[This story contains spoilers for Peacemaker season two, episode five, “Back to the Suture.”]

Danielle Brooks may not have superpowers in Peacemaker but she sure has proven herself as a superhuman, on and off screen.

The 36-year-old actress, who caught audiences’ attention with her breakout role in the Emmy-winning series Orange Is the New Black and then earned her first Oscar nomination for 2023’s The Color Purple , is showing no signs of slowing down.

Brooks is currently starring in season two of the DC Studios and HBO Max series Peacemaker , which sees her character, Leota Adebayo, not only trying to help herself navigate life’s challenges with a positive perspective, but also John Cena’s Peacemaker. While she enjoys leaning into the “child-esque energy” of the show, h

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