Superman & Lois: “Thaddeus Killgrave” May Also Look Familiar

The fourth episode of Superman & Lois titled “Haywire” had another familiar face that we have seen not only in the Arrowverse, but in Smallville as well!

The character referred to as “Thaddeus Killgrave” was played by Brendan Fletcher who Arrow fans would immediately recognize as “Stanley Dover,” Oliver’s buddy in jail, in multiple episodes of Arrow Season 7. The actor’s DC history goes back even further, though: He was also Rudy Jones a.k.a. the Superman villain Parasite in the Smallville episode “Injustice.”

In the comics, Dr. Thaddeus Killgrave has a decisively different look and first appeared in Post-Crisis Superman comics in 1988. You can see how he looks in the comics below, and once the episode has finished airing we’ll get a decent Superman & Lois screen capture to go with this article.

Craig Byrne

Craig Byrne has been writing about Superman TV since 1995, when the "Lois & Clark Krypton Club" launched. He founded KryptonSite.com in February 2001, becoming the first fan site for The WB/CW television series Smallville. He also wrote the Official Companion books for Smallville seasons 4-7 as well as the Smallville Visual Guide.

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