actor who played papa midnite
Michael James Shaw Cast as Constantine’s Papa Midnite. Relative newcomer Michael James Shaw has been cast as Papa Midnite on NBC’s upcoming DC Comics-inspired series, “Constantine,” USA Today reports. Ritchie Simpson was old friend of John Constantine, who was a practitioner of Quantum Magic. When his body was destroyed he tried to take Constantine's but failed and was forced into a demons. He was then dragged off to Hell. First Appearance in Hellblazer #7 - Ghosts in the Machine. Better known as 'Ellie', a succubus, and ally of John Constantine. Ellie is a disgraced succubus befriended by the notorious occultist John Constantine . She is subservient to the powerful demon Triskele . She is approached by the First of the Fallen while relaxing in her garden. The following is a list of characters in the Hellblazer mythos published by Vertigo imprint. Papa Midnite first appeared in Hellblazer #1, where Constantine sought help from the voodoo-fueled crime lord in order to defeat an evil spirit called Mnemoth. In the 2005 Keanu Reeves film, Constantine, Midnite was played by Djimon Hounsou. Papa Midnite. Constantine premieres on October 24th at 10pm on NBC. According to USA Today, actor Michael James Shaw will portray the “voodoo king of New Orleans” in Constantine, in what is being described as a “recurring guest role.” Aside from a credit on HBO’s The Wire as a Homeless Man, Shaw has appeared mainly in short films; the role of Papa Midnite will be his major mainstream breakthrough. Still, this is a new Constantine; we have yet to see single frame of Michael James Shaw’s Midnite, but he does look the part. In the comic books, Papa Midnite is sometimes an opponent of Constantine and sometimes an ally, depending on the situation. Hardcore Hellblazer fans have plenty of reasons to frown upon (putting it mildly) the movie Constantine, but one bit of casting that project arguably nailed was its own version of Papa Midnite, played by Djimon Honsou (Korath in Guardians of the Galaxy). Not really an absolute friend or foe of John Constantine’s, Papa Midnite, who made his first appearance in the first issue of the ongoing “Hellblazer” and who was previously played on the big screen by Djimon Hounsou, is an immortal voodoo practitioner with ties to New York’s criminal magical underworld. Papa Midnite. Appearance and personality. Papa Midnite appearance is mutable, and he has taken two forms during the course of the series. The first, seen in the main Hellblazer series, was that of a bulky, bald man with a penchant for wearing sharp suits during business hours and a grass skirt/white jacket and top hat combo during his rituals.
Michael James Shaw