Comics Actors
Who played whom in movies and series based on Marvel comics
A chronological table of actors, characters and titles from 2000 to today: search an actor, filter by saga or title, and see who worked across several universes.
Most appearances
- Samuel L. Jackson — 13 titles
- Chris Evans — 12 titles
- Robert Downey Jr. — 11 titles
- Chris Hemsworth — 10 titles
- Hugh Jackman — 9 titles
- Mark Ruffalo — 9 titles
- Paul Bettany — 9 titles
- Scarlett Johansson — 9 titles
- Anthony Mackie — 8 titles
- Patrick Stewart — 8 titles
Actors across several "worlds"
Worked in at least 3 of the 5 categories.- Charlie Cox — 3 categories
- Jon Bernthal — 3 categories
- Josh Brolin — 3 categories
- Ryan Reynolds — 3 categories
Main shared-universe filmsFox sagas (X-Men, Fantastic Four)Disney+ seriesNetflix seriesOther comic-book films
| Photo | Actor | Character | Alias | In comics | Debut | Titles | Films & series (chronological) | Other well-known work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Robert Downey Jr. | Tony Stark | Iron Man | ✓ | 2008 | 11 | Iron Man · 2008The Incredible Hulk · 2008Iron Man 2 · 2010The Avengers · 2012Iron Man 3 · 2013Avengers: Age of Ultron · 2015Captain America: Civil War · 2016Spider-Man: Homecoming · 2017Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019What If...? · 2021 | Sherlock Holmes, Tropic Thunder, Oppenheimer |
 | Chris Evans | Steve Rogers | Captain America | ✓ | 2011 | 9 | Captain America: The First Avenger · 2011The Avengers · 2012Thor: The Dark World · 2013Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 2014Avengers: Age of Ultron · 2015Captain America: Civil War · 2016Spider-Man: Homecoming · 2017Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019 | Knives Out, Snowpiercer, Gifted, Red One |
| Chris Evans | Johnny Storm | Human Torch | ✓ | 2005 | 3 | Fantastic Four · 2005Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer · 2007Deadpool & Wolverine · 2024 | Knives Out, Snowpiercer, Gifted, Red One |
 | Chris Hemsworth | Thor Odinson | Thor | ✓ | 2011 | 10 | Thor · 2011The Avengers · 2012Thor: The Dark World · 2013Avengers: Age of Ultron · 2015Doctor Strange · 2016Thor: Ragnarok · 2017Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019What If...? · 2021Thor: Love and Thunder · 2022 | Rush, Extraction, Furiosa, Heart of the Sea |
 | Mark Ruffalo | Bruce Banner | Hulk | ✓ | 2012 | 9 | The Avengers · 2012Avengers: Age of Ultron · 2015Thor: Ragnarok · 2017Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019What If...? · 2021Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings · 2021She-Hulk: Attorney at Law · 2022Spider-Man: Brand New Day · 2026 | Spotlight, Poor Things, Shutter Island, Zodiac |
 | Edward Norton | Bruce Banner | Hulk | ✓ | 2008 | 1 | The Incredible Hulk · 2008 | Fight Club, American History X, Birdman |
 | Scarlett Johansson | Natasha Romanoff | Black Widow | ✓ | 2010 | 9 | Iron Man 2 · 2010The Avengers · 2012Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 2014Avengers: Age of Ultron · 2015Captain America: Civil War · 2016Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Black Widow · 2021What If...? · 2021 | Lost in Translation, Her, Jojo Rabbit, Lucy |
 | Jeremy Renner | Clint Barton | Hawkeye | ✓ | 2011 | 7 | Thor · 2011The Avengers · 2012Avengers: Age of Ultron · 2015Captain America: Civil War · 2016Avengers: Endgame · 2019What If...? · 2021Hawkeye · 2021 | The Hurt Locker, The Town, Arrival, Mayor of Kingstown |
 | Samuel L. Jackson | Nick Fury | Nick Fury | ✓ | 2008 | 13 | Iron Man · 2008Iron Man 2 · 2010Thor · 2011Captain America: The First Avenger · 2011The Avengers · 2012Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 2014Avengers: Age of Ultron · 2015Captain Marvel · 2019Avengers: Endgame · 2019Spider-Man: Far From Home · 2019What If...? · 2021Secret Invasion · 2023The Marvels · 2023 | Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained, Jackie Brown, Star Wars (prequels) |
 | Gwyneth Paltrow | Pepper Potts | Rescue | ✓ | 2008 | 5 | Iron Man · 2008Iron Man 2 · 2010The Avengers · 2012Iron Man 3 · 2013Avengers: Endgame · 2019 | Shakespeare in Love, Se7en, Sliding Doors |
 | Jon Favreau | Happy Hogan | Happy Hogan | ✓ | 2008 | 6 | Iron Man · 2008Iron Man 2 · 2010Iron Man 3 · 2013Spider-Man: Homecoming · 2017Spider-Man: Far From Home · 2019Spider-Man: No Way Home · 2021 | Swingers, Friends, The Mandalorian, The Lion King (director) |
 | Don Cheadle | James Rhodes | War Machine | ✓ | 2010 | 7 | Iron Man 2 · 2010Iron Man 3 · 2013Avengers: Age of Ultron · 2015Captain America: Civil War · 2016Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Secret Invasion · 2023 | Hotel Rwanda, Ocean's Eleven, House of Lies |
