# List of Marvel Cinematic Universe film actors (The Multiverse Saga)

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 Four, Five, and Six, were known as "The Multiverse Saga", featuring sequels to the Infinity Saga films, many new franchises, and the fifth and sixth Avengers crossover films. Phase Four of the franchise features four sequels to the Infinity Saga films, and three new film properties. The franchise's Phase Five features three sequels to Infinity Saga films, as well as two new film properties. Phase Six currently only features two new film properties, as well as the upcoming crossover films Avengers 5 (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027). The films from Phase Four through Phase Six are collectively known as "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 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 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 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 will headline Captain America: Brave New World (2025) as Sam Wilson / Captain America, Sebastian Stan will lead the ensemble film Thunderbolts* (2025) as Bucky Barnes, 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 is set to star as Wade Wilson / Deadpool and Hugh Jackman is set to co-star as James "Logan" Howlett / Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), both reprising their roles from the X-Men film series produced by 20th Century Fox. Pedro Pascal is set to star in The Fantastic Four (2025) as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic and Mahershala Ali is set to headline Blade (2025) as Blade.
Multiple other cast members recur across multiple films and series within the franchise, while the Multiverse Sage prominently features several actors reprise their roles from prior non-MCU Marvel films produced by Fox and Sony Pictures. In addition to Reynolds and Jackman, these include Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Thomas Haden Church, Andrew Garfield, Rhys Ifans, Jamie Foxx, and Tom Hardy in No Way Home, Patrick Stewart in Multiverse of Madness, Kelsey Grammer in The Marvels, and Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Jennifer Garner, Brianna Hildebrand, Stefan Kapičić, Dafne Keen, Shioli Kutsuna, Tyler Mane, Karan Soni, Aaron Stanford, Lewis Tan, and Leslie Uggams in Deadpool & Wolverine. 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

* 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.
| Character | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Character | Black Widow | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Eternals | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Thor: Love and Thunder | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever |
| Introduced in The Infinity Saga ||||||||
| Ayo | | | | | | | Florence Kasumba |
| Bruce Banner Hulk | | Mark Ruffalo | | | | | |
| Clint Barton Hawkeye | Jeremy Renner | | | | | | |
| Quentin Beck Mysterio | | | | Jake Gyllenhaal | | | |
| Emil Blonsky Abomination | | Tim Roth | | | | | |
| Betty Brant | | | | Angourie Rice | | | |
| Carol Danvers Captain Marvel | | Brie Larson | | | | | |
| Julius Dell | | | | J. B. Smoove | | | |
| Drax the Destroyer | | | | | | Dave Bautista | |
| E.D.I.T.H. | | | | Dawn Michelle King | | | |
| Fandral | | | | | | Zachary Levi | |
| Foster | | | | Gary Weeks | | | |
| Jane Foster Mighty Thor | | | | | | Natalie Portman | |
| Frigga | | | | | | Chanique GreylingRene Russo | |
| Griot | | | | | | | Trevor Noah |
