Lex Luthor — Superman Returns Character Profile

About Lex Luthor

Billionaire genius and Superman's archenemy, driven by ego and greed.

Lex Luthor — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Human

Abilities

Corporate strategy, Advanced engineering, Manipulation, Political influence

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 10/10
• Charisma: 8.5/10
• Morality: 1/10
• Influence: 9.5/10

Affiliations

• Secret Society of Super Villains
• Justice League
• Injustice Gang
• Secret Six
• LCorp
• Injustice League
• Intergang
• DC Universe

Quick Facts about Lex Luthor

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Occupation

engineer, physicist, superhero

Lex Luthor's Known Relations

• Lionel Luthor — Father
• Jules Luthor — Father
• Conner Kent — Child
• Jaxon Xavier — Child
• Lex Luthor, Jr. — Child
• Lena Luthor — Sibling
• Supergirl — Unmarried partner
• Eve Teschmacher — Unmarried partner
• Secret Society of Super Villains — Member of
• Justice League — Member of
• Injustice Gang — Member of
• Secret Six — Member of
• LCorp — Member of
• Injustice League — Member of
• Intergang — Member of
• Superman — Enemy
• Conner Kent — Enemy
• Superman — Enemy

Lex Luthor appears in 8 titles

• Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) — character page
• Superman Returns (2006)
• Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009) — character page
• Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015) — character page
• The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) — character page
• Batman: Hush (2019) — character page
• DC League of Super-Pets (2022) — character page
• Man of Tomorrow (2027) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Kevin Spacey

Appears in

Superman Returns (2006)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Lex Luthor — Alliance Accomplice — Kitty Kowalski (Parker Posey)

  Criminal partners working together to execute Luthor's destructive plan.

• Lex Luthor — Conflict Arch Enemy — Clark Kent / Superman (Brandon Routh)

  Primary antagonistic relationship driving the central conflict.

• Lex Luthor — Conflict Hostile Captive — Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth)

  Adversarial dynamic where Lois is held hostage by the villain.

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• Martha Kent (Eva Marie Saint)
• Jor-El (Marlon Brando)
• Perry White (Frank Langella)
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• Brutus (David Fabrizio)
• Bobbie-Faye (Peta Wilson)
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