Rob Delaney Says Deadpool's Peter Is Not Pete Wisdom
The actor told ScreenRant his Deadpool 2 character was created from scratch by the writers, ending speculation he was playing the X-Men hero.
Rob Delaney said his Deadpool character Peter is not the X-Men character Pete Wisdom, settling a long-running fan theory about the role. The actor made the comment in a red carpet interview with ScreenRant.
Delaney said his character is simply a man named Peter, and that the final initial "W" may have been added arbitrarily, which fueled the confusion. He added that the writers created Peter from scratch.
Peter appeared among the recruits in Deadpool 2, directed by David Leitch and released in 2018, alongside X-Force members including Shatterstar, Domino and Bedlam. Delaney returned in Deadpool & Wolverine, released in 2024.
The speculation dates back to the first Deadpool 2 trailer, when /Film suggested Delaney could be playing Pete Wisdom. In the comics, Pete Wisdom was first introduced in an issue of Excalibur dated February 1995 and later headlined his own series, Wisdom, in 2006.
Casting records have differed: Wikipedia lists Delaney as playing Pete Wisdom in both films, while IMDb credits him only as Peter.
Quick answers
Is Rob Delaney's Deadpool character Pete Wisdom?
No. Delaney said in a ScreenRant interview that his character is just a guy named Peter and is not the X-Men character Pete Wisdom.
Why did fans think Peter was Pete Wisdom?
Delaney said the last initial "W" may have been added arbitrarily, which caused the confusion; /Film first floated the theory after the Deadpool 2 trailer.
Who created Peter in Deadpool 2?
According to Delaney, the writers created the character from scratch.