'Arrow' Season 5: Chad L Coleman Teases His 'Amazing' New Character, Scoop On Tobias Church [VIDEO]
Damien Darhk is gone, but Arrow's Star City is far from safe. A new villain will look to stymie Oliver Queen's heroics this fall, and the two foes will take their brawl to the street.
Arrow recently welcomed The Walking Dead's Chad L. Coleman to its roster, causing the actor to swap Tyreese for the role of Tobias Church. Despite describing Church as an "imposing gangster looking to unite the various criminal enterprises in Star City under his own singular command," The CW has kept the star's roll tightly under wraps. Coleman, however, recently dropped a few teasers of his own.
"I was reading the script on the plane (before arriving at Walker Stalker Con)," Coleman told Fangirlish at the New Jersey convention. "He is Suge Knight, Jay-Z, and Dr. Dre all rolled into one. I'm telling you this is an amazing character. I'm gonna have so much fun with this guy."
Described as savvy, sarcastic, and always smarter than everyone in the room, Church's will clearly give Team Arrow a run for their money. Brains and brawl will combine as the scourge of Star City goes mano a mano with the hooded vigilante (played by Stephen Amell).
"I'm really looking forward to working with the lead man (Stephen Amell) and mixing up. And just giving fans something new," Coleman said. "You know, a new character in the repertoire where you really get to see me play a bad guy."
Coleman won't be the only new face to grace your screens for season 5. Tyler Ritter will take on the role of Detective Malone, Carly Pope will debut as Coast City's Susan Williams (future sister-in-law to Hal Jordan), and former WWE star Cody Rhodes will continue his feud with the bowman.
Arrow will return to The CW on Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. ET.