 | Paul Bettany | J.A.R.V.I.S. / Vision | Vision | ✓ | 2008 | 9 | Iron Man · 2008Iron Man 2 · 2010The Avengers · 2012Iron Man 3 · 2013Avengers: Age of Ultron · 2015Captain America: Civil War · 2016Avengers: Infinity War · 2018WandaVision · 2021What If...? · 2021 | A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander, The Da Vinci Code |
 | Clark Gregg | Phil Coulson | Phil Coulson | ✗ | 2008 | 5 | Iron Man · 2008Iron Man 2 · 2010Thor · 2011The Avengers · 2012Captain Marvel · 2019 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Choke |
 | Hayley Atwell | Peggy Carter | Agent Carter | ✓ | 2011 | 6 | Captain America: The First Avenger · 2011Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 2014Ant-Man · 2015Avengers: Endgame · 2019What If...? · 2021Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · 2022 | Agent Carter, Mission: Impossible, Black Mirror |
 | Sebastian Stan | Bucky Barnes | Winter Soldier | ✓ | 2011 | 7 | Captain America: The First Avenger · 2011Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 2014Captain America: Civil War · 2016Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019The Falcon and the Winter Soldier · 2021Thunderbolts* · 2025 | I, Tonya, Pam & Tommy, Gossip Girl, The Apprentice |
 | Anthony Mackie | Sam Wilson | Falcon / Captain America | ✓ | 2014 | 8 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 2014Avengers: Age of Ultron · 2015Ant-Man · 2015Captain America: Civil War · 2016Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019The Falcon and the Winter Soldier · 2021Captain America: Brave New World · 2025 | 8 Mile, The Hurt Locker, Altered Carbon |
 | Danny Ramirez | Joaquin Torres | Falcon | ✓ | 2021 | 2 | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier · 2021Captain America: Brave New World · 2025 | Top Gun: Maverick, Assassination Nation |
 | Tom Hiddleston | Loki | Loki | ✓ | 2011 | 8 | Thor · 2011The Avengers · 2012Thor: The Dark World · 2013Thor: Ragnarok · 2017Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Loki · 2021What If...? · 2021 | Crimson Peak, The Night Manager, Midnight in Paris |
 | Idris Elba | Heimdall | Heimdall | ✓ | 2011 | 5 | Thor · 2011The Avengers · 2012Thor: The Dark World · 2013Thor: Ragnarok · 2017Avengers: Infinity War · 2018 | The Wire, Luther, Pacific Rim |
 | Anthony Hopkins | Odin | Odin | ✓ | 2011 | 3 | Thor · 2011Thor: The Dark World · 2013Thor: Ragnarok · 2017 | The Silence of the Lambs, The Father, Westworld |
 | Natalie Portman | Jane Foster | Mighty Thor | ✓ | 2011 | 4 | Thor · 2011Thor: The Dark World · 2013What If...? · 2021Thor: Love and Thunder · 2022 | Black Swan, Léon, V per Vendetta, Star Wars (prequels) |
 | Tessa Thompson | Valkyrie | Valkyrie | ✓ | 2017 | 4 | Thor: Ragnarok · 2017Avengers: Endgame · 2019What If...? · 2021Thor: Love and Thunder · 2022 | Westworld, Creed, Sorry to Bother You |
 | Taika Waititi | Korg | Korg | ✓ | 2017 | 4 | Thor: Ragnarok · 2017Avengers: Endgame · 2019What If...? · 2021Thor: Love and Thunder · 2022 | Jojo Rabbit, What We Do in the Shadows (director) |
 | Cate Blanchett | Hela | Hela | ✓ | 2017 | 1 | Thor: Ragnarok · 2017 | The Lord of the Rings, Carol, Tár |
 | Cobie Smulders | Maria Hill | Maria Hill | ✓ | 2012 | 5 | The Avengers · 2012Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 2014Avengers: Age of Ultron · 2015Spider-Man: Far From Home · 2019Secret Invasion · 2023 | How I Met Your Mother, Stumptown |
 | Josh Brolin | Thanos | Thanos | ✓ | 2014 | 5 | Guardians of the Galaxy · 2014Avengers: Age of Ultron · 2015Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019What If...? · 2021 | Sicario, No Country for Old Men, Dune |
| Josh Brolin | Cable | Cable | ✓ | 2018 | 1 | Deadpool 2 · 2018 | Sicario, No Country for Old Men, Dune |
 | Elizabeth Olsen | Wanda Maximoff | Scarlet Witch | ✓ | 2014 | 7 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 2014Avengers: Age of Ultron · 2015Captain America: Civil War · 2016Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019WandaVision · 2021Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · 2022 | Martha Marcy May Marlene, Sorry for Your Loss |
 | Evan Peters | Pietro Maximoff / Ralph Bohner | Quicksilver | ✓ | 2014 | 4 | X-Men: Days of Future Past · 2014X-Men: Apocalypse · 2016WandaVision · 2021Agatha All Along · 2024 | American Horror Story, Dahmer, Mare of Easttown |
 | Kathryn Hahn | Agatha Harkness | Agatha | ✓ | 2021 | 2 | WandaVision · 2021Agatha All Along · 2024 | Transparent, Step Brothers, Crashing |
