This article is about actors introduced in the Multiverse Saga
- For the previous phase see List of Marvel Cinematic Universe Film Actors (The Infinity 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. 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 is intended to feature seven sequels to earlier films, and four new film properties.
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 will again in the upcoming film Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). Chris Pratt portrays the lead character, Peter Quill / Star-Lord, in the Guardians of the Galaxy films and will return for its sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and will join Hemsworth in Thor: 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 the upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). Tom Holland portrays Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the Spider-Man films and will appear again in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and be joined by Cumberbatch. Brie Larson portrays Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel, and will appear in The Marvels (2022), along with Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau and Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel.
Scarlett Johansson stars as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow in Black Widow (2021), after appearing in a supporting role in the Infinity Saga. Simu Liu will star as Shang-Chi in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), while Angelina Jolie will star as Thena, the top billed actor of the ensemble film Eternals (2021). Mahershala Ali will headline Blade as Eric Brooks / Blade and Ryan Reynolds will star in an untitled Deadpool film as Wade Wilson / Deadpool.
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 Four[]
Introduced in Black Widow[]
- Florence Pugh and Violet McGraw as Yelena Belova
- David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian
- O-T Fagbenle as Rick Mason
- Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster
- Ray Winstone as Dreykov
- Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff
Introduced in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings[]
- Simu Liu as Shang-Chi
- Awkwafina as Katy
- Meng'er Zhang as Xu Xialing
- Fala Chen as Ying Li
- Florian Munteanu as Razor Fist
- Yuen Wah as Guang Bo
- Michelle Yeoh as Ying Nan
- Tony Leung as Xu Wenwu