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This article is about actors introduced in the Multiverse Saga.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a media franchise and shared fictional universe that is the setting of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios, based on characters that appear in Marvel Comics publications. 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".

As the franchise is composed of films adapted from a variety of Marvel Comics properties, there are multiple lead actors: Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark / Iron Man in the films Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), and Iron Man 3 (2013); Chris Evans portrays Steve Rogers / Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), and Captain America: Civil War (2016), where he is joined by Downey as Stark; and Chris Hemsworth plays Thor in Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). All three actors star in The Avengers (2012), and reprise their roles in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). 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 Pratt portrays the lead character, Peter Quill / Star-Lord, in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), and returns for its sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), while Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas respectively star as Scott Lang / Ant-Man and Hank Pym / Ant-Man in Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), in which Evangeline Lilly co-stars as Hope van Dyne / Wasp.

Benedict Cumberbatch portrays Stephen Strange in Doctor Strange (2016), Tom Holland portrays Peter Parker / Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and Chadwick Boseman portrayed T'Challa / Black Panther in Black Panther (2018); Holland and Boseman were both introduced in Captain America: Civil War, which Rudd also appeared in. Downey and Evans join Holland in Spider-Man: Homecoming, while Cumberbatch joins Hemsworth and Ruffalo in Thor: Ragnarok. Brie Larson portrays Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel in Captain Marvel (2019). Pratt, Cumberbatch, Holland and Boseman also appear in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, with Rudd, Lilly and Larson also appearing in the latter.

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. Josh Brolin was cast as the saga's overarching villain Thanos for Guardians of the Galaxy, after the character first appeared at the end of The Avengers. Multiple other cast members recur across multiple films and series within the franchise. 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.

Phase One

Introduced in Iron Man

Introduced in The Incredible Hulk

Introduced in Iron Man 2

  • Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer
  • Max Favreau as Peter Parker
  • Olivia Munn as Chess Roberts
  • Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
  • Garry Shandling as Stern
  • Yevgeni Lazarev as Anton Vanko
  • Mickey Rourke as Ivan Vanko/Whiplash

Introduced in Thor

Introduced in Captain America: The First Avenger

  • Sebastian Stan as James ''Buck'' Barnes
  • Michael Brandon as Brandt
  • Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter
  • Bruno Ricci as Jacques Dernier
  • Neal McDonough as Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan
  • Stanley Tucci as Abraham Erskine
  • JJ Field as James Montgomery Falsworth
  • Lex Shrapnel as Gilmore Hodge
  • Derek Luke as Gabe Jones
  • Richard Armitage as Heinz Kruger
  • Kenneth Choi as Jim Morita
  • Tommy Lee Jones as Chester Phillips
  • Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
  • Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt/Red Skull
    • replaced by Ross Marquand
  • Toby Jones as Arnim Zola

Introduced in The Avengers

  • Jenny Agutter as Hawley
  • Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill
  • Jerzy Skolimowski as Georgi Luchkov
  • Powers Boothe as Gideon Malick
  • Damion Poitier as Thanos
  • Alexis Denisof as The Other

Phase Two

Introduced in Iron Man 3

  • Stéphanie Szostak as Ellen Brandt
  • William Salder as Matthew Ellis
  • Rebecca Hall as Maya Hansen
  • Ty Simpkins as Harley Keener
  • Guy Pearce as Aldrich Killian
  • Miguel Ferrer as Rodriguez
  • James Badge Dale as Eric Savin
  • Ben Kingsley as Trevor Slattery
  • Ashley Hamilton as Jack Taggart
  • Wang Xueqi as Wu

Introduced in Thor: The Dark World

  • Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Algrim Kurse
  • Tony Curran as Bor
  • Jonathan Howard as Ian Boothby
  • Ophelia Lovibond as Carina
  • Alice Krige as Eir
  • Christopher Eccleston as Malekith
  • Chris O'Dowd as Richard
  • Benicio del Toro as Taneleer Tivan/The Collector
  • Clive Russell as Tyr

Introduced in Captain America: The Winter Soldier

  • Georges St-Pierre as Georges Batroc
  • Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter/Agent 13
  • Aaron Himelstein as Cameron Klein
  • Henry Goodman as List
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Pietro Maximoff
  • Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
  • Robert Redford as Alexander Pierce
  • Callan Mulvey as Jack Rollins
  • Frank Grillo as Brock Rumlow
  • Thomas Kretschmann as Wolfgang von Strucker
  • Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon

Introduced in Guardians of the Galaxy

  • Melia Kreiling as Bereet
  • Christopher Fairbank as The Broker
  • Fred as Cosmo
  • John C. Reilly as Rhomann Dey
  • Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer
  • Zoe Saldaña as Gamora
  • Vin Diesel as Groot
  • Seth Green as Howard the Duck
  • Dijimon Hounsou as Korath
  • Sean Gunn as Kraglin
  • Karen Gillan as Nebula
  • Laura Haddock as Meredith Quill
  • Gregg Henry as Grandpa Quill
  • Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord
  • Glenn Close as Irani Rael/Nova Prime
  • Bradley Cooper as Rocket
  • Lee Pace as Ronan the Accuser
  • Peter Serfinowicz as Garathan Saal
  • Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta

