Director Matthew Vaughn‘s (Kick-Ass, Stardust)first foray into the X-Universe has sprouted another mutant. Spanish actor, Álex González (Die Farbe des Ozeans) has joined the cast of the 20th Century Fox film, X-Men: First Class. González will reportedly play Janos Quested a.k.a. Riptide. Check out the character’s image and bio below.

González joins a cast that includes James McAvoy, Kevin Bacon, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Till, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Jason Flemyng, January Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Bill Milner, Michael Fassbender and Oliver Platt.

Riptide was a member of the Marauders, a team of villains brought together by the mutant thief Gambit at the request of Mister Sinister. Riptide is a mutant with the ability to spin his body at an incredibly fast rate. Upon reaching his top speed, Riptide then hurls objects created from calcified masses, usually in the shape of shuriken (throwing stars) or spikes at such high velocity that they can punch through steel.

X-Men: First Class comes to theaters June 3rd, 2011

[Source] CoventryTelegraph