 | Tom Holland | Peter Parker | Spider-Man | ✓ | 2016 | 7 | Captain America: Civil War · 2016Spider-Man: Homecoming · 2017Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Spider-Man: Far From Home · 2019Spider-Man: No Way Home · 2021Spider-Man: Brand New Day · 2026 | The Impossible, Uncharted, The Crowded Room |
 | Tobey Maguire | Peter Parker | Spider-Man | ✓ | 2002 | 4 | Spider-Man (2002) · 2002Spider-Man 2 · 2004Spider-Man 3 · 2007Spider-Man: No Way Home · 2021 | The Great Gatsby, Seabiscuit, Pleasantville |
 | Andrew Garfield | Peter Parker | Spider-Man | ✓ | 2012 | 3 | The Amazing Spider-Man · 2012The Amazing Spider-Man 2 · 2014Spider-Man: No Way Home · 2021 | The Social Network, Hacksaw Ridge |
 | Marisa Tomei | May Parker | Aunt May | ✓ | 2016 | 4 | Captain America: Civil War · 2016Spider-Man: Homecoming · 2017Spider-Man: Far From Home · 2019Spider-Man: No Way Home · 2021 | My Cousin Vinny, The Wrestler |
 | Zendaya | MJ | MJ | ✓ | 2017 | 4 | Spider-Man: Homecoming · 2017Spider-Man: Far From Home · 2019Spider-Man: No Way Home · 2021Spider-Man: Brand New Day · 2026 | Euphoria, Challengers, Dune |
 | Jacob Batalon | Ned Leeds | Ned | ✓ | 2017 | 4 | Spider-Man: Homecoming · 2017Spider-Man: Far From Home · 2019Spider-Man: No Way Home · 2021Spider-Man: Brand New Day · 2026 | Let It Snow, Reginald the Vampire |
 | Michael Keaton | Adrian Toomes | Vulture | ✓ | 2017 | 1 | Spider-Man: Homecoming · 2017 | Batman (1989), Birdman, Beetlejuice, Spotlight |
 | Jake Gyllenhaal | Quentin Beck | Mysterio | ✓ | 2019 | 1 | Spider-Man: Far From Home · 2019 | Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Nightcrawler |
 | Willem Dafoe | Norman Osborn | Green Goblin | ✓ | 2002 | 2 | Spider-Man (2002) · 2002Spider-Man: No Way Home · 2021 | Platoon, The Lighthouse, Poor Things |
 | Alfred Molina | Otto Octavius | Doctor Octopus | ✓ | 2004 | 2 | Spider-Man 2 · 2004Spider-Man: No Way Home · 2021 | Indiana Jones, Chocolat, Boogie Nights |
 | Jamie Foxx | Max Dillon | Electro | ✓ | 2014 | 2 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 · 2014Spider-Man: No Way Home · 2021 | Ray, Django Unchained, Baby Driver |
 | Benedict Cumberbatch | Stephen Strange | Doctor Strange | ✓ | 2016 | 6 | Doctor Strange · 2016Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019What If...? · 2021Spider-Man: No Way Home · 2021Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · 2022 | Sherlock, The Imitation Game, The Power of the Dog |
 | Benedict Wong | Wong | Wong | ✓ | 2016 | 7 | Doctor Strange · 2016Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings · 2021Spider-Man: No Way Home · 2021Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · 2022She-Hulk: Attorney at Law · 2022 | 3 Body Problem, Annihilation, The Martian |
 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Karl Mordo | Baron Mordo | ✓ | 2016 | 2 | Doctor Strange · 2016Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · 2022 | 12 Years a Slave, Love Actually, The Old Guard |
 | Tilda Swinton | The Ancient One | The Ancient One | ✓ | 2016 | 2 | Doctor Strange · 2016Avengers: Endgame · 2019 | The Chronicles of Narnia, The Grand Budapest Hotel |
 | Rachel McAdams | Christine Palmer | Christine Palmer | ✓ | 2016 | 2 | Doctor Strange · 2016Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · 2022 | Mean Girls, The Notebook, Spotlight |
 | Xochitl Gomez | America Chavez | Miss America | ✓ | 2022 | 1 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · 2022 | — |
 | Patrick Stewart | Charles Xavier | Professor X | ✓ | 2000 | 8 | X-Men · 2000X2: X-Men United · 2003X-Men: The Last Stand · 2006X-Men Origins: Wolverine · 2009The Wolverine · 2013X-Men: Days of Future Past · 2014Logan · 2017Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · 2022 | Star Trek: TNG, Picard |
 | Chadwick Boseman | T'Challa | Black Panther | ✓ | 2016 | 5 | Captain America: Civil War · 2016Black Panther · 2018Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019What If...? · 2021 | 42, Da 5 Bloods, Ma Rainey |
 | Letitia Wright | Shuri | Shuri / Black Panther | ✓ | 2018 | 4 | Black Panther · 2018Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · 2022 | Black Mirror, Small Axe |
 | Danai Gurira | Okoye | Okoye | ✓ | 2016 | 5 | Captain America: Civil War · 2016Black Panther · 2018Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · 2022 | The Walking Dead |
 | Lupita Nyong'o | Nakia | Nakia | ✓ | 2018 | 4 | Black Panther · 2018Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · 2022 | 12 Years a Slave, Us, A Quiet Place: Day One |
 | Angela Bassett | Ramonda | Queen Ramonda | ✓ | 2018 | 4 | Black Panther · 2018Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · 2022 | Tina, American Horror Story, 9-1-1 |
