Lex Luthor — Superman Character Profile

About Lex Luthor

Ruthless tech billionaire and mastermind, uses wealth and metahumans to challenge Superman.

Lex Luthor — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Human

Abilities

Genius intellect, Strategic planning, Wealth manipulation, Metahuman enhancement, Political influence

• Strength: 3/10
• Intelligence: 9.5/10
• Charisma: 8.5/10
• Morality: 2/10
• Influence: 9/10

Affiliations

• DC Universe

Quick Facts about Lex Luthor

First Appearance

Superman

Character Facts

Played by

Nicholas Hoult

Appears in

Superman (2025)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Lex Luthor — Conflict Arch Enemy — Superman (David Corenswet)

  Luthor views Superman as a threat to human supremacy and orchestrates his downfall.

• Lex Luthor — Alliance Tech Ally — The Engineer (María Gabriela de Faría)

  The Engineer provides technological expertise to execute Luthor's plans against Superman.

• Lex Luthor — Romantic Partner — Eve Teschmacher (Sara Sampaio)

  Eve and Luthor share a romantic relationship that becomes strained by his manipulative nature.

• Lex Luthor — Conflict Opposing Warrior — Hawkgirl (Isabela Merced)

  Hawkgirl directly counters Luthor's geopolitical manipulation through military action.

• Lex Luthor — Conflict Exposing Journalist — Jimmy Olsen (Skyler Gisondo)

  Jimmy uses his journalistic platform to dismantle Luthor's public image and legal immunity.

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