Charlie Cox Almost Played Foggy Nelson—But He Insisted on Daredevil: “‘I will come, but I’m only reading for Matt”
Nevertheless, events might have taken a different course. The path of Charlie Cox towards Daredevil was far from simple. Just moments before embarking on a retreat in Scotland, he auditioned for the Netflix series, Daredevil. Despite not fitting the typical profile—Matt Murdock is usually portrayed as tall, red-haired, and unexpectedly blind—the producers recognized potential in him.