According to Deadline, British actor Jimmy Akingbola has been casted as Baron Reiter, in Arrow’s Fourth Season. Akingbola will appear in the third episode, with a Recurring Role.
In the DC Comics, Baron Reiter — aka Baron Blitzkrieg — is the leader of the nefarious group Shadowspire. In Arrow, Baron Reiter will be Oliver’s adversary seen in flashbacks. This grizzled, hardened and commanding man, who has no conscience and few compunctions, offers Oliver a job in his underground organization.
Ryan Robbins has previously appeared on ‘Sons Of Liberty’ and ‘Spectral.’
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