Actor Faran Tahir has returned to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Raza Hamidmi al-Wazar in “VisionQuest,” his first appearance in the franchise since the original “Iron Man” film 18 years ago.
Marvel announced his return in January 2025, surprising many fans. Jeff Bridges’ Obadiah Stane appeared to have killed Raza in “Iron Man,” although the film didn’t show it on-screen.
Raza appears in episode 6, set in Madripoor, the island city-state the MCU introduced in the 2021 Disney+ series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” Vision travels there to rescue Thomas Shepherd, also known as Tommy Maximoff, his reincarnated son from “WandaVision.”
Bounty hunter Paladin has taken Tommy hostage and plans to use him as bait to lure Vision, so he can fulfil a contract for a mystery client. The client has since terminated Paladin’s contract and called in other bounty hunters to capture Vision.
As Vision and Paladin confront each other, Raza arrives with a heavily armed crew, determined to capture Vision himself. Paladin knocks him out, which cuts his role short, but Raza remains a threat in the MCU.
