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Anson Adams Mount IV is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Cullen Bohannon in the AMCwestern drama series Hell on Wheels, as Jim Steele on the NBC series Conviction (2006), as the Marvel Comics superhero Black Bolt in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise (appearing in Inhumans and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness), and as Captain Christopher "Chris" Pike in the Star Trek television series Discovery, Short Treks (2019), and Strange New Worlds (2022–present). He also starred opposite Britney Spears in the coming-of-age film Crossroads (2002). He is a member of the board of directors of METI International.
Maximus, believed defeated, returns with a newly formed faction of radical Inhumans who see Black Bolt’s rule as weakness. Among them are the feral Lash and the prophetic Ulysses Cain, whose visions foretell the fall of the royal family. As Maximus launches coordinated attacks to fracture Attilan from within, the Royal Family—Medusa, Gorgon, Karnak, Crystal, and Triton—are forced into open war against their own kind. As the conflict escalates, loyalty and destiny collide. Ulysses’ visions push Maximus toward an all-or-nothing coup, while Karnak sacrifices strategy for faith in the royal line. In the final battle, Attilan is devastated as Black Bolt confronts his brother once and for all. Maximus is killed, but victory comes at a terrible price when Karnak falls in combat, choosing to die protecting his king. With Attilan broken and their enemies defeated, the surviving Royal Family disbands the Inhuman monarchy, ending their rule to prevent future civil war. The film closes on Black Bolt stepping away from the throne.
