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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 Captain Darryl Frye in The Justice League (2012)
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Released May 4, 2012, After learning about what he needed to, J’onn J’onzz, the Martian Manhunter, finally pulls together a group of heroes to stop the oncoming storm. This team is composed of Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, Diana, Arthur Curry, John Stewart, and Barry Allen. Together, they can stop a monster that has already destroyed J’onn’s people. The person is known by most as “The Conqueror.” However, the heroes don’t see much worry in an alien starfish. However, more starfish begin to appear to take over citizens of the world. That’s when it is revealed that the large starfish was not “The Conqueror.” Instead, it is an armored man with a similar starfish alien on his chest. The alien is known as Starro. The heroes must team together to stop Starro the Conqueror.