The Pearl star is following in the footsteps of Henry Cavill and Tom Welling in taking on the role of the Man Of Steel.
David Corenswet is the name on everybody’s lips right now after making his debut as Superman.
The American actor shares the screen with Rachel Brosnahan and Nicholas Hoult in the new film, helmed by Guardians Of The Galaxy director James Gunn as the first instalment in a rebooted DC Comics movie universe.
After playing one of the most iconic superheroes in history, David’s profile is obviously about to blow up to new levels. If you aren’t too familiar with his past work just yet, though, here’s a quick guide to where you may have seen him before…
Who is David Corenswet and where have you seen him before?
David is an American actor who, after graduating from Julliard, began his career by guest starring in television series, including House Of Cards and Elementary.
In 2019, he played a pivotal role, River Barkley, in The Politician, Ryan Murphy’s first collaboration with Netflix, in which he acted alongside Ben Platt.
One year later, David starred as Jack Castello in Hollywood, another Ryan Murphy project for the streaming service about the “golden age” of movie-making.
Besides starring alongside Patti LuPone, Dylan McDermott, Darren Criss, and Holland Taylor in the show, David also served as a co-executive producer on the series.
After that, David went on to star in the Netflix romantic comedy Look Both Ways with Lili Reinhart, Luke Wilson and Andrea Savage.
He then acted alongside Mia Goth in the slasher Pearl, the second film in the X trilogy, which has become a modern cult favourite.
He later appeared in the Apple TV+ series Lady In The Lake, alongside Natalie Portman, Moses Ingram, and Brett Gelman, the romantic musical The Greatest Hits and the big-budget disaster movie Twisters.
What are David Corenswet’s next TV and film roles?
Next up for David is Mr Irrelevant, a biopic about NFL star John Tuggle, also starring David Krumholtz, Michael Shannon and Isabel May.
He’s also tipped to take the lead in a new TV adaptation of Catherine Lacey’s novel The Answers.
What has David Corenswet said about playing Superman?
Four years before he was cast as Clark Kent, David made no secret of his hopes to one day play the Man Of Steel.
Back in 2019, he admitted that it was his goal to one day take the role of Superman, telling Entertainment Weekly: “My pie-in-the-sky ambition is definitely to play Superman.
“I would love to see somebody do an upbeat, throwback [take on Superman]. I love the Henry Cavill dark and gritty take, but I would love to see the next one be very bright and optimistic.”
