Tramell Tillman in his role in the Apple TV+ series Severance. Apple TV+

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Adds SEVERANCE Actor Tramell Tillman

Originally posted on Nerdist | By Eric Diaz | Last updated Aug 20, 2025 9:04 PM ET

The cast of Spider-Man: Brand New Day continues to grow and grow. Not only does Tom Holland’s fourth solo MCU Spidey movie include Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/the Hulk and Jon Bernthal as the Punisher/Frank Castle, it has also added one of the cast members from Severance. According to a report from Variety, Emmy-nominated actor Tramell Tillman, who recently appeared in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, is joining the cast in an undisclosed role. There are no hints as to who he’s playing. So it could be a villain, a hero, or maybe just a friend of Peter Parker’s from work.

Rumors persist that Spider-Man: Brand New Day will feature several street-level villains that Spidey will have to fight. None of which fans believe is the “Big Bad,” whose identity is still under wraps. The only famous Spider-Man villain that we know of for sure is in Brand New Day is Michael Mando as the Scorpion. This pays off the post-credits tease from Spider-Man: Homecoming back in 2017. However, there are several similar villains from Spider-Man lore that Tramell Tillman could play. Bad guys like Tombstone, Boomerang, Tarantula, and several others. Who knows, maybe he’s playing Norman Osborn?

Tramell Tillman joins a very stacked cast, one that already includes returning Spider-Man supporting cast like Zendaya as M.J. Jones-Watson, Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds, and Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink in a mysterious role. Is she Gwen Stacy, Spider-Girl/May Parker, Jean Grey, or someone new entirely? Also part of the cast is Liza Colón-Zayas, who some fans believe is playing Miles Morales’ mother, Rio Morales. With all the on-set photos coming from the set of Brand New Day recently, it may be sooner rather than later that we have some idea just who Tillman is playing in the film.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is scheduled to hit theaters everywhere on July 26, 2026.

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