 | Winston Duke | M'Baku | M'Baku | ✓ | 2018 | 4 | Black Panther · 2018Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · 2022 | Us, Nine Days |
 | Martin Freeman | Everett Ross | Everett Ross | ✓ | 2016 | 3 | Captain America: Civil War · 2016Black Panther · 2018Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · 2022 | Sherlock, The Hobbit, The Office UK, Fargo |
 | Michael B. Jordan | Erik Killmonger | Killmonger | ✓ | 2018 | 1 | Black Panther · 2018 | Creed, Fruitvale Station, Sinners |
| Michael B. Jordan | Johnny Storm | Human Torch | ✓ | 2015 | 1 | Fantastic Four (2015) · 2015 | Creed, Fruitvale Station, Sinners |
 | Tenoch Huerta | Namor | Namor | ✓ | 2022 | 1 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · 2022 | Narcos: Mexico |
 | Dominique Thorne | Riri Williams | Ironheart | ✓ | 2022 | 2 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · 2022Ironheart · 2025 | If Beale Street Could Talk |
 | Paul Rudd | Scott Lang | Ant-Man | ✓ | 2015 | 5 | Ant-Man · 2015Captain America: Civil War · 2016Ant-Man and the Wasp · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania · 2023 | Friends, Anchorman, Ghostbusters: Afterlife |
 | Evangeline Lilly | Hope van Dyne | The Wasp | ✓ | 2015 | 4 | Ant-Man · 2015Ant-Man and the Wasp · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania · 2023 | Lost, The Hobbit |
 | Michael Douglas | Hank Pym | Original Ant-Man | ✓ | 2015 | 4 | Ant-Man · 2015Ant-Man and the Wasp · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania · 2023 | Wall Street, Basic Instinct, Fatal Attraction |
 | Michelle Pfeiffer | Janet van Dyne | Original Wasp | ✓ | 2018 | 3 | Ant-Man and the Wasp · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania · 2023 | Scarface, Batman Returns |
 | Jonathan Majors | Kang | Kang | ✓ | 2021 | 2 | Loki · 2021Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania · 2023 | Creed III, Lovecraft Country, Da 5 Bloods |
 | Brie Larson | Carol Danvers | Captain Marvel | ✓ | 2019 | 3 | Captain Marvel · 2019Avengers: Endgame · 2019The Marvels · 2023 | Room, Kong: Skull Island, Short Term 12 |
 | Iman Vellani | Kamala Khan | Ms. Marvel | ✓ | 2022 | 2 | Ms. Marvel · 2022The Marvels · 2023 | — |
 | Teyonah Parris | Monica Rambeau | Photon | ✓ | 2021 | 2 | WandaVision · 2021The Marvels · 2023 | Dear White People, If Beale Street Could Talk |
 | Chris Pratt | Peter Quill | Star-Lord | ✓ | 2014 | 6 | Guardians of the Galaxy · 2014Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · 2017Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Thor: Love and Thunder · 2022Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 · 2023 | Parks and Recreation, Jurassic World, Super Mario Bros. |
 | Zoe Saldaña | Gamora | Gamora | ✓ | 2014 | 5 | Guardians of the Galaxy · 2014Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · 2017Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 · 2023 | Avatar, Star Trek, Pirates of the Caribbean |
 | Dave Bautista | Drax | Drax | ✓ | 2014 | 6 | Guardians of the Galaxy · 2014Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · 2017Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Thor: Love and Thunder · 2022Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 · 2023 | Blade Runner 2049, Glass Onion, Dune |
 | Bradley Cooper | Rocket | Rocket Raccoon | ✓ | 2014 | 6 | Guardians of the Galaxy · 2014Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · 2017Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Thor: Love and Thunder · 2022Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 · 2023 | The Hangover, A Star Is Born, American Sniper |
 | Vin Diesel | Groot | Groot | ✓ | 2014 | 6 | Guardians of the Galaxy · 2014Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · 2017Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Thor: Love and Thunder · 2022Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 · 2023 | Fast & Furious, xXx, The Iron Giant |
 | Karen Gillan | Nebula | Nebula | ✓ | 2014 | 6 | Guardians of the Galaxy · 2014Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · 2017Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Thor: Love and Thunder · 2022Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 · 2023 | Doctor Who, Jumanji, Selfie |
 | Pom Klementieff | Mantis | Mantis | ✓ | 2017 | 5 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · 2017Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Avengers: Endgame · 2019Thor: Love and Thunder · 2022Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 · 2023 | Oldboy (2013), Mission: Impossible |
