Arrow Season 5: 11 New Characters You Need To Know About

3. Tobias Church - Chad Coleman

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After the defeat of Damien Darhk, there's a vacuum of villainy just waiting to be filled in Star City, and one of the men stepping into that breach will be Tobias Church.

He's been described as being an imposing gangster who's looking to take sole charge of the many criminal organisations within the city, while the original casting for the character stated they were taking inspiration from The Wire's Stringer Bell, an intelligent and calculating crime lord.

Maybe it's no surprise that they've cast Chad Coleman in the role then, given he previously starred on The Wire (as well as The Walking Dead), and he should provide a real test of Oliver Queen as Mayor and vigilante.

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