ARROW Casts Jimmy Akingbola as Baron Blitzkrieg
The latest casting in the Arrow forefront is that of a new recurring villain. British actor Jimmy Akingbola will play the recurring character Baron Reiter, also known as Baron Blitzkrieg. Blitzkrieg is known as the leader of the DC crime group named Shadowspire.
The fictional crime group Shadowspire first made their appearance in Deathstroke No. 53 and supplied South American drug cartels with weapons, transportation, technology and intelligence. The Baron’s other operatives in the group included Steelhawk, Kodrescu, Mourn I and Mourn II.
Akingbola is well known for his role on the BBC series’ Holby City and Holby Blue.
Source: Hollywood Reporter