as in Satan
the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell Lucifer is depicted as a powerful but proud angel who leads a revolt against heaven

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Recent Examples of Lucifer Other series stars include Boyd Holbrook as Corinthian, Vivienne Acheampong as Lucienne, Patton Oswalt as the voice of Matthew the Raven, David Thewlis as John Dee, Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer Morningstar, Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death, among others. Denise Petski, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025 The actor's other screen credits include Lucifer, the Cheaper by the Dozen films, Parkland, and Draft Day. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025 Welling is also known for his roles in Cheaper by the Dozen, Lucifer, Draft Day and more. Esther Kang, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025 In Germany, one couple was recently forbidden from naming their newborn Lucifer, according to U.K. newspaper The Times. Anna Halkidis, Parents, 23 Jan. 2025 At various points in the third-person action-adventure, the fabric of Indika’s reality is ripped apart, the game’s geometry morphing, transmuting, and reconfiguring itself, all while Lucifer chatters incessantly in her ear. Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024 Before Marianne Boesky Gallery, Lucifer Lighting collaborated with Lehmann Maupin Gallery and Berry Campbell Gallery, underscoring the need for exquisite lighting to magnify great art. Natasha Gural, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 Luther, who has the sinister authority of a mild-mannered Lucifer in a wrinkled suit, makes to leave out of respect for Veronica’s wishes. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024 Besides playing an avuncular Lucifer on his 30-year-old concept album, Newman performed the role live just once, at a 2014 concert production put on by Encores at City Center in New York. Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024

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