Lucifer Morningstar

Lucifer Morningstar (also known as Samael before his banishment from heaven) is a fictional character and titular protagonist of the urban fantasy comedy-drama television series Lucifer. The character is portrayed by Welsh actor Tom Ellis and is based on the protagonist of The Sandman comic book series along with his own spin-off series, created by Neil Gaiman, both published by DC Comics' Vertigo publications. The character is based on the Devil from Christianity who has arisen to Los Angeles for a vacation from Hell with his ex-lover and companion, the demoness Mazikeen, to run a nightclub. The character was adapted for television by Joe Henderson as the showrunner for a series based on the Sandman character Lucifer, with Ellis tapped to play the title role in February 2015. Ellis' performance has been particularly praised by critics and the character has become a fan-favorite among many. Ellis reprised his role as Lucifer in the Arrowverse crossover event Crisis on Infinite Earths, which thus establishes his series taking place in an alternate universe within the wider multiverse. Role in series Samael is a fallen archangel who, after leading an unsuccessful rebellion against Heaven, was banished by God to serve as Lord of Hell. After his fall, he changed his name to Lucifer. Lucifer is shown to hold a deep resentment towards his father for that, as well as his mother for doing nothing to stop God from banishing him. In 2011, Lucifer became bored with his life, so he abdicated his throne and moved to Los Angeles to run his own high-end nightclub called "Lux" for the next five years, during which time he was assisted by John Constantine in retrieving Mazikeen from Hell so she could continue serving as his bodyguard. Lucifer would later repay this debt by helping Constantine and his allies recover Oliver Queen's soul from Purgatory. After five years, Lucifer became a civilian consultant for the Los Angeles Police Department in the pilot episode, while still running his nightclub. Lucifer is very open about his identity as the Devil, always telling people who he is. However, very few take this seriously unless he lets them see his "Devil Face" – i.e., his true demonic appearance – which he usually does to frighten evildoers. Lucifer is highly sexual, bisexual, and is irresistible to most people.