 | Michael Rooker | Yondu | Yondu | ✓ | 2014 | 3 | Guardians of the Galaxy · 2014Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · 2017Avengers: Endgame · 2019 | The Walking Dead, Henry, Cliffhanger |
 | Will Poulter | Adam Warlock | Adam Warlock | ✓ | 2023 | 1 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 · 2023 | Midsommar, Maze Runner, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch |
 | Florence Pugh | Yelena Belova | Black Widow | ✓ | 2021 | 3 | Black Widow · 2021Hawkeye · 2021Thunderbolts* · 2025 | Midsommar, Little Women, Oppenheimer |
 | David Harbour | Alexei Shostakov | Red Guardian | ✓ | 2021 | 2 | Black Widow · 2021Thunderbolts* · 2025 | Stranger Things, Hellboy |
 | Wyatt Russell | John Walker | U.S. Agent | ✓ | 2021 | 2 | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier · 2021Thunderbolts* · 2025 | Lodge 49, Overlord |
 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Valentina Allegra de Fontaine | — | ✓ | 2021 | 3 | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier · 2021Black Widow · 2021Thunderbolts* · 2025 | Seinfeld, Veep |
 | Simu Liu | Shang-Chi | Shang-Chi | ✓ | 2021 | 1 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings · 2021 | Kim's Convenience, Barbie |
 | Tony Leung | Wenwu | The Mandarin | ✓ | 2021 | 1 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings · 2021 | In the Mood for Love, Hero, Infernal Affairs |
 | Ben Kingsley | Trevor Slattery | The Mandarin | ✗ | 2013 | 3 | Iron Man 3 · 2013Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings · 2021Wonder Man · 2026 | Gandhi, Schindler's List, Shutter Island |
 | Gemma Chan | Sersi | Sersi | ✓ | 2021 | 1 | Eternals · 2021 | Crazy Rich Asians, Humans, The Creator |
 | Richard Madden | Ikaris | Ikaris | ✓ | 2021 | 1 | Eternals · 2021 | Game of Thrones, Bodyguard, Rocketman |
 | Harrison Ford | Thaddeus Ross | Red Hulk | ✓ | 2025 | 1 | Captain America: Brave New World · 2025 | Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Blade Runner |
 | Oscar Isaac | Marc Spector | Moon Knight | ✓ | 2022 | 1 | Moon Knight · 2022 | Star Wars (sequels), Dune, Ex Machina |
| Oscar Isaac | En Sabah Nur | Apocalypse | ✓ | 2016 | 1 | X-Men: Apocalypse · 2016 | Star Wars (sequels), Dune, Ex Machina |
 | Tatiana Maslany | Jennifer Walters | She-Hulk | ✓ | 2022 | 1 | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law · 2022 | Orphan Black |
 | Sophia Di Martino | Sylvie | Sylvie | ✓ | 2021 | 1 | Loki · 2021 | Yesterday, Flowers |
 | Owen Wilson | Mobius | Mobius | ✓ | 2021 | 1 | Loki · 2021 | Zoolander, Midnight in Paris, Cars |
 | Daniel Brühl | Helmut Zemo | Baron Zemo | ✓ | 2016 | 2 | Captain America: Civil War · 2016The Falcon and the Winter Soldier · 2021 | Inglourious Basterds, Rush |
 | Emily VanCamp | Sharon Carter | Agent 13 | ✓ | 2016 | 2 | Captain America: Civil War · 2016The Falcon and the Winter Soldier · 2021 | Revenge, The Resident |
 | Hailee Steinfeld | Kate Bishop | Hawkeye | ✓ | 2021 | 1 | Hawkeye · 2021 | True Grit, Bumblebee, Pitch Perfect |
 | Alaqua Cox | Maya Lopez | Echo | ✓ | 2021 | 2 | Hawkeye · 2021Echo · 2024 | — |
 | Charlie Cox | Matt Murdock | Daredevil | ✓ | 2015 | 6 | Daredevil (series) · 2015The Defenders (series) · 2017Spider-Man: No Way Home · 2021She-Hulk: Attorney at Law · 2022Echo · 2024Daredevil: Born Again · 2025 | Stardust, Boardwalk Empire |
 | Vincent D'Onofrio | Wilson Fisk | Kingpin | ✓ | 2015 | 5 | Daredevil (series) · 2015Hawkeye · 2021Echo · 2024Daredevil: Born Again · 2025Daredevil: Born Again – Season 2 · 2026 | Full Metal Jacket, Men in Black, Law & Order: Criminal Intent |
 | Deborah Ann Woll | Karen Page | Karen Page | ✓ | 2015 | 5 | Daredevil (series) · 2015The Defenders (series) · 2017The Punisher (series) · 2017Daredevil: Born Again · 2025Daredevil: Born Again – Season 2 · 2026 | True Blood |
 | Elden Henson | Foggy Nelson | Foggy | ✓ | 2015 | 4 | Daredevil (series) · 2015The Defenders (series) · 2017Daredevil: Born Again · 2025Daredevil: Born Again – Season 2 · 2026 | Mighty Ducks, The Butterfly Effect |
 | Jon Bernthal | Frank Castle | Punisher | ✓ | 2015 | 5 | Daredevil (series) · 2015The Punisher (series) · 2017Daredevil: Born Again · 2025Daredevil: Born Again – Season 2 · 2026Spider-Man: Brand New Day · 2026 | The Walking Dead, The Bear, Ozark, Fury |
 | Krysten Ritter | Jessica Jones | Jessica Jones | ✓ | 2015 | 3 | Jessica Jones (series) · 2015The Defenders (series) · 2017Daredevil: Born Again – Season 2 · 2026 | Breaking Bad, Gossip Girl |
 | Mike Colter | Luke Cage | Power Man | ✓ | 2015 | 4 | Jessica Jones (series) · 2015Luke Cage (series) · 2016Iron Fist (series) · 2017The Defenders (series) · 2017 | The Good Wife, Evil |
