Cottonmouth

Cornell Stokes

Played by Mahershala Ali

Cornell Stokes, known as Cottonmouth, is a Harlem nightclub owner and crime boss who uses his family's cover as legitimate businesspeople to run guns and other criminal enterprises through the neighborhood. His operation, and his cousin Mariah Dillard's political ambitions, put him on a collision course with Luke Cage after Cage begins interfering with his business. Read more →

First turns up in Luke Cage (Season 1).