Todd Stashwick Brings Paladin to Life in VisionQuest
Todd Stashwick appears as Paladin in Marvel's Disney+ series VisionQuest, playing a super-powered bounty hunter who tracks Vision. The role marks his entry into the MCU and reunites him with Terry Matalas, who created and directs the show. Stashwick's prior TV work includes Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Picard, 12 Monkeys, The Riches, The Originals, Teen Wolf, and Gotham.
Todd Stashwick plays Paladin, a powered bounty hunter who pursues Vision in Marvel's Disney+ series VisionQuest. The show closes the trilogy begun with WandaVision, and it pairs Stashwick with Terry Matalas, its creator and a director, after their work on 12 Monkeys and Star Trek: Picard.
His earlier television credits include Talok on Star Trek: Enterprise, Captain Liam Shaw on Star Trek: Picard, Theodore Deacon on 12 Monkeys, Dale Malloy on The Riches, Father Kieran O'Connell on The Originals, Henry Tate on Teen Wolf, and Richard Sionis/The Mask on Gotham. VisionQuest also brings back James Spader's Ultron and introduces Ruaridh Mollica as Tommy Maximoff; episodes stream Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET.
Stashwick's MCU debut may draw existing Star Trek and 12 Monkeys fans to Disney+, strengthening crossover audiences. Viewers who follow franchise casting could see the series as a bridge between sci-fi communities and Marvel's streaming slate. For Disney+, the reunion with Matalas may help retain subscribers seeking familiar genre talent, though impact likely depends on broader reception. It could also fuel convention and online discussion around Paladin, without necessarily changing wider entertainment trends.