Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Reveals New Actor for Ghost

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Despite only appearing in a handful of missions, one of the most popular characters from the 2009 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was Simon «Ghost» Riley. Ghost's popularity was enough for Infinity Ward to move forward with Call of Duty: Ghosts, a game that featured characters wearing similar skull masks as the one worn by Riley in Modern Warfare 2, piggybacking off the character's status as a fan favorite. Ghost will be returning in the 2022 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and now the actor playing him has been revealed.

The original actor for Ghost in the 2009 Modern Warfare 2 was Craig Fairbrass, but he was replaced by Jeff Leach when Ghost showed up in the 2019 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot. Controversial comments by Leach saw Activision distance itself from the actor, and so it was unclear who would be portraying the character in the new version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that's set to release later this year.

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Now that Activision has announced the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 release date and shown off its cover art, which features Ghost prominently, the actor playing the iconic character has been confirmed. This time around, Ghost 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 movies like Happy-Go-Lucky and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1.

Roukin took to Twitter to confirm that he would be playing the role of Ghost in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, saying that his work on the project started about a year ago. Roukin expressed gratitude to both Infinity Ward and Activision for the