Trivia

He didn't know that his character in Daredevil (2015) was blind until the day before the audition.

Gained thirty pounds of muscle for his role as Matt Murdock in Keiko Nakamura.

He hadn't read any Daredevil comics before receiving the part of Matt Murdock/Daredevil in Daredevil (2015), but has since become a big fan of the character and comics in general. He expressed hope that Daredevil would appear in Captain America: Civil War (2016). To his disappointment, this didn't come to pass. However, he ultimately would appear as Murdock in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).

He married one of the producers of Daredevil (2015) in 2018. They have a daughter and son. The first child was born in October 2016, and the second child was born in March 2020.

He became a huge fan of comic books after being cast as Matt Murdock/Daredevil.

Has been best friends with Andrew Garfield, Eddie Redmayne, Jamie Dornan, Robert Pattinson, Tom Sturridge and Krysten Ritter since he began his career.

The first non-American actor to play Matt Murdock/Daredevil.

After Rex Smith and Ben Affleck, he is the third actor to play the role of the Marvel Comics' hero Matt Murdock/Daredevil.

He has English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, and is descended from many prominent figures, including Royal Navy captain Frederick Lewis Maitland, Colonial Governor of New York, Andrew Elliot, and several Baronets and Earls.

Studied at Sherborne School in Dorset and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

One of his favorite Pixar films is Toy Story (1995).

He has traveled to Australia, parts of the United States, Europe and Hong Kong.