Summary
- Spider-Noir, a TV show by Prime Video, features Nicolas Cage as the aged detective in 1930s New York who used to be Spider-Man.
- Lamorne Morris s as Robbie Robertson in the noir-style series, a journalist who will take on risky stories to further his standing.
- Alongside Cage and Morris, Brendan Gleeson, Li Jun Li, and Abraham Popoola round out the promising cast of the show.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’s ending teased more to come from the detective-inspired variant of the Web-Slinger.
Aside from his promised role in Spider-Man movies are unlikely to feature Spider-Man Noir beyond the aforementioned animated trilogy capper, his story will continue on the small screen. Prime Video confirmed a series was in development surrounding this iteration of the character and, since then, Spider-Noir has received updates concerning who will star in the show, including actors both familiar and unfamiliar with the character and superhero genre.
Spider-Noir Cast |
Character |
---|---|
Nicolas Cage |
Spider-Man Noir |
Lamorne Morris |
Robbie Robertson |
Brendan Gleeson |
TBA |
Li Jun Li |
TBA |
Abraham Popoola |
TBA |
Nicolas Cage as Spider-Man Noir
Date of Birth: January 7, 1964
- Active Since: 1981
Actor: Nicolas Cage is an American actor born in Long Beach, California. Cage began acting around 20 years later, starring in Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Valley Girl. Cage's breakout role came in the romantic comedy Moonstruck before he received further acclaim for roles in films like Raising Arizona and Leaving Las Vegas, the latter of which earned him an Academy Award. Cage's more mainstream roles include The Rock, Con Air, Face/Off, and the National Treasure series. Cage’s more recent roles include Mandy, Pig, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and Longlegs.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show |
Role |
---|---|
Moonstruck |
Ronny Cammareri |
Raising Arizona |
H.I. McDunnough |
Leaving Las Vegas |
Ben Sanderson |
Adaptation. |
Charlie Kaufman & Donald Kaufman |
The Rock |
Stanley Goodspeed |
Con Air |
Cameron Poe |
Kick-Ass |
Damon Macready / Big Daddy |
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse |
Spider-Man Noir |
Longlegs |
Longlegs |
Character: Thus far, only two characters have been confirmed in Spider-Noir. The first is the titular character played by Cage. Spider-Noir will be portrayed as an aging, down-on-his-luck private investigator. The show is set in 1930s New York and sees Cage's character confronted with his past as the city's one and only superhero.

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Lamorne Morris as Robbie Robertson
Date of Birth: August 14. 1983
- Active Since: 2002
Actor: Lamorne Morris is an American actor born in Chicago, Illinois. Morris began acting in the early 2000s, mostly in smaller movie roles. Morris' breakout role then came in the form of Winston Bishop in Fox's New Girl, leading to bigger TV roles in shows like Woke and Fargo season 5. Concerning movie roles, Morris is known for comedic roles in Game Night, The Christmas Chronicles, and Jumanji: The Next Level.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show |
Role |
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New Girl |
Winston Bishop |
Sex Ed |
Bobby the Bouncer |
Barbershop: The Next Cut |
Jerrod |
Game Night |
Kevin Sterling |
Woke |
Keel Knight |
Jumanji: The Next Level |
Heater Repair Man |
Fargo |
Trooper Witt Farr |
Unstable |
Peter |
Spider-Noir |
Robbie Robertson |
Character: The only other confirmed character for Spider-Noir is Morris' Robbie Robertson. Robertson is described as a hard-working, driven journalist who is trying to make a name for himself. Robertson will not take no for an answer as he grapples with the odds stacked against him as a black man in 1930s New York, leading him to take on riskier stories that others would not in order to further his standing. The character of Robbie Robertson is common in Spider-Man comics, often shown as a journalist for the Daily Bugle.
Brendan Gleeson
Date of Birth: March 29, 1955
- Active Since: 1985
Actor: Brendan Gleeson is an Irish actor born in Dublin. His career began with ing roles in movies like Braveheart and Michael Collins, before Gleeson's breakout role in the Irish film The General. Gleeson then went on to have ing roles in 28 Days Later, Gangs of New York, Troy, and the Harry Potter series. Gleeson's leading roles include In Bruges, The Guard, Cavalry, and The Banshees of Isherin, the latter of which earned him an Academy Award nomination.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show |
Role |
---|---|
Braveheart |
Hamish Campbell |
Michael Collins |
Liam Tobin |
The General |
Martin Cahill |
28 Days Later |
Frank |
Troy |
Menelaus |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody |
In Bruges |
Ken |
Paddington 2 |
Knuckles McGinty |
The Banshees of Isherin |
Colm Doherty |

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Li Jun Li
- Active Since: 2008
Actor: Li Jun Li is an American actress born in Shanghai, China. Li's breakout role arguably came in the ABC series Quantico, as well as other TV roles in The Exorcist and Netflix's Wu Assassins. Concerning movie roles, Li appeared in 2022's Babylon and has recently finished work for an Ryan Coogler film alongside a lead role in Paramount's Alma and the Wolf. Other TV roles for Li include recurring parts in Based On a True Story and Netflix’s Florida Man and Sex/Life.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show |
Role |
---|---|
Chinese Puzzle |
Nancy |
Babylon |
Lady Fay Zhu |
Damages |
Maggie Huang |
Minority Report |
Akeela |
Quantico |
Iris Chang |
The Exorcist |
Rose Cooper |
Wu Assassins |
Jenny Wah |
Evil |
Grace Ling |
Spider-Noir |
TBA |
Abraham Popoola
Date of Birth: June 9, 1991
- Active Since: 2014
Actor: The final actor confirmed for Spider-Noir is Abraham Popoola, a British actor born in London. Popoola's earlier roles came in the form of British TV shows like Electric Dreams, Les Misérables, A Christmas Carol, and The Great. He was then cast in The Curse, Morbius, Andor, The Rig, The Marvels, and Netflix's Atlas. Arguably, Popoola's breakout role came in the series Extraordinary, though Spider-Noir could propel him even further.
Notable Movies & TV Shows:
Movie/TV Show |
Role |
---|---|
Electric Dreams |
Recycle Driver |
Les Misérables |
Cochepaille |
A Christmas Carol |
Blacksmith |
The Great |
Rostov |
Morbius |
Ryan |
Andor |
North-1 |
The Marvels |
Dag |
Atlas |
Casca Decius |
Extraordinary |
Ade |
- Seasons
- 1
- Streaming Service(s)
- Disney+