 | Finn Jones | Danny Rand | Iron Fist | ✓ | 2017 | 2 | Iron Fist (series) · 2017The Defenders (series) · 2017 | Game of Thrones |
 | Rosario Dawson | Claire Temple | Claire Temple | ✓ | 2015 | 5 | Daredevil (series) · 2015Jessica Jones (series) · 2015Luke Cage (series) · 2016Iron Fist (series) · 2017The Defenders (series) · 2017 | Sin City, Rent, Ahsoka |
 | Simone Missick | Misty Knight | Misty Knight | ✓ | 2016 | 3 | Luke Cage (series) · 2016Iron Fist (series) · 2017The Defenders (series) · 2017 | All Rise |
 | Stan Lee | Himself (cameo) | Cameo | ✓ | 2000 | 37 | X-Men · 2000Spider-Man (2002) · 2002X2: X-Men United · 2003Hulk (2003) · 2003Daredevil (2003) · 2003Spider-Man 2 · 2004Fantastic Four · 2005X-Men: The Last Stand · 2006Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer · 2007Spider-Man 3 · 2007Ghost Rider · 2007Iron Man · 2008The Incredible Hulk · 2008Iron Man 2 · 2010Thor · 2011Captain America: The First Avenger · 2011The Avengers · 2012The Amazing Spider-Man · 2012Iron Man 3 · 2013Thor: The Dark World · 2013Captain America: The Winter Soldier · 2014Guardians of the Galaxy · 2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2 · 2014Avengers: Age of Ultron · 2015Ant-Man · 2015Deadpool · 2016Captain America: Civil War · 2016Doctor Strange · 2016Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · 2017Spider-Man: Homecoming · 2017Thor: Ragnarok · 2017Black Panther · 2018Avengers: Infinity War · 2018Ant-Man and the Wasp · 2018Venom · 2018Captain Marvel · 2019Avengers: Endgame · 2019 | Co-creator of many comic-book characters |
 | Hugh Jackman | Logan / James Howlett | Wolverine | ✓ | 2000 | 9 | X-Men · 2000X2: X-Men United · 2003X-Men: The Last Stand · 2006X-Men Origins: Wolverine · 2009X-Men: First Class · 2011The Wolverine · 2013X-Men: Days of Future Past · 2014Logan · 2017Deadpool & Wolverine · 2024 | The Greatest Showman, Les Misérables, The Prestige |
 | Ian McKellen | Erik Lehnsherr | Magneto | ✓ | 2000 | 4 | X-Men · 2000X2: X-Men United · 2003X-Men: The Last Stand · 2006X-Men: Days of Future Past · 2014 | The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit |
 | Michael Fassbender | Erik Lehnsherr | Magneto | ✓ | 2011 | 4 | X-Men: First Class · 2011X-Men: Days of Future Past · 2014X-Men: Apocalypse · 2016Dark Phoenix · 2019 | Shame, Steve Jobs, Inglourious Basterds |
 | James McAvoy | Charles Xavier | Professor X | ✓ | 2011 | 4 | X-Men: First Class · 2011X-Men: Days of Future Past · 2014X-Men: Apocalypse · 2016Dark Phoenix · 2019 | Split, It Chapter Two, The Chronicles of Narnia |
 | Jennifer Lawrence | Raven Darkhölme | Mystique | ✓ | 2011 | 4 | X-Men: First Class · 2011X-Men: Days of Future Past · 2014X-Men: Apocalypse · 2016Dark Phoenix · 2019 | Hunger Games, Silver Linings Playbook, Don't Look Up |
 | Nicholas Hoult | Hank McCoy | Beast | ✓ | 2011 | 4 | X-Men: First Class · 2011X-Men: Days of Future Past · 2014X-Men: Apocalypse · 2016Dark Phoenix · 2019 | Mad Max: Fury Road, The Favourite, Skins |
 | Rebecca Romijn | Raven Darkhölme | Mystique | ✓ | 2000 | 3 | X-Men · 2000X2: X-Men United · 2003X-Men: The Last Stand · 2006 | Austin Powers, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds |
 | Halle Berry | Ororo Munroe | Storm | ✓ | 2000 | 4 | X-Men · 2000X2: X-Men United · 2003X-Men: The Last Stand · 2006X-Men: Days of Future Past · 2014 | Monster's Ball, Catwoman, John Wick 3 |
 | Famke Janssen | Jean Grey | Phoenix | ✓ | 2000 | 5 | X-Men · 2000X2: X-Men United · 2003X-Men: The Last Stand · 2006The Wolverine · 2013X-Men: Days of Future Past · 2014 | GoldenEye, Taken, How to Get Away with Murder |
 | James Marsden | Scott Summers | Cyclops | ✓ | 2000 | 4 | X-Men · 2000X2: X-Men United · 2003X-Men: The Last Stand · 2006X-Men: Days of Future Past · 2014 | The Notebook, Sonic, Westworld |
 | Anna Paquin | Marie D'Ancanto | Rogue | ✓ | 2000 | 4 | X-Men · 2000X2: X-Men United · 2003X-Men: The Last Stand · 2006X-Men: Days of Future Past · 2014 | True Blood, The Piano |
 | Shawn Ashmore | Bobby Drake | Iceman | ✓ | 2000 | 4 | X-Men · 2000X2: X-Men United · 2003X-Men: The Last Stand · 2006X-Men: Days of Future Past · 2014 | The Following, The Boys |
 | Elliot Page | Kitty Pryde | Shadowcat | ✓ | 2006 | 2 | X-Men: The Last Stand · 2006X-Men: Days of Future Past · 2014 | Juno, Inception, The Umbrella Academy |
 | Sophie Turner | Jean Grey | Phoenix | ✓ | 2016 | 2 | X-Men: Apocalypse · 2016Dark Phoenix · 2019 | Game of Thrones, Joan |
 | Tye Sheridan | Scott Summers | Cyclops | ✓ | 2016 | 2 | X-Men: Apocalypse · 2016Dark Phoenix · 2019 | Ready Player One, Mud |