| Groot | | | | | | Vin Diesel | |
| Hamir | | | | | Topo Wresniwiro | | |
| Heimdall | | | | | | Idris Elba | |
| Roger Harrington | | | | Martin Starr | | | |
| Harold "Happy" Hogan | | | | Jon Favreau | | | |
| Hogun | | | | | | Tadanobu Asano | |
| J. Jonah Jameson | | | | J. K. Simmons | | | |
| Michelle "MJ" Jones-Watson | | | | Zendaya | | | |
| Korg | | | | | | Taika Waititi | |
| Ned Leeds | | | | Jacob Batalon | | | |
| Darcy Lewis | | | | | | Kat Dennings | |
| Loki | | | | | | Tom Hiddleston | |
| Mantis | | | | | | Pom Klementieff | |
| Wanda Maximoff Scarlet Witch | | | | | Elizabeth Olsen | | |
| M'Baku | | | | | | | Winston Duke |
| Nakia | | | | | | | Lupita Nyong'o |
| Nebula | | | | | | Karen Gillan | |
| N'Jadaka / Erik "Killmonger" Stevens | | | | | | | Michael B. Jordan |
| Kraglin Obfonteri | | | | | | Sean Gunn | |
| Odin | | | | | | Anthony Hopkins | |
| Okoye | | | | | | | Danai Gurira |
| Christine Palmer | | | | | Rachel McAdams | | |
| May Parker | | | | Marisa Tomei | | | |
| Peter Parker Spider-Man | | | | Tom Holland | | | |
| Peter Quill Star-Lord | | | | | | Chris Pratt | |
| Ramonda | | | | | | | Angela Bassett |
| Rocket | | | | | | Bradley Cooper | |
| Natasha Romanoff Black Widow | Scarlett Johansson | | | | | | |
| Everett K. Ross | | | | | | | Martin Freeman |
| Thaddeus Ross | William Hurt | | | | | | |
| Erik Selvig | | | | | | Stellan Skarsgård | |
| Shuri Black Panther | | | | | | | Letitia Wright |
| Sif | | | | | | Jaimie Alexander | |
| Trevor Slattery | | Ben Kingsley | | | | | |
| Stephen Strange | | | | Benedict Cumberbatch | Benedict Cumberbatch | | |
| T'Challa | | | | | | | Chadwick Boseman |
| Eugene "Flash" Thompson | | | | Tony Revolori | | | |
| Thor | | | | | | Chris Hemsworth | |
| Valkyrie | | | | | | Tessa Thompson | |
| Volstagg | | | | | | Ray Stevenson | |
| Nicodemus West | | | | | Michael Stuhlbarg | | |
| Coach Wilson | | | | Hannibal Buress | | | |
| Wong | | Benedict Wong | | Benedict Wong | Benedict Wong | | |
| Introduced in Marvel Television series ||||||||
| Matt Murdock | | | | Charlie Cox | | | |
| Introduced in Phase Four television series ||||||||
| Valentina Allegra de Fontaine | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | | | | | | Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
| Introduced in Black Widow ||||||||
| Yelena Belova Black Widow | Florence Pugh | | | | | | |
| Antonia Dreykov Taskmaster | Olga Kurylenko | | | | | | |
| Dreykov | Ray Winstone | | | | | | |
| Helen Black Widow | Jade Xu | Jade Xu | | | | | |
| Ingrid | Nanna Blondell | | | | | | |
| Lerato | Liani Samuel | | | | | | |
| Rick Mason | O-T Fagbenle | | | | | | |
| Oksana | Michelle Lee | | | | | | |
| Alexei Shostakov Red Guardian | David Harbour | | | | | | |
| Ursa | Olivier Richters | | | | | | |
| Melina Vostokoff Black Widow | Rachel Weisz | | | | | | |
| Introduced in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ||||||||
| Mrs. Chen | | Jodi Long | | | | | |
| Death Dealer | | Andy Le | | | | | |
| Guang Bo | | Yuen Wah | | | | | |
| Jon Jon | | Ronny Chieng | | | | | |
| Katy | | Awkwafina | | | | | |
| Razor Fist | | Florian Munteanu | | | | | |
| Ruihua | | Dallas Liu | | | | | |
| Xu Shang-Chi / Shaun | | Simu Liu | | | | | |
| Xu Wenwu | | Tony Leung | | | | | |
| Xu Xialing | | Meng'er Zhang | | | | | |
| Ying Li | | Fala Chen | | | | | |
| Ying Nan | | Michelle Yeoh | | | | | |
| Introduced in Eternals ||||||||
| Ajak | | | Salma Hayek | | | | |
