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William McChord Hurt (March 20, 1950 – March 13, 2022) was an American stage, film and television actor, trained at the Juilliard School, Manhattan, New York, USA. For his leading role in the feature film "Kiss of the Spider Woman", he received an Academy Award in 1986, followed by 3 more nominations for roles in the movies "Children of a Lesser God", "Broadcast News", and "A History of Violence". He starred in films such as Body Heat (1981), The Big Chill (1983), The Accidental Tourist (1988), Alice (1990), One True Thing (1998), Syriana (2005), Mr. Brooks (2007), Into the Wild (2007), and The Yellow Handkerchief (2008). Hurt also portrayed Thaddeus Ross in five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films starting with The Incredible Hulk (2008) and concluding with Black Widow (2021). On television, Hurt received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series playing a scientist in the FX legal drama Damages (2009) and for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his portrayal of Henry Paulson in the HBO movie Too Big to Fail (2011). He later acted in the legal drama series Goliath (2016–2021) and the thriller series Condor (2018–2020). On stage, Hurt appeared in off-Broadway productions of William Shakespeare's Henry V (1975), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1982) as well as Lanford Wilson's Fifth of July (1978). He made his Broadway debut in David Rabe's dark comedy Hurlyburly (1984) playing a Hollywood casting director, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

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for Lex Luthor in Legends United
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Universes seemingly unite after the Dr. Doom's attempt to return to the Negative Zone goes wrong. With now Marvel, DC, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and other universes stitched together in one world, alliances are forged and enemies are made as no one knows what to do with the other universe. With Iron Man seemingly wanting to get rid of all Transformers, and Captain America aligning himself with Optimus Prime, tensions rise. Batman also has his eyes set on destroying all of the Transformers and tries to do so with the help of Iron Man and the United States Military. This causes an all out war with one side led by Superman and Captain America and the other by Batman and Iron Man. But in the midst of all the fighting, Ultron, Megatron, and Magneto have secretly come in contact with Kylo Ren, one of the heads of the First Order. The three begin their plan to conquer the universe, and head directly to Earth to destroy it. Meanwhile, Marvel, DC, and Transformers characters have figured out their enemies’ plan and decide to work together to stop them. Traveling to the Star Wars universe, they come in contact with Rey, Finn, Han Solo and company and recruit them to stop Ultron, Magneto, the Decepticons, and The First Order from destroying their home, Earth. The Battle For The Ages Begins Here...





