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People love Matthew Lillard. Whether it's him appearing in Twin Peaks: The Return, James Gunn's Scooby-Doo movies, Five Nights at Freddy's, or The Life of Chuck, people of all ages love seeing Lillard. And now, Lillard is gearing up to join the MCU with Daredevil: Born Again this spring. 

But how did Lillard get his Daredevil: Born Again role? From leading an ol' D&D table every week (or however often he and his buddies get together). In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Lillard extrapolated on how he plays Dungeons & Dragons with Dario Scardapane, who is the showrunner of Daredevil: Born Again.

"I played Dungeon & Dragons with three incredible showrunners. Dario Scardapane, who runs Daredevil, Matt Nix, who’s doing the new Baywatch, and then Elwood Reid, who does Tracker. I’m their dungeon master. We play with Abraham Benrubi, this beautiful actor (ER, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), a dear friend of mine. ... Dario brought me in to play Mr. Charles [on Daredevil: Born Again], who’s like a CIA spook. He’s a guy that controls power from afar. He helps nations rise and fall, but he’s very clandestine. He is not impressed by the powers of [Vincent] D’Onofrio’s character [Kingpin] at all. He and I get into this really delicious struggle over power. It’s good. It’s fun," Lillard said. 

Now, I need to know what types of campaigns Lillard has run. Does he have a favorite D&D setting? Is he a Ravenloft guy, or an Eberron fanatic? Or, is he entirely a homebrew guy? What are his favorite monsters to unleash on his players? 

Daredevil: Born Again season 2 begins streaming on March 24, 2026. 

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