| Arishem | | | David Kaye | | | | |
| Blade | | | Mahershala Ali | | | | |
| Druig | | | Barry Keoghan | | | | |
| Eros Starfox | | | Harry Styles | | | | |
| Gilgamesh | | | Don Lee | | | | |
| Ikaris | | | Richard Madden | | | | |
| Kingo | | | Kumail Nanjiani | | | | |
| Kro | | | Bill Skarsgård | | | | |
| Makkari | | | Lauren Ridloff | | | | |
| Karun Patel | | | Harish Patel | | | | |
| Phastos | | | Brian Tyree Henry | | | | |
| Pip the Troll | | | Patton Oswalt | | | | |
| Sersi | | | Gemma Chan | | | | |
| Sprite | | | Lia McHugh | | | | |
| Thena | | | Angelina Jolie | | | | |
| Dane Whitman | | | Kit Harington | | | | |
| Introduced in Spider-Man: No Way Home ||||||||
| Eddie Brock Venom | | | | Tom Hardy | | | |
| P. Cleary | | | | Arian Moayed | | | |
| Curt Connors Lizard | | | | Rhys Ifans | | | |
| Max Dillon Electro | | | | Jamie Foxx | | | |
| Flint Marko Sandman | | | | Thomas Haden Church | | | |
| Otto Octavius Doctor Octopus | | | | Alfred Molina | | | |
| Norman Osborn Green Goblin | | | | Willem Dafoe | | | |
| Peter Parker Spider-Man | | | | Andrew Garfield | | | |
| Peter Parker Spider-Man | | | | Tobey Maguire | | | |
| Introduced in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ||||||||
| Blackagar Boltagon Black Bolt | | | | | Anson Mount | | |
| Peggy Carter Captain Carter | | | | | Hayley Atwell | | |
| America Chavez | | | | | Xochitl Gomez | | |
| Clea | | | | | Charlize Theron | | |
| Billy Maximoff | | | | | Julian Hilliard | | |
| Tommy Maximoff | | | | | Jett Klyne | | |
| Wanda Maximoff | | | | | Elizabeth Olsen | | |
| Karl Mordo | | | | | Chiwetel Ejiofor | | |
| Christine Palmer | | | | | Rachel McAdams | | |
| Maria Rambeau Captain Marvel | | | | | Lashana Lynch | | |
| Reed Richards | | | | | John Krasinski | | |
| Rintrah | | | | | Adam Hugill | | |
| Sara | | | | | Sheila Atim | | |
| Stephen Strange Sinister Strange | | | | | Benedict Cumberbatch | | |
| Stephen Strange Supreme Strange | | | | | Benedict Cumberbatch | | |
| Stephen Strange Defender Strange | | | | | Benedict Cumberbatch | | |
| Ultron | | | | | Ross Marquand | | |
| Charles Xavier | | | | | Patrick Stewart | | |
| Introduced in Thor: Love and Thunder ||||||||
| Axl Heimdallson | | | | | | Kieron L. Dyer | |
| Bast | | | | | | Akosia Sabet | |
| Darryl | | | | | | Daley Pearson | |
| Dionysus | | | | | | Simon Russell Beale | |
| Gorr the God Butcher | | | | | | Christian Bale | |
| Hercules | | | | | | Brett Goldstein | |
| Jademurai | | | | | | Kuni Hashimoto | |
| Love | | | | | | India Hemsworth | |
| Minerva | | | | | | Carmen Foon | |
| Rapu | | | | | | Jonathan Brugh | |
| Yakan | | | | | | Stephen Curry | |
| Zeus | | | | | | Russell Crowe | |
| Introduced in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ||||||||
| Aneka | | | | | | | Michaela Coel |
| Attuma | | | | | | | Alex Livinalli |
| Graham | | | | | | | Lake Bell |
| Namor | | | | | | | Tenoch Huerta |
| Namora | | | | | | | Mabel Cadena |
| Smitty | | | | | | | Robert John Burke |
| Toussaint / T'Challa | | | | | | | Divine Love Konadu-Sun |
| Riri Williams | | | | | | | Dominique Thorne |

### Phase Five

* 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.
* 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 $^{MS}$ indicates the character appears in a Marvel Studios television series.
* An $^{MT}$ indicates the character appears in a Marvel Television series.
* 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.
