In the pantheon of Marvel Comics villains who have made their way to the big screen, Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin has to be the most successful. Not only has he consistently been a thorn in Daredevil’s side (if he was a movie villain he’d have met his demise by now), but he frequently achieves his goals in a way few others do — Netflix’s Daredevil Season 3 saw him completely manipulate the FBI into helping him erase his legal troubles, and the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again has him successfully be elected to the office of the mayor, enacting legislation against costumed heroes and punishing vigilantes like White Tiger or the Swordsman. He’s an omnipresent immovable object whose corruption knows no bounds and reaches the furthest corners of Hell’s Kitchen.
Of course, Kingpin on-screen has never truly been alone. In the first season of the Netflix show he had James Wesley (his bodyguard, friend, and close confidant), who was fatally shot by Karen Page. There’s of course, always Vanessa, his beloved wife, muse, and partner-in-crime who encourages all of his baser tendencies. But Daredevil: Born Again has introduced a new trusted collaborator within the Fisk administration: Buck Cashman (Arty Froushan), a character who, despite his humble appearances, does in fact have a history rooted in Daredevil comics.
