the head of Fisk's security who was charged with even protecting Vanessa Marianna. Following Fisk's arrest, Francis flees in a helicopter with Vanessa. Melvin Potter Melvin Potter (portrayed by Matt Gerald) is a machinist, designer, and armorer who makes armored suits. In season one, he's swayed to Wilson Fisk's services and later creates Daredevil's costume. In season two, Potter continues to upgrade the suit for Murdock and provides a suit for Elektra Natchios. In season three, Potter is tracked down by the fixer Felix Manning to provide Dex Poindexter's Daredevil outfit, eventually getting arrested for a parole violation. Introduced in season two Louisa Delgado Louisa Delgado (portrayed by Marilyn Torres) is a nurse who works at Metro General Hospital with Temple. She is killed by members of the Hand. Hirochi Hirochi (portrayed by Ron Nakahara) is a high-ranking member of the Hand working as a Roxxon Corporation executive. Stan Gibson Stan Gibson (portrayed by John Pirkis) is a Roxxon Corporation accountant blackmailed by the Hand through their kidnapping of his son. Stan leads Daredevil to the Farm, a drug factory which also turns children into Hand members. Daredevil rescues his son and Gibson, his son, and the children to Metro-General Hospital. Gibson is killed by his son with a scalpel. Benjamin "Big Ben" Donovan Benjamin "Big Ben" Donovan (portrayed by Danny Johnson) is Fisk's new lawyer and assistant at Donovan and Partners. Introduced in season three Nicholas Lee Nicholas Lee (portrayed by Stephen Rowe) is one of Fisk's lawyers. Tammy Hattley Tammy Hattley (portrayed by Kate Udall) is the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI and Ray Nadeem and Dex's superior. She later sides with Kingpin where she killed Winn so that Felix Manning can get Ray to cooperate with Kingpin. At one point in her life, she had two children where one of them was killed in a staged hit and run. As part of Ray's dying action, Daredevil exposed Kingpin's actions causing Hattley and those swayed to Kingpin's side to be arrested. Seema Nadeem Seema Nadeem (portrayed by Sunita Deshpande) is Ray Nadeem's wife. Sami Nadeem Sami Nadeem (portrayed by Noah Huq) is Ray Nadeem's son. Wellers Wellers (portrayed by Matthew McCurdy) is an FBI agent on Ray Nadeem's team serving as Fisk's protective detail. Theo Nelson Theo Nelson (portrayed by Peter Halpin) is Foggy Nelson's younger brother who has worked his whole life at his family's butcher shop. Arinori Arinori (portrayed by Don Castro) is an FBI agent on Ray Nadeem's team serving as Fisk's protective detail. Julie Barnes Julie Barnes (portrayed by Holly Cinnamon) is a young woman who used to work with Dex and is now obsessively stalked by him. Lim Lim (portrayed by Scotty Crowe) is an FBI agent on Ray Nadeem's team serving as Fisk's protective detail. Doyle Doyle (portrayed by Richard Prioleau) is an FBI agent on Ray Nadeem's team serving as Fisk's protective detail. Johnson Johnson (portrayed by David Anthony Buglione) is an FBI agent on Ray Nadeem's team serving as Fisk's protective detail. O'Connor O'Connor (portrayed by Sam Slater) is an FBI agent on Ray Nadeem's team serving as Fisk's protective detail. Winn Winn (portrayed by Andrew Sensenig) is an FBI agent on Ray Nadeem's team serving as Fisk's protective detail. He was killed by Tammy Hattley in order to get Ray to cooperate with Kingpin. Felix Manning Felix Manning (portrayed by Joe Jones) is Kingpin's fixer who is based on the character of the same name from Daredevil #230. Felix was responsible for arranging for Vanessa to be moved to a safe location, made people "disappear," provided a new workshop for Melvin Potter so that he can make a duplicate Daredevil outfit for Benjamin Poindexter, and assisted Tammy Hattley into getting Ray Nadeem to cooperate with Kingpin. Under Vanessa's orders, Manning ordered Poindexter to kill Nadeem. Daredevil later interrogated him about Kingpin's plans. After being told about Kingpin's wedding to Vanessa, Daredevil left him hanging from a building and was taken away on a stretcher while in police custody. Mrs. Shelby Mrs. Shelby (portrayed by Kelly McAndrew) is Fisk's surveillance technician. ==Guest characters==

