Peacemaker: The Suicide Squad spin-off adds Nhut Le as Judomaster

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

Stardumb actor Nhut Le has been cast in a recurring role for HBO Max's Peacemaker as Judomaster.

Per DC Lore and Deadline's exclusive report, the character has been seen in three different previous iterations. The first Judomaster premiered in Special War Series #4 back in November 1965, created by Joe Gill and Frank McLaughlin. Originally known as Hadley “Rip” Jagger, he was a sergeant in the World War II U.S. Army.  The Charlton Comics character was ultimately sold to DC. A different Judomaster was created by Paul Kupperberg and artist Michael Collins for Justice League  Quarterly #14 (1994), in which the new Judomaster assists Blue Bettle, Captain Atom, and Nightshade in joining Peter Cannon’s battle against Andreas Havoc.  There was also a female Judomaster, Sonia Sato, who was part of the Birds of Prey (#100 in 2007).

As an outstanding member of Groundlings and UCB, Le has enjoyed recurring roles on shows such as Kroll Show and Stardumb. He's also appeared on other television shows and mini-series like Bitch Please, Score, Gey Gardens, and Raven's Home, to name a few.

Back in December, four other actors were added to the Peacemaker cast, including Chukwudi Iwuji (The Split, Designated Survivor), as Clemson Murn in a series regular role, with Lochlyn Munro (Riverdale, White Chicks) as Larry Fitzgibbon, Annie Chang (Shades of Blue, Master of None)as Detective Sophie Song, and Christopher Heyerdahl (Togo, Hell on Wheels) as Captain Locke, with each assuming a recurring guest star role. They'll be joining Cena's Suicide Squad co-star Steve Agee for the series, who is reprising his John Economos role from the upcoming film. Economos is the warden of Belle Reve Federal Penitentiary as well as an aide to Amanda Waller (Viola Davis). Concerning Munro's Larry Fitzgibbon, he's the head doctor at Belle Reve penitentiary in the pages of DC Comics as well as an aide to Amanda Waller.

The eight-episode series will focus on Peacemaker (John Cena), a guy who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to achieve it. As it was previously reported, Gunn will write all eight episodes of the series and will also direct.

Starring as Judomaster for HBO Max's Peacemaker is obviously Le's biggest role to date, so it'll be exciting to see how he embraces this momentous opportunity.