'Two and a Half Men' star Jon Cryer to play Lex Luthor on 'Supergirl'
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Published:
November 16, 2018
Updated:
November 16, 2018 11:04 PM EST
Jon Cryer is seen onstage at the 43rd Annual Gracie Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on May 22, 2018 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Jesse Grant / Getty Images for Alliance for Women in Media
Emmy Award-winning actor Jon Cryer will join the CW series Supergirl as one the greatest comic book villains of all time — Lex Luthor.
Best known as Alan Harper on the long-running sitcom Two and a Half Men and Duckie in Pretty in Pink, Cryer will debut as the master criminal in the 15th episode of the show’s current season, according to reports.
“We are enormous fans of Jon Cryer, and he was instantly our dream actor to play the iconic role of Lex Luthor,” the show’s executive producers Robert Rovner and Jessica Queller said in a statement.
The producers point out that this isn’t the first time Cryer has been part of Superman lore as he previously played the nephew to Gene Hackman’s Lex in the 1987 film Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.
Jon Cryer (L) and Gene Hackman in “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.” Screenshot
“Jon is a super-talent, and the fact that he played Lenny Luthor in Superman IV brings an added layer of legacy to his casting,” they added. “We’re beyond thrilled to welcome Jon to the Supergirl family.”
Currently on the CW show, Lex is in prison and his younger sister Lena (Katie McGrath) runs his former empire. She is friends with Supergirl’s alter ego Kara Danvers (Melissa Benoist) but has a somewhat prickly relationship with the superheroine herself. Her company, now named L-Corp, also owns Catco, where Danvers works as a reporter.
Lex’s mother Dr. Lillian Luthor (Brenda Strong) has also appeared on the series as an antagonist to Supergirl and now also is behind bars.
Superman himself has also appeared on the series, as played by Teen Wolf’s Tyler Hoechlin.
On the big screen, Luthor has most recently been portrayed Jesse Eisenberg.
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