--- description: 'How to Get Away With Murder' star Viola Davis confirms 'Suicide Squad' role title: Viola Davis Confirms She Is Amanda Waller in 'Suicide Squad' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0db9a5207d443a1/698780da524fc06912deca09/viola-davis.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Viola Davis Confirms She Is Amanda Waller in _Suicide Squad_ by [Jonathan Dornbush / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jonathan Dornbush / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 25, 2015 12:19 AM CUT  Viola Davis attends the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 22, 2015 in Hollywood. Viola Davis attends the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 22, 2015 in Hollywood.Kevork Djansezian—Getty Images by [Jonathan Dornbush / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jonathan Dornbush / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 25, 2015 12:19 AM CUT The _Suicide Squad_ has found its Amanda Waller. On the red carpet at the 2015 Oscars, Viola Davis told _etalk_ that she will be playing Waller in Warner Bros.’ upcoming _Suicide Squad_ film. Waller is usually protrayed as a government agent put in charge of the Suicide Squad. Nicknamed “The Wall,” she’s known for her tough attitude when dealing with some of the biggest names in the DC Universe. She has no problem taking Batman to task, for example, [over and over again](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruwIBT-noAs "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/etalkCTV/status/570296573751648256) Warner Bros. had no comment on Davis’ statement, though the actress seems sure enough in her response. Cynthia Addai-Robinson currently plays the character on _Arrow_. Davis recently appeared on _EW_’s cover and spoke about her work on [_How to Get Away with Murder_](http://ew.com/article/2015/02/19/theres-reason-viola-davis-shows-her-muscular-arms-how-get-away-murder "undefined")_._ _Suicide Squad_ also stars Jared Leto as the Joker, Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney as Boomerang and Cara Delevingne as Enchantress. Tom Hardy [reportedly dropped out](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/01/15/report-tom-hardy-exits-suicide-squad "undefined") of his role as Squad member Rick Flagg. David Ayer’s _Suicide Squad_ is currently set to debut on Aug. 5, 2016. [_This article originally appeared on EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/24/viola-davis-says-she-amanda-waller-suicide-squad "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3721489/viola-davis-amanda-waller-suicide-squad/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3721489/viola-davis-amanda-waller-suicide-squad/"},"headline":"Viola Davis Confirms She Is Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad","datePublished":"2015-02-25T00:19:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:41:13.736Z","description":"Currently set to debut on Aug. 5, 2016","url":"https://time.com/3721489/viola-davis-amanda-waller-suicide-squad/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0db9a5207d443a1/698780da524fc06912deca09/viola-davis.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jonathan Dornbush / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0db9a5207d443a1/698780da524fc06912deca09/viola-davis.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Viola Davis attends the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 22, 2015 in Hollywood.","caption":"Viola Davis attends the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 22, 2015 in Hollywood.","creditText":"Kevork Djansezian—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3721489/viola-davis-amanda-waller-suicide-squad/","name":"Viola Davis Confirms She Is Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad"}}]}] ```