"Supergirl" Casts the Legion's Brainiac 5 with "Defiance" Alum Jesse Rath
by Matt Webb Mitovich
Nov. 6 2017


Talk about a smart casting move. The CW’s "Supergirl" has cast "Defiance" alum Jesse Rath in the recurring role of Brainiac 5, TVLine has learned exclusively.

Half computer, half organic life and boasting a 12-level intellect, Brainiac 5 is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes who travels to National City from the 31st Century to help Supergirl and the DEO battle Reign, the villain that L-Corp CEO Samantha Arias (Odette Annable) is on track to becoming.




Of course, Brainiac 5 in DC Comics lore has at times been more than a colleague of Supergirl’s. And as co-showrunner Andrew Kreisberg previously told TVLine of the character’s arrival, “Someone down the road will like Kara a lot, which will be a lot of fun.”

Rath will first appear in Season 3, Episode 10 — which is titled “Legion of Super-Heroes.”

http://tvline.com/2017/11/06/supergirl-brainiac-5-legion-super-heroes-jesse-rath/

Jesse Rath Upped to Series Regular for "Supergirl" Season 4
by Denise Petski
June 15, 2018


Jesse Rath, who recurred in Season 3 of "Supergirl", has been promoted to series regular for Season 4 of The CW series.

Rath plays Brainiac-5. Half computer, half organic life and boasting a 12-level intellect, Brainiac 5 is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes who travels to National City from the 31st Century to help Supergirl and the DEO battle Reign (Odette Annable).

Rath appeared in five episodes in Season 3, which airs its season finale on Monday, June 18.




“We love the character of Brainiac-5 and can’t imagine anyone but Jesse Rath in the role,” said executive producers Robert Rovner and Jessica Queller.

“He brings such fun, heart and brilliance to Brainy and we’re so excited he’s joining the cast as a series regular for season 4. We have a lot of great Brainy stories to tell.”

https://deadline.com/2018/06/supergirl-jesse-rath-promoted-series-regular-season-4-the-cw-1202411077/