Jigsaw (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Willliam "Billy" Russo is the secondary antagonist in the 2017 Netflix series ''Marvel's The Punisher. ''He is the series adapation of the comics supervillain Jigsaw.

Russo is the best friend of Frank Castle during their time in the U.S. Special Forces turned head of Anvil, a private military contractor in New York City. Despite their friendship, Billy would be revealed to have betrayed Frank to his boss Agent Orange during an operation called Cerberus overseas which results in Frank not only losing his family but sets him on the path to becoming the vigilante known as Punisher. By doing do, he becomes Castle's sworn enemy and Russo also sets out to kill him before he Castle can to do so to him.

He is portrayed by actor Ben Barnes.

Past
Billy was born poor and powerless, with a drug addict mother. When he was a a man tried to molest him and Billy shot him with a gun in self-defense, but he himself would also be severely injured and traumatized by the incident, too. To escape from his troubled past, he would soon join the army after growing up in different homes.

Billy became a lieutenant in the U.S. military and befriended Frank Castle, both joining Proeject Cerberus an operation led by the CIA agent Rawlins (Agent Orange).

Personality
Billy is an arrogant, confident and intelligent man. Whilst in Afghanistan, he befriended and betrayed Frank Castle to Agent Orange for his own good. He is nicknamed "The Beaut" for his good looks.