The following is a supplementary list of guest stars that appear in lesser roles or make significant cameo appearances. The characters are listed by the MCU media or season in which they first appeared. Introduced in other TV series • Jeri Hogarth (portrayed by Carrie-Anne Moss; first appears in season two): A lawyer who hires Nelson after he breaks from Murdock. • Rosalie Carbone (portrayed by Annabella Sciorra; first appears in season three): Acting boss of an Italian-American Mafia family and a criminal underworld "power player" who agrees to cooperate with the Kingpin. • Strieber (portrayed by Ron Simons; first appears in season three): The captain of the NYPD 15th Precinct. Introduced in season one • (portrayed by John Patrick Hayden): Matt Murdock's father, a professional boxer who was killed by Sweeney's men for refusing to take a dive while Matt is young. • (portrayed by Gideon Emery): A Russian trying to make a name for himself in America with his brother Vladimir. After interrupting a dinner date between Fisk and Vanessa, Anatoly is beheaded by Fisk with a car door. • (portrayed by Peter Gerety): A mobster and associate of Roscoe Sweeney. • (portrayed by Angel Rosa): A corrupt police officer of the NYPD's 15th Precinct who is secretly on Wilson Fisk's side. He and his fellow corrupt police officers are later arrested by the FBI when Fisk's illegal activities are exposed. • (portrayed by Alex Falberg): A Russian hitman employed by Anatoly and Vladimir. • (portrayed by Moisés Acevedo): Clare Temple's neighbor. • (portrayed by Kevin Nagle): A fixer for the Hell's Kitchen Irish Mob who orchestrated Jack Murdock's death. During his teenage years, Murdock encountered Sweeney again and prevented Elektra from killing him. Instead, Murdock had him arrested. • (portrayed by Kassia Miller): A secretary at the New York Bulletin who was secretly a mole for Wilson Fisk. She was later arrested by the FBI when Fisk's illegal activities were exposed. • (portrayed by Kevin McCormick): An enforcer working for Fisk along with Stewart Schmidt. They attacked Karen Page, but were defeated by Foggy Nelson. Based on the comic character "Stymie" who first appeared in Daredevil #164 (May 1980). • (portrayed by Bryant Carroll): An enforcer working for Fisk along with Joseph Pike. They attacked Karen Page, but were defeated by Foggy Nelson. Based on the comic character "Wall-Eyed" who first appeared in Daredevil #165 (July 1980). • (portrayed by Jasson Finney, voiced by David Sobolov): An ally of Stick. • (portrayed by Domenick Lombardozzi): Wilson Fisk's abusive father, who was murdered by a young Wilson to protect his mother. • (portrayed by Phyllis Somerville as an elderly lady, Angela Reed as a younger adult): Wilson Fisk's mother. • (portrayed by Richard Bekins): The corrupt co-founder of the law firm Landman and Zack who is on Wilson Fisk's side. When Landman pulled into the parking lot of his firm, the FBI appeared and showed Landman a warrant for his arrest when Wilson Fisk's illegal activities were exposed. • (portrayed by Jonathan Walker): A corrupt senator on Wilson Fisk's payroll who is based on the comic character who first appeared in Daredevil #177 (December 1981). When Wilson Fisk's illegal activities were exposed, Senator Cherryh was arrested by the FBI who claims to the press that he and Fisk did nothing wrong. Pat Kiernan appears as himself throughout the series, while Stan Lee makes a cameo appearance through an on-set photograph at the NYPD's 15th Precinct. In Iron Fist, Lee's character is identified as NYPD Captain Irving Forbush. Bonale Fambrini appears as a Black Sky. Introduced in season two • (portrayed by John Bianco): A member of the Dogs of Hell biker gang. • (portrayed by Andy Murray): Leader of the Hell's Kitchen Irish Mob gang known as the Kitchen Irish and Grotto's employer before his death at the hands of the Punisher. Based on the comic character who appeared in The Punisher Vol. 7 #10 (October 2004). • (portrayed by Paul Drechsler-Martell): A member of the Kitchen Irish and the son of Finn Cooley. He is killed by Punisher. • (portrayed by McCaleb Burnett): A survivor of a Punisher attack on the Kitchen Irish seeking witness protection. Castle murders him when Murdock refuses to. • (portrayed by Bull): A dog that once belonged to the Kitchen Irish before being adopted by Frank Castle. • (portrayed by Ray Ianicelli): A war veteran. • (portrayed by Tony Curran): An Kitchen Irish mobster whose son is killed by the Punisher. He was killed by Punisher when he threatened Max. Curran previously portrayed Bor in Thor: The Dark World. • (portrayed by Katt Masterson): Mahoney's partner when he is promoted to Detective Sergeant. • (portrayed by Deirdre Madigan): The judge assigned to the People v. Frank Castle trial. • (portrayed by Eric Michael Gillett): The lead medical examiner on the Castle murders. • (portrayed by Clancy Brown): Castle's commanding officer in the Marine Corps who became the drug lord "Blacksmith" and was responsible for the murder of Castle's family. He is killed by Frank, and later appears in a flashback cameo in The Punisher season 1. • (portrayed by Valentino Musumeci): The son of Finn Cooley and the brother of Kelly Cooley. During the Punisher's trial, Brian ranted about Punisher killing his dad causing Judge Batzer to have him removed from the courtroom and for the jury to disregard