Description
Lucifer Samael Morningstar is a character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is an adaptation of Lucifer—the Biblical fallen angel and devil of Christianity—and is one of the most powerful beings in the DC Universe. Though various versions of the Devil have been presented by DC Comics, this interpretation by Neil Gaiman debuted in The Sandman #4 in 1989. Lucifer appears primarily as a supporting character in The Sandman and as the protagonist of the spin-off Lucifer.
The spin-off series Lucifer (2000–2006) written by Mike Carey depicts his adventures on Earth, Heaven, and in the various other realms of his family's creations and in uncreated voids after abandoning Hell in The Sandman. Lucifer also appears as a supporting character in issues of The Demon, The Spectre , and other DC Universe comics. Two angels, a human, and briefly Superman have taken his place as ruler of Hell.
Lucifer made his live-action debut in the 2005 film Constantine , played by Swedish actor Peter Stormare. An alternate version is played by Welsh actor Tom Ellis in the television series Lucifer (2016–2021). Ellis also made a cameo as the character in the Arrowverse crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths (2020). English actress Gwendoline Christie portrays a version in the Netflix television series The Sandman (2022).
