Report: Peter Claffey Cast as Beast in Marvel Studios X-Men Reboot
Knight Edge Media reports the A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms actor will play Hank McCoy; ScreenRant has asked Disney for comment.
Peter Claffey has been reported to be cast as Hank McCoy, also known as Beast, in the Marvel Studios X-Men reboot, according to a report by Knight Edge Media cited by ScreenRant. ScreenRant has asked Disney for comment on the reported casting.
Claffey played Sir Duncan the Tall in HBO's Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Before the report, he had been heavily rumored for the Beast role alongside Charles Melton.
Beast is one of the founding members of the X-Men, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The characters debuted in The X-Men #1 in 1963.
Beast has been played on screen before. In 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand, Kelsey Grammer played an older Hank McCoy, with cameo appearances in The Marvels.
Nicholas Hoult played a younger Hank in 2011's X-Men: First Class, 2014's Days of Future Past and 2016's Apocalypse.
Quick answers
Who is reportedly playing Beast in the Marvel Studios X-Men reboot?
Peter Claffey, according to a report by Knight Edge Media cited by ScreenRant. ScreenRant has asked Disney for comment.
What has Peter Claffey appeared in?
He played Sir Duncan the Tall in HBO's Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
Who played Beast in earlier X-Men films?
Kelsey Grammer played an older Hank McCoy in 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand, and Nicholas Hoult played a younger Hank in X-Men: First Class, Days of Future Past and Apocalypse.