Introduced in Avengers: Age of Ultron

Introduced in Ant-Man

Phase Three

Introduced in Captain America: Civil War

  • Florence Kasumba as Ayo
  • John Kani as T'Chaka
  • Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa/Black Panther
  • Marisa Tomei as May Parker
  • Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
  • Martin Freeman as Everett K. Ross
  • Alfre Woodward as Miriam Sharpe
  • Hope Davis as Maria Stark
  • Daniel Bruhl as Helmut Zemo

Introduced in Doctor Strange

Introduced in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

  • Elizabeth Debicki as Ayesha
  • Stephen Blackehart as Brahl
  • Ving Rhames as Charlie-27
  • Kurt Russell as Ego
  • Steve Agee as Gef the Ravager
  • Jimmy Urine as Half-Nut
  • Miley Cyrus as Mainframe
  • Pom Klementieff as Mantis
  • Michael Rosenbaum as Martinex
  • Terence Rosemore as Narblik
  • Joe Fria as Oblo
  • Michelle Yeoh as Aleta Ogord
  • Sylvester Stallone as Stakar Ogard
  • Evan Jones as Retch
  • Mike Escamilla as Scrote
  • Chris Sullivan as Taserface
  • Tommy Flanagan as Tullk

Introduced in Spider-Man: Homecoming

  • Abraham Attrah as Abraham
  • Angourie Rice as Betty Brant
  • Logan Marshall-Green as Jackson Brice/Shocker
  • Michael Barbieri as Charles
  • Tiffany Espensen as Cindy
  • Tunde Adebimpe as Mr. Cobbwell
  • Donald Glover as Aaron Davis
  • Hemky Madera as Dr. Delmar
  • Michael Mando as Mac Gargan
  • John Penick as Mr. Hapgood
  • Tyne Daly as Anne Marie Hoag
  • Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Jason Ionello
  • Zendaya as Michelle ''MJ'' Jones
  • Jennifer Connelly as Karen
  • Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds
  • Laura Harrier as Liz
  • Michael Chernus as Phineas Mason/Tinkerer
  • Kenneth Choi as Principal Morita
  • Isabelle Amara as Sally
  • Bokeem as Woodbine Herman Schultz/Shocker
  • J. J. Totah as Seymour
  • Tony Revolori as Eugene ''Flash'' Thompson
  • Ethan Dizon as Tiny
  • Michael Keaton as Adrian Toomes/Vulture
  • Gracelle Beavais as Doris Toomes
  • Selenis Leyva as Ms. Warren
  • Hannibal Buress as Coach Wilson

Introduced in Thor: Ragnarok

Introduced in Black Panther

  • Nabiyah Be as Linda
  • Winston Duke as M'Baku
  • Michael B. Jordan as N'Jadaka /Erik "Killmonger" Stevens
  • Sterling K. Brown as N'Jobu
  • Lupita Nyong'o as Nakia
  • Danai Gurira as Okoye
  • Angela Bassett as Ramonda
  • Letitia Wright as Shuri
  • Daniel Kaluuya as W'Kabi
  • Sydelle Noel as Xoliswa
  • Forest Whitaker as Zuri

Introduced in Avengers: Infinity War

  • Peter Dinklage as Eitri
  • Michael James Shaw as Corvus Glaive
  • Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Ebony Maw
  • Carrie Coon as Proxima Midnight
  • Terry Notary as Cull Obsidian

Introduced in Ant-Man and the Wasp

  • Walton Goggins as Sonny Burch
  • Laurence Fishburne as Bill Foster
  • Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr/Ghost
  • Michael Cerveris as Elihas Starr
  • Divian Ladwa as Uzman
  • Randall Park as Jimmy Woo

Introduced in Captain Marvel

  • Algenis Perez Soto as Att-Lass
  • Rune Temte as Bron-Char
  • Brie Larson as Carol Danders/Captain Marvel
  • Annette Bening as Mar-Vell/Wendy Lawson
  • Gemma Chan as Minn-Erva
  • Lashana Lynch as Maria Rambeau
  • Akira Akbar as Monica Rambeau
  • Sharon Blynn as Soren
  • Annette Bening as Supreme Intelligence
  • Ben Mendelsohn as Talos
  • Jude Law as Yon-Rogg

Introduced in Avengers: Endgame

  • Hiroyuki Sanada as Akihiko
  • Alexandra Rachael Rabe as Morgan Stark

Introduced in Spider-Man: Far From Home

  • Jake Gyllenhaal as Quentin Beck/Mysterio
  • Remy Hii as Brad Lewis
  • J. B. Smoove as Julius Dell
  • Numan Acar as Dimitri
  • J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson