Despite only appearing in a few missions, one of the most popular characters in 2009’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is Simon “Ghost” Riley. Ghost’s popularity was enough for Infinity Ward to go ahead with Call of Duty: Ghosts, a game that featured characters wearing skull masks similar to the one worn by Riley in Modern Warfare 2.
Now we know that Ghost will return in the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2022, and the actor who plays him has already been revealed. Ghost’s original actor in 2009’s Modern Warfare 2 was Craig Fairbrass, but he was replaced by Jeff Leach when Ghost appeared in the 2019 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot.
However, a controversy with Leach caused Activision to distance itself from the actor, so it was not clear who would play the character in the new version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 which will be released later this year. Now that Activision has revealed the art and release date for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, where it appears Ghost Notably, the actor who will play the iconic character has been confirmed.
On this occasion, Ghost He will be played by Samuel Roukin, an actor and DJ who has appeared on television in shows like Agents of SHIELD and Turn: Washington’s Spies, and in movies like Happy-Go-Lucky and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.
Roukin has confirmed on Twitter that he will play the role of Ghost in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and has said that his work on the project began a year ago. Roukin expressed his gratitude to both Infinity Ward and Activision for the opportunity, describing Modern Warfare 2 as “special”.