--- description: The actor lends his face and likeness to the upcoming video game, playing the role of a power-hungry head of a private military corporation. title: The new "Call of Duty" trailer stars Kevin Spacey image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde363164f0853d94/69868d8c3bc99954c81a3437/kevin-spacey-call-of-duty.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Video Games](/tag/video-games/) ## Video Games Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Kevin Spacey Stars in _Call of Duty_ Trailer in Nod To _House of Cards_ Role by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2014 11:44 AM CUT  by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2014 11:44 AM CUT The new trailer for the upcoming _Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare_ was released on Thursday and it [features](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/02/kevin-spacey-call-of-duty-advanced-warfare "undefined") a very familiar face. Kevin Spacey lends his voice and face to the video game as the head of a private military corporation who goes rogue and declares war on the American government. Spacey has appeared in video games before—notably in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 game _Superman Returns—_yet his latest appearance is also an obvious nod to his _House of Cards_ character, Frank Underwood, the maniacal and unscrupulous politician who is frequently shown playing _Call of Duty_\-like video games to relax. (Notably missing: that Southern twang of Underwood’s.) Also appearing Thursday was a brief Instagram video, also featuring Spacey in diabolical character: The trailer wasn’t intended for release until Sunday, but after an online leak, Activision, the publisher of _Call of Duty_, posted the trailer to YouTube early. The game is slated for release on November 4. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/85587/kevin-spacey-stars-in-call-of-duty-advanced-warfare-trailer-in-nod-to-his-house-of-cards-role/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/85587/kevin-spacey-stars-in-call-of-duty-advanced-warfare-trailer-in-nod-to-his-house-of-cards-role/"},"headline":"Kevin Spacey Stars in Call of Duty Trailer in Nod To House of Cards Role","datePublished":"2014-05-02T11:44:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:37:18.556Z","description":"The actor lends his face and likeness to the upcoming video game, playing the role of a power-hungry head of a private military corporation","url":"https://time.com/85587/kevin-spacey-stars-in-call-of-duty-advanced-warfare-trailer-in-nod-to-his-house-of-cards-role/","keywords":["Video Games","Television","Kevin Spacey","call of duty"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde363164f0853d94/69868d8c3bc99954c81a3437/kevin-spacey-call-of-duty.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde363164f0853d94/69868d8c3bc99954c81a3437/kevin-spacey-call-of-duty.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"kevin spacey call of duty","caption":"","creditText":"","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":"/tag/video-games/","name":"Video Games"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/85587/kevin-spacey-stars-in-call-of-duty-advanced-warfare-trailer-in-nod-to-his-house-of-cards-role/","name":"Kevin Spacey Stars in Call of Duty Trailer in Nod To House of Cards Role"}}]}] ```