Supergirl Casts Superman IV Veteran As Lex Luthor

Supergirl has found their Lex Luthor.

Lex will be making his Supergirl debut in the 15th episode of the show’s fourth season, and playing the role is Superman IV: The Quest for Peace movie veteran Jon Cryer.

“We are enormous fans of Jon Cryer, and he was instantly our dream actor to play the iconic role of Lex Luthor.    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.  We’re beyond thrilled to welcome Jon to the Supergirl family,” Executive Producers Jessica Queller and Robert Rovner said in a statement.

A star of many well-loved movies of decades past, Jon Cryer is known best to modern audiences for his role in the long-running CBS series Two and a Half Men.

“We’re beyond excited to introduce iconic villain, Lex Luthor, to Supergirl and to weave him into our story this season.  We’ve talked about having Lex on the show since it’s inception and we’re excited to have him finally arrive.  We can’t wait for him to shake things up in National City and watch him go toe to toe with not only Supergirl, but his sister Lena Luthor (Katie McGrath),” the producers said.

“I absolutely have no idea the parameters of how he’s going to come into the world,” Melissa Benoist told us earlier this week when we asked her about Lex coming to the show. “But I’m so excited that he is. I think most of his story, I would guess, would be with Lena. But of course he’s going to interact with Supergirl too. It would only be fitting. I can’t say who it … no. It’s really cool. It’s a very cool person who I think they’ve got to play him,” she teased.