Netflix Chooses Perfect Performer for Bon Clay in the Hit Series Upcoming Installment
Baroque Works is set to exert significant influence in the forthcoming season on Netflix of One Piece, though the major clash won’t unfold until the third season, and a adored, audience-beloved member has now been chosen.
The streaming service revealed this week that Cole Escola has joined the One Piece season 3 cast and will play Mr. 2. The role has the ability to change into an identical duplicate of anyone they’ve made contact with with their dominant hand. The actor, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, will portray a interpretation of that role reinterpreted as non-binary identifying, as opposed to as a drag queen, in the live-action show, differing from the initial comic and anime.
Escola joins a number of fresh additions tasked with bringing the organization to the screen, including head Mr. 0, portrayed by Joe Manganiello, a talented actress as a key member, and an accomplished actor, who is also part of the ensemble as the monarch of Alabasta.
Though this character is a important part of the group, the character won’t make their debut One Piece the upcoming installment. With the second season expected to adapt the Little Garden segment, this marks a major departure in the schedule of their first appearance, one that could signal more adjustments to the plot development.
Their mix of precise humor and deep sensitivity makes them a perfect fit for the part. Along with their current animated role in the animated feature Boys Go to Jupiter, they received high praise and several accolades for writing and starring in the successful stage production Oh Mary!, showcasing the range they’ll bring to one of One Piece’s highly regarded characters.
Netflix's live-action One Piece series is set to return for its season two on March 10, 2026.