 | Kodi Smit-McPhee | Kurt Wagner | Nightcrawler | ✓ | 2016 | 2 | X-Men: Apocalypse · 2016Dark Phoenix · 2019 | The Power of the Dog, The Road |
 | Alexandra Shipp | Ororo Munroe | Storm | ✓ | 2016 | 2 | X-Men: Apocalypse · 2016Dark Phoenix · 2019 | Love, Simon, Tick, Tick... Boom! |
 | Ryan Reynolds | Wade Wilson | Deadpool | ✓ | 2009 | 4 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine · 2009Deadpool · 2016Deadpool 2 · 2018Deadpool & Wolverine · 2024 | Free Guy, Red Notice, Green Lantern |
 | Morena Baccarin | Vanessa | Vanessa | ✓ | 2016 | 3 | Deadpool · 2016Deadpool 2 · 2018Deadpool & Wolverine · 2024 | Gotham, Homeland, Firefly |
 | Leslie Uggams | Blind Al | Blind Al | ✓ | 2016 | 3 | Deadpool · 2016Deadpool 2 · 2018Deadpool & Wolverine · 2024 | Roots |
 | Karan Soni | Dopinder | Dopinder | ✗ | 2016 | 3 | Deadpool · 2016Deadpool 2 · 2018Deadpool & Wolverine · 2024 | Miracle Workers |
 | Zazie Beetz | Neena Thurman | Domino | ✓ | 2018 | 1 | Deadpool 2 · 2018 | Atlanta, Joker, Bullet Train |
 | Dafne Keen | Laura Kinney | X-23 | ✓ | 2017 | 2 | Logan · 2017Deadpool & Wolverine · 2024 | His Dark Materials |
 | Jennifer Garner | Elektra Natchios | Elektra | ✓ | 2003 | 3 | Daredevil (2003) · 2003Elektra · 2005Deadpool & Wolverine · 2024 | Alias, Juno, 13 Going on 30 |
 | Ioan Gruffudd | Reed Richards | Mister Fantastic | ✓ | 2005 | 2 | Fantastic Four · 2005Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer · 2007 | Horatio Hornblower, King Arthur |
 | Jessica Alba | Sue Storm | Invisible Woman | ✓ | 2005 | 2 | Fantastic Four · 2005Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer · 2007 | Sin City, Dark Angel |
 | Michael Chiklis | Ben Grimm | The Thing | ✓ | 2005 | 2 | Fantastic Four · 2005Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer · 2007 | The Shield, Gotham |
 | Julian McMahon | Victor Von Doom | Doctor Doom | ✓ | 2005 | 2 | Fantastic Four · 2005Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer · 2007 | Nip/Tuck, Charmed |
 | Miles Teller | Reed Richards | Mister Fantastic | ✓ | 2015 | 1 | Fantastic Four (2015) · 2015 | Whiplash, Top Gun: Maverick, Divergent |
 | Kate Mara | Sue Storm | Invisible Woman | ✓ | 2015 | 1 | Fantastic Four (2015) · 2015 | House of Cards, American Horror Story |
 | Jamie Bell | Ben Grimm | The Thing | ✓ | 2015 | 1 | Fantastic Four (2015) · 2015 | Billy Elliot, Rocketman, The Adventures of Tintin |
 | Anya Taylor-Joy | Illyana Rasputin | Magik | ✓ | 2020 | 1 | The New Mutants · 2020 | The Queen's Gambit, The Witch, Dune: Part Two |
 | Maisie Williams | Rahne Sinclair | Wolfsbane | ✓ | 2020 | 1 | The New Mutants · 2020 | Game of Thrones |
 | Pedro Pascal | Reed Richards | Mister Fantastic | ✓ | 2025 | 1 | The Fantastic Four: First Steps · 2025 | The Mandalorian, The Last of Us, Narcos |
 | Vanessa Kirby | Sue Storm | Invisible Woman | ✓ | 2025 | 1 | The Fantastic Four: First Steps · 2025 | The Crown, Mission: Impossible, Pieces of a Woman |
 | Joseph Quinn | Johnny Storm | Human Torch | ✓ | 2025 | 1 | The Fantastic Four: First Steps · 2025 | Stranger Things, Gladiator II |
 | Ebon Moss-Bachrach | Ben Grimm | The Thing | ✓ | 2025 | 1 | The Fantastic Four: First Steps · 2025 | The Bear, Girls, Andor |
 | Wesley Snipes | Eric Brown | Blade | ✓ | 1998 | 3 | Blade · 1998Blade II · 2002Blade: Trinity · 2004 | Passenger 57, Demolition Man, Dolemite Is My Name |
 | Kris Kristofferson | Abraham Whistler | Whistler | ✓ | 1998 | 2 | Blade · 1998Blade II · 2002 | A Star Is Born (1976), Lone Star |
 | Stephen Dorff | Deacon Frost | Deacon Frost | ✓ | 1998 | 1 | Blade · 1998 | True Detective, Somewhere |
| Ryan Reynolds | Hannibal King | Hannibal King | ✓ | 2004 | 1 | Blade: Trinity · 2004 | Free Guy, Red Notice, Green Lantern |
 | Jessica Biel | Abigail Whistler | Abigail | ✗ | 2004 | 1 | Blade: Trinity · 2004 | 7th Heaven, Total Recall, The Sinner |
 | Kirsten Dunst | Mary Jane Watson | MJ | ✓ | 2002 | 3 | Spider-Man (2002) · 2002Spider-Man 2 · 2004Spider-Man 3 · 2007 | Interview with the Vampire, Melancholia, Marie Antoinette |
 | James Franco | Harry Osborn | New Goblin | ✓ | 2002 | 3 | Spider-Man (2002) · 2002Spider-Man 2 · 2004Spider-Man 3 · 2007 | 127 Hours, Pineapple Express, The Disaster Artist |
 | J.K. Simmons | J. Jonah Jameson | J. Jonah Jameson | ✓ | 2002 | 5 | Spider-Man (2002) · 2002Spider-Man 2 · 2004Spider-Man 3 · 2007Spider-Man: Far From Home · 2019Spider-Man: No Way Home · 2021 | Whiplash, Juno, Law & Order |
 | Rosemary Harris | May Parker | Aunt May | ✓ | 2002 | 3 | Spider-Man (2002) · 2002Spider-Man 2 · 2004Spider-Man 3 · 2007 | — |
 | Thomas Haden Church | Flint Marko | Sandman | ✓ | 2007 | 1 | Spider-Man 3 · 2007 | Sideways, Wings |
