“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Adds “Severance” Breakout Star Tramell Tillman
Mr. Milchick is about to go from Lumon Industries to New York City.
Tramell Tillman, one of the breakout stars from Apple TV+’s Emmy-darling Severance, has been cast in director Destin Daniel Cretton’s upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Variety reports. Tillman will join Tom Holland, returning for his fourth swing as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Jon Bernthal, playing Frank Castle/Punisher, Mark Ruffalo, returning to the MCU fold as Bruce Banner/The Hulk, and Zendaya, reprising her longtime Spidey role of MJ. Tillman’s not the only one whose character hasn’t been revealed; he joins Sadie Sink and Liza Colón-Zayas in undisclosed roles (the speculation on Sink is that she’s playing a young Jean Grey, a powerful member of the X-Men). The cast is rounded out with Jacob Batalon, returning as Ned, and Michael Mando, playing Mac Gargan/Scorpion.
The fourth film in the Holland-led Spider-Man franchise has already begun shooting, with the first day on set bringing a first for Holland’s Spider-Man tenure—fans flocking to the location. The details of who, precisely, Tillman will be playing are being kept under wraps and webs, but the quickly rising star is coming off a banner year already, having played an even larger role in Severance season 2 and playing a key role opposite Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning as Captain Jack Bledsoe, the commanding officer of a submarine that Cruise’s Ethan Hunt catches a ride from during one of the movie’s most thrilling set pieces.
Tillman’s role as Seth Milchick, a middle manager at Lumon Industries responsible for running the severed floor, earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, the first openly Black gay man to receive the nomination. He also nabbed SAG and Independent Spirit Award Nominations. Tillman’s currently working on the Amazon MGM Studios’ film Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, as well as Lena Dunham’s Netflix film Good Sex.
Tillman’s also a longtime star of the stage, having made his Broadway debut alongside Brian Cox in “The Great Society.” Speaking earlier to Variety for a cover story, Tillman reflected on making history with his Emmy nomination: “I’m not playing small for nobody. I’m not dimming my light for anybody. I have spent years doing that, and those days are done. Myself, stepping into that level of thinking and embodying, that is my own form of revolution.”
Featured image: CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 14: Tramell Tillman during the “Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning” photocall at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at on May 14, 2025 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
