<Li> Tom Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar : The Lord of Hell , who is bored with his life , abdicates his throne and becomes a civilian consultant for the Los Angeles Police Department while running his own high - end nightclub called `` Lux '' . Lucifer frequently tells people that he is the Devil and is very open about this , but very few take this seriously . He is a fallen angel , immortal , and besides powers such as superhuman strength and invulnerability , he has a supernatural ability to make people tell him their hidden desires . When he arrived in Los Angeles , he had his wings severed . Lucifer is highly sexual , and can make himself irresistible to most people . Neil Gaiman 's Lucifer was partly inspired by David Bowie , but the show 's creators decided against trying to mimic Bowie . Tom Ellis saw the character as a sort of Oscar Wilde or Noël Coward character `` with added rock and roll spirit '' , approaching his portrayal as if he were the `` lovechild of Noël Coward and Mick Jagger , with a dash of British actor Terry - Thomas '' . </Li>
<Li> Tom Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar : The Lord of Hell , who is bored with his life , abdicates his throne and becomes a civilian consultant for the Los Angeles Police Department while running his own high - end nightclub called `` Lux '' . Lucifer frequently tells people that he is the Devil and is very open about this , but very few take this seriously . He is a fallen angel , immortal , and besides powers such as superhuman strength and invulnerability , he has a supernatural ability to make people tell him their hidden desires . When he arrived in Los Angeles , he had his wings severed . Lucifer is highly sexual , and can make himself irresistible to most people . Neil Gaiman 's Lucifer was partly inspired by David Bowie , but the show 's creators decided against trying to mimic Bowie . Tom Ellis saw the character as a sort of Oscar Wilde or Noël Coward character `` with added rock and roll spirit '' , approaching his portrayal as if he were the `` lovechild of Noël Coward and Mick Jagger , with a dash of British actor Terry - Thomas '' . </Li>
who plays lucifer on the tv show lucifer
who plays lucifer on the tv show lucifer
Tom Ellis
Tom Ellis