Daredevil Characters

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Matthew Murdock (Daredevil)

• Played by Charlie Cox
• Appeared In
• Daredevil

Matthew Murdock went blind as a child following a terrible accident. He developed a passion for justice and has become a lawyer in Hell's Kitchen, but he fights crime in another way as well. Thanks to his heightened senses, he becomes a street level hero known as Daredevil. He tasks himself with making his city a better place by taking down Wilson Fisk and his many partners.

Wilson Fisk (Kingpin)

• Played by Vincent D'Onofrio
• Appeared In
• Daredevil

Wilson Fisk is one of the biggest mob bosses in Hell's Kitchen.Thanks to his towering and powerful figure, Kingpin demands respect and strikes fear into everyone he encounters. He has control over all crime in Hell's Kitchen which forces him into the spotlight. He is eventually taken down by Daredevil and is currently in prison.

Foggy Nelson

• Played by Elden Henson
• Appeared In
• Daredevil

Foggy Nelson is the best friend of Matthew Murdock. The two of them formed a law firm to stop criminals and pursue their careers as lawyers. He is one of the few people to know the identity of Daredevil which causes a rift in their friendship.

Karen Page

• Played by Deborah Ann Woll
• Appeared In
• Daredevil

Karen Page has been through a lot. She was framed for murder when Matt and Foggy decided to represent her, but later does kill someone to protect herself and those she cares for. She works at Nelson and Murdock: Attorneys At Law as a secretary but has shown the ability to figure out the truth herself. 

Claire Temple

• Played by Rosario Dawson
• Appeared In
• Daredevil

Claire Temple is a nurse in Hell's Kitchen when she finds a badly injured Daredevil outside her apartment. She becomes Daredevil's first ally and agrees to help nurse him back to health when it is needed. They have a brief romantic relationship but she ends in fear that he will one day die protecting the city.

Stick

• Played by Scott Glenn
• Appeared In
• Daredevil

Stick met Matthew Murdock when he was just a little boy and recognized his potential as a fighter. Stick trained Murdock to use his enhanced senses to fight crime. He leaves Murdock at a young age but comes back to Hell's Kitchen and teams up with Daredevil to take on the Japanese mob.

Vanessa Marianna

• Played by Ayelet Zurer
• Appeared In
• Daredevil

Vanessa is an art dealer when she encounters Wilson Fisk. The two became very close and form a romantic relationship. The two were going to leave Hell's Kitchen until Fisk gets arrested. Her whereabouts are unknown but she likely stayed in Hell's Kitchen, waiting for Fisk to break free.

Melvin Potter (The Gladiator)

• Played by Matt Gerald
• Appeared In
• Daredevil

Melvin Potter is a machinist employed by Fisk to make him his protective suits. Fisk threatens to hurt Betty, the woman Potter cares for the most, which keeps him from telling the authorities. Potter ends up crafting the classic red suit worn by Daredevil as a favor as long as Daredevil protects Betty. He is in the early stages of making his own suit which will help him become The Gladiator in the future.

Madame Gao

• Played by Wai Ching Ho
• Appeared In
• Daredevil

Madame Gao is a powerful woman running the heroine market in Hell's Kitchen. She tries to take down and refocus Fisk but fails and flees to her mysterious homeland, which is farther away than China. There is certainly more than meets the eye with Madame Gao.

Turk Barrett

• Played by Rob Morgan
• Appeared In
• Daredevil

Turk Barrett is a small time criminal in Hell's Kitchen and is one of the first men to encounter Daredevil at the beginning of his crime fighting career. Barrett helps Fisk take down the Russian mob but is never fully trusted by Fisk and his men. Barrett is last seen fleeing from the cops following the media's discovery of Fisk's true nature.

Leland Owlsley (Owl)

• Played by Bob Gunton
• Appeared In
• Daredevil
• Deceased

Leland Owlsley is a wealthy man thanks to his success as a financial investor. He was in charge of handling the money for Fisk's operation but betrayed Fisk when he poisoned Vanessa. Fisk found out and killed Owlsley.

Ben Urich

• Played by Vondie-Curtis Hall
• Appeared In
• Daredevil
• Deceased

Ben Urich is an old school reporter for the New York Bulletin. His hunt for truth brings him to question Fisk's true motives and aligns himself with Murdock, Foggy, and Karen. When he is close to exposing Fisk's true plans, Fisk breaks into his house and kills him.

Wesley

• Played by Toby Leonard Moore
• Appeared In
• Daredevil
• Deceased

Wesley is the right hand man to Wilson Fisk. He follows the orders of Fisk and makes sure everyone is doing their respective jobs. Wesley kidnaps Karen after she visits Fisk's mother but Karen escapes after shooting and killing him.

Nobu

• Played by Peter Shinkado
• Appeared In
• Daredevil
• Deceased

Nobu was a Japanese businessman with an agenda all his own. He was working with Fisk on construction plans to make Hell's Kitchen a better place to live. He was also a member of The Hand but was burned alive in a battle with Daredevil.

Vladimir

• Played by Nikolai Nikolaeff
• Appeared In
• Daredevil
• Deceased

Vladimir, the brother of Anatoly, came from Russia to form a new name and live like a king. Vladimir was the hothead in charge of trafficking children which brought him into contact with Daredevil. He ends up helping Daredevil escape from Fisk and dies in the process.

Anatoly

• Played by Gideon Emery
• Appeared In
• Daredevil
• Deceased

Anatoly, the brother of Vladimir, came from Russia to form a new name and live like a king. Anatoly knew that he needed Fisk's help to maintain there operation but embarrassed him while on a date with Vanessa. This is the downfall of Anatoly as Fisk crushes his head with a car door.