United Kingdom, Dec. 14 -- Charlie Cox thinks his wife has "replaced" him with their dog.

The Daredevil actor married Samantha Thomas - with whom he has a son and a daughter - in September 2018 and he joked he spends so much time away working that the producer has grown "way too close" to their family pet.

He told People magazine: "My wife and our dog have a very effed-up relationship. They're way too close.

"Because I've been working a lot and I've been away, our dog has definitely replaced me in the family

Charlie's latest film Merv follows a recently-separated couple who take their dog on a trip to raise his spirits, and the romantic comedy inspired the 42-year-old star to get his own furry friend.

He laughed: "And a goldfish. Don...