 | Topher Grace | Eddie Brock | Venom | ✓ | 2007 | 1 | Spider-Man 3 · 2007 | That '70s Show, Traffic |
 | Emma Stone | Gwen Stacy | Gwen Stacy | ✓ | 2012 | 2 | The Amazing Spider-Man · 2012The Amazing Spider-Man 2 · 2014 | La La Land, Poor Things, Easy A |
 | Rhys Ifans | Curt Connors | Lizard | ✓ | 2012 | 2 | The Amazing Spider-Man · 2012Spider-Man: No Way Home · 2021 | Notting Hill, House of the Dragon |
 | Dane DeHaan | Harry Osborn | Green Goblin | ✓ | 2014 | 1 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 · 2014 | Chronicle, Valerian |
 | Sally Field | May Parker | Aunt May | ✓ | 2012 | 2 | The Amazing Spider-Man · 2012The Amazing Spider-Man 2 · 2014 | Forrest Gump, Norma Rae |
 | Martin Sheen | Ben Parker | Uncle Ben | ✓ | 2012 | 1 | The Amazing Spider-Man · 2012 | Apocalypse Now, The West Wing |
 | Ben Affleck | Matt Murdock | Daredevil | ✓ | 2003 | 2 | Daredevil (2003) · 2003Deadpool & Wolverine · 2024 | Argo, Gone Girl, Batman v Superman |
 | Michael Clarke Duncan | Wilson Fisk | Kingpin | ✓ | 2003 | 1 | Daredevil (2003) · 2003 | The Green Mile, Armageddon |
 | Colin Farrell | Bullseye | Bullseye | ✓ | 2003 | 1 | Daredevil (2003) · 2003 | In Bruges, The Batman, The Penguin |
| Jon Favreau | Foggy Nelson | Foggy | ✓ | 2003 | 1 | Daredevil (2003) · 2003 | Swingers, Friends, The Mandalorian, The Lion King (director) |
 | Eric Bana | Bruce Banner | Hulk | ✓ | 2003 | 1 | Hulk (2003) · 2003 | Munich, Troy, Star Trek (2009) |
 | Thomas Jane | Frank Castle | Punisher | ✓ | 2004 | 1 | The Punisher (2004) · 2004 | The Mist, Hung |
 | Ray Stevenson | Frank Castle | Punisher | ✓ | 2008 | 1 | Punisher: War Zone · 2008 | Rome, Ahsoka, Thor |
 | Nicolas Cage | Johnny Blaze | Ghost Rider | ✓ | 2007 | 2 | Ghost Rider · 2007Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance · 2011 | Face/Off, Con Air, National Treasure, Pig |
 | Tom Hardy | Eddie Brock | Venom | ✓ | 2018 | 4 | Venom · 2018Spider-Man: No Way Home · 2021Venom: Let There Be Carnage · 2021Venom: The Last Dance · 2024 | Mad Max: Fury Road, Peaky Blinders, Inception, Dunkirk |
 | Woody Harrelson | Cletus Kasady | Carnage | ✓ | 2021 | 1 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage · 2021 | Cheers, True Detective, Hunger Games |
 | Michelle Williams | Anne Weying | She-Venom | ✓ | 2018 | 2 | Venom · 2018Venom: Let There Be Carnage · 2021 | Dawson's Creek, Manchester by the Sea, The Fabelmans |
 | Jared Leto | Michael Morbius | Morbius | ✓ | 2022 | 1 | Morbius · 2022 | Dallas Buyers Club, Suicide Squad, Requiem for a Dream |
 | Dakota Johnson | Cassandra Webb | Madame Web | ✓ | 2024 | 1 | Madame Web · 2024 | Fifty Shades of Grey, Suspiria |
 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Pietro Maximoff | Quicksilver | ✓ | 2015 | 1 | Avengers: Age of Ultron · 2015 | Kick-Ass, Nowhere Boy, Bullet Train |
| Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Sergei Kravinoff | Kraven | ✓ | 2024 | 1 | Kraven the Hunter · 2024 | Kick-Ass, Nowhere Boy, Bullet Train |
 | Yahya Abdul-Mateen II | Simon Williams | Wonder Man | ✓ | 2026 | 1 | Wonder Man · 2026 | Aquaman, Watchmen, Matrix Resurrections |
 | Demetrius Grosse | Eric Williams | Grim Reaper | ✓ | 2026 | 1 | Wonder Man · 2026 | Justified, Banshee |
 | Arian Moayed | P. Cleary | — | ✗ | 2026 | 1 | Wonder Man · 2026 | Succession |
 | Sadie Sink | Jean Grey | Jean Grey | ✓ | 2026 | 1 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day · 2026 | Stranger Things, The Whale, Fear Street |
 | Tramell Tillman | William “Bill” Metzger | — | ? | 2026 | 1 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day · 2026 | Severance |
 | Michael Mando | Mac Gargan | Scorpion | ✓ | 2017 | 2 | Spider-Man: Homecoming · 2017Spider-Man: Brand New Day · 2026 | Better Call Saul, Orphan Black |
 | Marvin Jones III | Lonnie Lincoln | Tombstone | ✓ | 2026 | 1 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day · 2026 | — |
 | Zabryna Guevara | Sheila Rivera | — | ✗ | 2025 | 3 | Daredevil: Born Again · 2025Daredevil: Born Again – Season 2 · 2026Spider-Man: Brand New Day · 2026 | Law & Order |
 | Henry Cavill | Wolverine (variant) | Wolverine variant | ✓ | 2024 | 1 | Deadpool & Wolverine · 2024 | Superman (Man of Steel), The Witcher, Enola Holmes |
 | Channing Tatum | Remy LeBeau | Gambit | ✓ | 2024 | 1 | Deadpool & Wolverine · 2024 | Magic Mike, 21 Jump Street, Step Up |
 | Taylor Kitsch | Remy LeBeau | Gambit | ✓ | 2009 | 1 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine · 2009 | Friday Night Lights, True Detective, John Carter |
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