The Kingpin is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Kingpin name is a reference to the crime lord title in Mafia slang nomenclature. He has no superpowers, yet he is incredibly strong and significantly more durable than the average human. He does whatever it takes to maintain his stranglehold on the New York underground. Moreover, he possesses remarkable strength concealed by his extremely corpulent appearance. Let’s see who all can play the MCU’s version of Kingpin other than Vincent D’Onofrio.
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Michael Chiklis: Michael Charles Chiklis is an American actor, television director and producer. For his role as Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama The Shield, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama series in 2002. We have seen the actor work and show his love for comic book material. So fans think he can play the role of Kingpin in a very fascinating way, if given the opportunity.
Dean Norris: Dean Joseph Norris is well known for playing DEA agent Hank Schrader on the AMC series Breaking Bad. He also portrayed town councilman Big Jim on the CBS series, Under The Dome. Dean Norris matches the unique look of Wilson Fisk and the actor has the talent to pull off such a unique and likable character.
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Ving Rhames: Ving Rhames is best known for his starring role as IMF Agent Luther Stickell in the Mission Impossible film series. The actor has played similar smart businessman role in the Death Race franchise. Rhames has a deep voice and matches the look of Kingpin. Rhames will not let the fans be disappointed if he gets the opportunity.
Christopher Jackson: Christopher Neal Jackson is an American actor, singer, musician, and composer. He began his career in 1995 starring in the Off-Broadway musical at the age of 20. Jackson has been famous over past years with his role as George Washington in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton. The actor is well experienced and can portray Kingpin on the big screen.
Ron Perlman: Ronald Francis Perlman is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in Quest for Fire, Salvatore in the The Name of The Rose, Vincent on the television series Beauty and the Beast. He is also best recognized for his role as Clay in the FX series Sons of Anarchy. However, Perlman in his early ’70s so that seems to be hard for Marvel to cast him for the role of Kingpin.
John Goodman: John Goodman has played plenty of iconic roles in his career. He played Dan Conner on Roseanne, for which he won a Golden Globe Award. He can be the calm and polite businessman who can go full menace at times. John seems to be the perfect match for the supervillain character.
Mark Addy: We know Mark Ian Addy for varied roles in British Television, including Detective Constable Gary Boyle in the sitcom The Thin Blue Line. He is also popular for his most famous role of King Robert Baratheon in medieval drama series Game of Thrones. He can certainly bring light and match the level of Fisk by playing his role.
Hafpor Julius Bjornsson: Bjornsson is an Icelandic professional strongman and actor. He is popular for his role as Gregor Clegane on Game Of Thrones. He can take the role of Kingpin but would need to go bald to match the signature look.
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