Charlie Cox

Charlie Cox began his professional acting career in 2003, when he was cast as Theo in the psychological thriller Dot the i. In 2004, he played Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice, starring Al Pacino. He subsequently appeared in the 2005 historical drama Casanova and the 2006 BBC science-fiction film A for Andromeda.

In 2007, Cox had his breakthrough role as Tristan Thorn in the fantasy film Stardust. In 2008, he made his West End debut in Harold Pinter's The Lover/The Collection at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. That year, he also played Ian Hamilton in Stone of Destiny. In 2009, he appeared in Glorious 39.

In 2010, Cox played the title role in The Prince of Homburg at the Donmar Warehouse in London and appeared as the Duke of Crowborough in the first episode of Downton Abbey. In 2011, he portrayed St. Josemaría Escrivá in the film There Be Dragons and played Ishmael in the miniseries Moby Dick. He also joined the cast of Boardwalk Empire as Owen Sleater in 2011. The role became a regular position in the series' third season in 2012. Cox received a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the Boardwalk Empire ensemble in 2011 and another nomination in 2012.

In 2013, Cox starred in the independent film Hello Carter and the BBC Cold War thriller Legacy. He also appeared in two unproduced CBS television pilots, The Ordained in 2013 and an untitled Wall Street series in 2014. In 2014, he played Jonathan Hellyer Jones in The Theory of Everything.

In 2015, Cox began starring as Matt Murdock in Marvel's Daredevil on Netflix. The series ran for three seasons through 2018, and Cox also reprised the role in the 2017 miniseries The Defenders. During the run of Daredevil, he made his New York theater debut in the Off-Broadway production of Incognito at Manhattan Theatre Club. In 2017, he was announced as part of the cast of the unproduced thriller Stripped. In 2018, he appeared in the film King of Thieves.

In 2018, Cox also acted in the short film The Knot. In 2019, he appeared in an episode of the internet series Relics and Rarities. That year, he starred as Robert in the West End production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal, which opened in March and closed in June. The production transferred to Broadway with the original cast for a limited engagement from August to December 2019.

In 2021, Cox starred as Michael "Mickey" Bennett in the Irish crime drama series Kin, which premiered on AMC+ in the United States and Canada and RTÉ in Ireland. The series returned for a second season in 2023. Cox also appeared as Matt Murdock in the 2021 Marvel Studios film Spider-Man: No Way Home.

In 2022, Cox reprised Matt Murdock in the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. He also starred as Adam Lawrence in the Netflix miniseries Treason, which premiered in December 2022. In 2023, he appeared as Matt Murdock in the animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and returned to the role in the Disney+ series Echo in 2024.

In 2025, Cox starred as Matt Murdock in Daredevil: Born Again. He also provided the voice of Matt Murdock/Daredevil in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Cox starred as Gustave in the video game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, released in 2025, and was nominated for Best Performance at The Game Awards 2025 for his performance.

Daredevil: Born Again was renewed for a second season, with Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio credited as executive producers. The second season premiered in 2026. A third season of Daredevil: Born Again entered development in 2025, with filming taking place from March to July 2026.