While 2026’s “Supergirl” will contain the first appearance of intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo in a proper live action movie, Jason Momoa — of “Game of Thrones” and “Aquaman” fame — isn’t the firstactor to play the character.
Lobo made his official live action debut in 2019 on the SyFy series “Krypton,” played byEmmett J. Scanlan.An accomplished TV actor, Scanlan’s resume includes a five-episode stint on theBBC historical crime drama “Peaky Blinders”as Billy Grade,a bookmakerwith a dubious agenda.
“Krypton” dives into Superman’s family history by focusing on Kal-El’s grandfather Seg-El (Cameron Cuffe). WhenSeg-El and his ally Adam Strange (Shaun Sipos) encounter Lobo, they dispatch him repeatedly by dealing horrific damage, but Lobo simply regenerates after a while and comes back for more mayhem.
While Lobo — whose first comics appearance came about in 1983 — has been a limited presence in live action, animation is another story.”Superman: The Animated Series“introduced many fans to the last Czarnianin 1996 with two-part Season 1 story “The Main Man.” Lobo also shows up in “Justice League,””Young Justice,” the 2020 movie “Superman: Man of Tomorrow,” and a handful of other animated projects.