that outburst. • (portrayed by William Forsythe): The "Kingpin" of an underground contraband ring in the jail where Fisk is being held before his trial. After an attempt to intimidate Fisk, Fisk eventually manipulates Frank into killing Dutton and his entire crew, then takes over Dutton's ring. • (portrayed by Lucas Elliot Eberl): Stan's son who is an incubator for the Hand's chemical farm. • (portrayed by Gilles Marini): An associate of Stick's sent by him to kill Elektra. • (portrayed by Laurence Mason): A member of the Chaste murdered by Stick to protect Elektra. Allison Winn, Doug Plaut, Massiel Mordan, and Shari Abdul play incubators for the Hand's chemical farm alongside Daniel Gibson. Introduced in season three • (portrayed by Fajer Kaisi): Ray Nadeem's brother. • (portrayed by Nandita Shenoy): Ray Nadeem's sister-in-law and Nihar's cancer beating wife. • (portrayed by Dina Shihabi): A woman who is rescued by Matt when he returns as Daredevil. • (portrayed by Chris Colombo): Neda's father who is rescued by Matt when he returns as Daredevil. • (portrayed by Matt DeAngelis): An Albanian hired by Fisk to stab him in prison. After being secretly released, Jasper is later killed by Dex posing as Daredevil. • (portrayed by Deirdre O'Connell): Foggy and Theo's mother. • (portrayed by Michael Mulheren): Foggy and Theo's father who runs Nelson's Meats. • (portrayed by John Francis McNamara): Foggy and Theo's uncle. • (portrayed by Anne Carney): Foggy and Theo's aunt. • (portrayed by Arden Wolfe): Foggy and Theo's niece. • portrays Foggy and Theo's nephew. • (portrayed by Andy Lucien): An FBI agent on Ray Nadeem's team serving as Fisk's protective detail. • (portrayed by Bill Winkler): The warden of Rikers Island. • (portrayed by Meredith Salenger): Mitchell Ellison's wife. • (portrayed by Chris Carfizzi): Mitchell Ellison's nephew who is set up with Karen. • (portrayed by Luke Robertson): An incarcerated criminal who was aided by Nelson & Murdock into getting his sentence reduced. • (portrayed by James Biberi): The Albanian leader who is imprisoned at Rikers Island and plots revenge against Fisk for his betrayal. He had his men sneak Matt Murdock out of Rikers Island amidst the chaos. • (portrayed by Gary Hilborn): Dex's supportive baseball coach from his youth. • (portrayed by Heidi Armbruster): A therapist who works closely with Dex to control his emotions. • (portrayed by Kimberli Alexis Flores): An FBI agent on Ray Nadeem's team serving as Fisk's protective detail. • (portrayed by Lee Tergesen): Karen's religious father living in Fagan Corners, Vermont and the proprietor of the restaurant "Penny's Place". Following Kevin's death which Sheriff Bernie Cohen covered up while consumed by Kevin's loss, Paxton advised Karen to take her leave while his restaurant was "closed until further notice". When Karen calls him up following the massacre at the Daily Bulletin, Paxton is relieved that Karen is not dead. When she asks if she can come home for a while, Paxton states that the timing is not great. • (portrayed by Karina Casiano): Melvin Potter's parole officer and love interest who Fisk has threatened the life of in the past. After Potter was arrested and she had just busted someone for parole violation, Betsy was approached by Daredevil who told her about what happened to Potter and advised that she leaves town before those who used Potter come after her. • (portrayed by Ezra Knight): A criminal figure in New York. • (portrayed by Ned Van Zandt): A criminal figure in New York. Killed by Dex when he refused Kingpin's offer. • (portrayed by Stephen Axelrod): A criminal figure in New York. • (portrayed by Cori Dioquino): A criminal figure in New York. • (portrayed by Robert Vincent Smith): The sheriff of Fagan Corners, Vermont who is a family friend of the Page family. After Kevin died in a car accident during an argument with Karen while she was driving, Bernie covered up the incident by stating that Kevin was driving.. • (portrayed by Jack DiFalco): The brother of Karen Page and the son of Paxton Page who died in a car accident while Karen was driving during their argument. His death was covered up by Sheriff Bernie Cohen by stating that Kevin was driving the car. • (portrayed by Will Strout): Karen Page's former boyfriend who she would sell drugs with. • (portrayed by Lesley Ann Warren): The rightful owner of the Rabbit in a Snowstorm painting, who reclaims it once Fisk initially goes to prison. She was later murdered by Dex. • (portrayed by Sharon Hope): Brett Mahoney's mother. • Dr. (portrayed by Glenn Kubota): A surgeon who fixes Dex's spine after it was broken by Fisk. Roy Thomas makes a cameo appearance in the episode "Blindsided" as a prisoner at Rikers who witnesses Kemp beat up Murdock under the alias of Foggy Nelson. ==See also==