Peter Wyngarde Peter Wyngarde Peter Wyngarde (23 August 1927 – 15 January 2018) was a British actor best known for playing the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two television series: "Department S" (1969–70) and "Jason King" (1971–72). His flamboyant dress sense and stylish performances led to popular success, and he was considered a style icon in Britain and elsewhere in the early 1970s; Mike Myers credited Wyngarde with inspiring the character Austin Powers. Peter Wyngarde's date and place of birth, his birth name, and his parents' nationalities and occupations are all disputed. According to his own account, he
Shadow King became one with Farouk when he grew older. The character has appeared in various adaptations of "X-Men" stories, including "" and "Wolverine and the X-Men". He made his live-action debut in the television series "Legion". In early episodes he appeared as a mental apparition known as the “Devil With the Yellow Eyes” (played by Quinton Boisclair), later taking on multiple forms including a woman named Lenny Busker (Aubrey Plaza). In season two of "Legion", his true form, Amahl Farouk, is played by Navid Negahban. Created by writer Chris Claremont and illustrator/co-writer John Byrne, the character the Shadow King first appeared