Jarred Harris is sharing an honest perspective on his Marvel debut. The Golden Globe nominee explained that he keeps a “sense of humour” about his role in Sony‘s Morbius (2022), chalking up his appearance in the maligned Spider-Verse spin-off to a paycheck during a recent interview.

Harris appeared in the Jared Leto vampire superhero film in the relatively small role of Dr. Emil Nicholas, adoptive father to Morbius and his brother Milo, played by Matt Smith. (Who previously gave his own,

Jared Harris’ esteemed acting career includes Emmy-nominated performances in “Mad Men” and “The Crown,” plus roles in movies such as David Fincher’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” all of which makes his supporting role in Jared Leto’s infamous comic book flop “Morbius” such a strange outlier.

The Mad Men and Chernobyl star recently told the British outlet i that he signed on to play a supporting role in Sony's disastrous Spider-Man spinoff for the paycheck. "I have got a mortgage to pay, you know," Harris said. "Sometimes you say yes to things because you need to make money."

We can add another actor to the list of Morbius stars who have looked back at their experience working on the project in a negative light as Jared Harris has shared his take on where it all went wrong.