List of Marvel Cinematic Universe film actors

Marvel Cinematic Universe film actors
Chris Hemsworth
Scarlett Johansson
Chris Pratt
Paul Rudd
Evangeline Lilly
Benedict Cumberbatch
Tom Holland
Brie Larson
Letitia Wright
Anthony Mackie
Simu Liu
Gemma Chan
Teyonah Parris
Ryan Reynolds
Hugh Jackman
Florence Pugh
Pedro Pascal
Robert Downey Jr.
Don Cheadle
Mahershala Ali
Hemsworth, Johansson, Pratt, Rudd, Lilly, Cumberbatch, Holland, Larson, Wright, Mackie, and Stan return from the Infinity Saga to headline their own films in the Multiverse Saga. New headliners introduced for the Multiverse Saga include Liu and Chan with Phase Four, Parris, Reynolds, Jackman, and Pugh with Phase Five, and Pascal with Phase Six. Downey will star as Doctor Doom in Doomsday and Secret Wars. Cheadle ands Ali are set to headline their own films.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a media franchise and shared universe that is the setting of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios, based on characters that appear in Marvel Comics publications. Phases One, Two, and Three, were known as "The Infinity Saga", featuring many franchises and their sequels, and the first four Avengers crossover films. Phase Four features four sequels to earlier films and three new film properties, with Phase Five set to include four sequels and two new properties, and Phase Six intended to feature three sequels and one new property, including the crossover films Avengers: Doomsday (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027). Phases Four, Five, and Six comprise "The Multiverse Saga".

As the franchise is composed of films adapted from a variety of Marvel Comics properties, there are multiple lead actors. Chris Hemsworth headlined as Thor in the Thor films in the Infinity Saga and again in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022); Chris Pratt portrays the lead character, Peter Quill / Star-Lord, in the Guardians of the Galaxy films and returns for its sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and joined Hemsworth in Love and Thunder; Paul Rudd stars as Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Evangeline Lilly co-stars as Hope van Dyne / Wasp in the Ant-Man films, with both actors returning for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023); Benedict Cumberbatch portrays Stephen Strange and appears again in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022); Tom Holland portrays Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the Spider-Man films and returns in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) where he is joined by Cumberbatch, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026); and Brie Larson portrays Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel and appears again in The Marvels (2023), along with Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel and Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau.

After appearing in supporting roles in the Infinity Saga, Scarlett Johansson stars as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow in Black Widow (2021), Letitia Wright stars as Shuri / Black Panther in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Anthony Mackie stars as Sam Wilson / Captain America in Captain America: Brave New World (2025), and Don Cheadle will star as James Rhodes / War Machine in Armor Wars. Simu Liu stars as Shang-Chi in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), while Gemma Chan headlines as Sersi in the ensemble film Eternals (2021). Ryan Reynolds stars as Wade Wilson / Deadpool and Hugh Jackman co-stars as James "Logan" Howlett / Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), both reprising their roles from the X-Men film series produced by 20th Century Fox. Florence Pugh will lead the ensemble film Thunderbolts* (2025) as Yelena Belova and Pedro Pascal is set to lead the ensemble film The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic. Hemsworth, Rudd, Wright, Mackie, Liu, Pugh, and Pascal will appear in Avengers: Doomsday, with Pascal also set to appear in Avengers: Secret Wars. Mahershala Ali is set to headline Blade as Blade.

Multiple other cast members recur across multiple films and series within the franchise, while the Multiverse Saga prominently features several actors reprising their roles from prior non-MCU Marvel films produced by Fox, New Line Cinema, and Sony Pictures. In addition to Reynolds and Jackman, these include Thomas Haden Church, Willem Dafoe, Jamie Foxx, Andrew Garfield, Tom Hardy, Rhys Ifans, Tobey Maguire, Alfred Molina, and J. K. Simmons in No Way Home; Patrick Stewart in Multiverse of Madness; Kelsey Grammer in The Marvels; Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Chris Evans, Jennifer Garner, Brianna Hildebrand, Stefan Kapičić, Dafne Keen, Shioli Kutsuna, Tyler Mane, Wesley Snipes, Karan Soni, Aaron Stanford, Lewis Tan, and Leslie Uggams in Deadpool & Wolverine; and Alan Cumming, James Marsden, Ian McKellen, and Rebecca Romijn alongside Stewart and Grammer in Doomsday.

The list below is sorted by film and the character's surname, as some characters have been portrayed by multiple actors. All characters that have made appearances in other MCU media, such as the short films, television series, or digital series, are noted.

The Infinity Saga

Main article: List of Marvel Cinematic Universe film actors (The Infinity Saga)

Phase One of the franchise includes six films, featuring four different superhero properties, leading up to a crossover in the 2012 film Marvel's The Avengers. The franchise's Phase Two features three sequels to Phase One films, as well as two new film properties, and the crossover Avengers: Age of Ultron, which released in 2015. Phase Three features four sequels to earlier films, and four new film properties, as well as the crossover films Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). The films from Phase One through Phase Three are collectively known as "The Infinity Saga".

The Infinity Saga saw multiple lead actors: Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark / Iron Man; Edward Norton headlined The Incredible Hulk (2008), playing Bruce Banner / Hulk, but did not reprise the role in the future films, being replaced by Mark Ruffalo for all subsequent films involving the character; Chris Evans portrays Steve Rogers / Captain America; Chris Hemsworth plays Thor; Chris Pratt portrays Peter Quill / Star-Lord; Paul Rudd co-stars as Scott Lang / Ant-Man with Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne / Wasp; Benedict Cumberbatch portrays Stephen Strange; Tom Holland portrays Peter Parker / Spider-Man; Chadwick Boseman portrayed T'Challa / Black Panther; and Brie Larson portrays Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel.

Samuel L. Jackson had cameo and supporting appearances as Nick Fury in several of the early films in the franchise, before co-starring in The Avengers; he would continue to have supporting roles in later films as well. Multiple other cast members recur across multiple films within the saga.

The Multiverse Saga

Phase Four

See also: Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Four and List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series actors (Marvel Studios) § Phase Four
List indicators
This section includes characters who have appeared in films in the Phase.
  • A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.
  • A 5 indicates the character reappears in a Phase Five film.
  • A 6 indicates the character reappears in a Phase Six film.
  • A 617 indicates the character is an alternate version from Earth-617.
  • An 838 indicates the character is an alternate version from Earth-838.
  • An A indicates an appearance through archival footage.
  • A C indicates an uncredited cameo role.
  • A DS indicates the character appears in a digital series.
  • An MC indicates a motion-capture-only role.
  • An MS indicates the character appears in a Marvel Studios television series.
  • An MT indicates the character appears in a Marvel Television series.
  • An OS indicates the character appears in a One-Shot.
  • A P indicates an appearance in onscreen photographs.
  • An SP indicates the character appears in a Marvel Studios Special Presentation.
  • A V indicates a voice-only role.
  • A Y indicates a younger version of the character.

Phase Five

See also: Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Five and List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series actors (Marvel Studios) § Phase Five
List indicators
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in films in the Phase.
  • A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's presence has not yet been confirmed.
  • A 6 indicates the character reappears in a Phase Six film.

Phase Six

See also: Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Six and List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series actors (Marvel Studios) § Phase Six
List indicators
This section includes characters who will appear in films in the Phase.
  • A dark grey cell indicates the character's presence in the film has not yet been announced.

Future

See also: List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films § Future
List indicators

This section includes characters who will appear in films in the future.

  • A dark grey cell indicates the character's presence in the film has not yet been announced.

See also

Notes

References

Phase Four films

Phase Five films

Phase Six films

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