Scott Glenn Cast As Stick In Daredevil

Scott Glenn has been cast as Stick in Marvel Studios’ Daredevil series, according to Marvel.com.

Glenn is known for appearing in films such as The Bourne Ultimatum, Silence of the Lambs and The Hunt for Red October.

Glenn’s character, Stick, was created by Frank Miller and is the blind martial artist who trains Matt Murdock to become Daredevil. In the Marvel Comics universe, he is the leader of a group of martial artists called the Chaste, so named because they are free from the taint of evil. The Chaste are the rivals of the demonic ninja clan known as the Hand. Stick also trained Daredevil’s rival and lover, the Hand assassin Elektra.

“Stick is one of the most important figures in Matt Murdock’s life and Scott Glenn embodies all the qualities of someone so integral to this hero’s journey,” said Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s Head of Television. “There are few actors who could bring such the authenticity, gravitas and charisma to such a key role in Matt’s journey to become the super hero we call Daredevil.”

Scott Glenn joins a cast that already includes Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock), Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page), Elden Henson (Foggy Nelson), with Rosario Dawson and Vincent D’Onofrio (Wilson Fisk).

Daredevil will premiere on Netflix in May 2015.