| Character | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 |
| Character | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | The Marvels | Deadpool & Wolverine | Captain America: Brave New World | Thunderbolts* |
| Introduced in The Infinity Saga |||||||
| Ayesha | | Elizabeth Debicki | | | | |
| James "Bucky" Barnes Winter Soldier / White Wolf | | | | | | Sebastian Stan |
| The Broker | | Christopher Fairbank | | | | |
| Bruce Banner Hulk | | | | TBA | | |
| Cosmo the Spacedog | | Maria Bakalova | | | | |
| Darren Cross M.O.D.O.K. | Corey Stoll | | | | | |
| Dale | Gregg Turkington | | | | | |
| Carol Danvers Captain Marvel | | | Brie Larson | | | |
| Drax the Destroyer | | Dave Bautista | | | | |
| Bill Foster | | | | | | Laurence Fishburne |
| Nick Fury | | | Samuel L. Jackson | | | |
| Gamora | | Zoe Saldaña | | | | |
| Groot | | Vin Diesel | | | | |
| Happy Hogan | | | | Jon Favreau | | |
| Howard the Duck | | Seth Green | | | | |
| Cassie Lang | Kathryn NewtonAbby Ryder Fortson | | | | | |
| Scott Lang Ant-Man | Paul Rudd | | | | | |
| Loki | Tom Hiddleston | | | | | |
| Mainframe | | Tara Strong | | | | |
| Mantis | | Pom Klementieff | | | | |
| Martinex | | Michael Rosenbaum | | | | |
| Nebula | | Karen Gillan | | | | |
| Kraglin Obfonteri | | Sean Gunn | | | | |
| Stakar Ogord | | Sylvester Stallone | | | | |
| Hank Pym | Michael Douglas | | | | | |
| Jason Quill | | Gregg Henry | | | | |
| Peter Quill Star-Lord | | Chris Pratt | | | | |
| Maria Rambeau | | | Lashana Lynch | | | |
| Monica Rambeau | | | Teyonah Parris | | | |
| Rocket Raccoon | | Bradley CooperSean Gunn | | | | |
| Betty Ross | | | | | Liv Tyler | |
| Thaddeus Ross | | | | | Harrison Ford | Harrison Ford |
| Ava Starr Ghost | | | | | | Hannah John-Kamen |
| Samuel Sterns Leader | | | | | Tim Blake Nelson | |
| Thor | | | | Chris Hemsworth | | |
| Yondu Udonta | | Michael Rooker | | | | |
| Valkyrie | | | Tessa Thompson | | | |
| Hope van Dyne Wasp | Evangeline Lilly | | | | | |
| Janet van Dyne | Michelle Pfeiffer | | | | | |
| Sam Wilson Captain America | | | | | Anthony Mackie | |
| Jimmy Woo | Randall Park | | | | | |
| Introduced in Phase Four |||||||
| Valentina Allegra de Fontaine | | | | | | Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
| Yelena Belova Black Widow | | | | | | Florence Pugh |
| Kate Bishop | | | Hailee Steinfeld | | | |
| Isaiah Bradley | | | | | Carl Lumbly | |
| Bzermikitokolok | | Rhett Miller | | | | |
| Antonia Dreykov Taskmaster | | | | | | Olga Kurylenko |
| Aamir Khan | | | Saagar Shaikh | | | |
| Kamala Khan Ms. Marvel | | | Iman Vellani | | | |
| Muneeba Khan | | | Zenobia Shroff | | | |
| Yusuf Khan | | | Mohan Kapur | | | |
| Mobius M. Mobius | Owen Wilson | | | | | |
| Alexei Shostakov Red Guardian | | | | | | David Harbour |
| Steemie | | Stephen Blackehart | | | | |
| Joaquin Torres Falcon | | | | | Danny Ramirez | |
| Melina Vostokoff | | | | | | Rachel Weisz |
| John Walker U.S. Agent | | | | | | Wyatt Russell |
| Introduced in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania |||||||
| Council of Kangs | Jonathan Majors | | | | | |
| Immortus | Jonathan Majors | | | | | |
| Jentorra | Katy O'Brian | | | | | |
| Kang the Conqueror | Jonathan Majors | | | | | |
| Krylar | Bill Murray | | | | | |
| Quaz | William Jackson Harper | | | | | |
| Rama-Tut | Jonathan Majors | | | | | |
| Centurion | Jonathan Majors | | | | | |
| Victor Timely | Jonathan Majors | | | | | |
| Veb | David Dastmalchian | | | | | |
| Introduced in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 |||||||
| Floor the Rabbit | | Mikaela Hoover | | | | |
| High Evolutionary | | Chukwudi Iwuji | | | | |
| Lylla | | Linda Cardellini | | | | |
| Master Karja | | Nathan Fillion | | | | |
| Phyla | | Kai Zen | | | | |
| Teefs the Walrus | | Asim Chaudhry | | | | |
| Adam Warlock | | Will Poulter | | | | |
| Introduced in The Marvels |||||||
| Dag | | | Abraham Popoola | | | |
| Dar-Benn | | | Zawe Ashton | | | |
| Emperor Dro'ge | | | Gary Lewis | | | |
| Hank McCoy Beast | | | Kelsey Grammer | | | |
| Maria Rambeau Binary | | | Lashana Lynch | | | |
| Talia | | | Leila Farzad | | | |
| Ty-Rone | | | Daniel Ings | | | |
| Prince Yan | | | Park Seo-joon | | | |
| Introduced in Deadpool & Wolverine |||||||
| Blind Al | | | | Leslie Uggams | | |
| Vanessa Carlysle | | | | Morena Baccarin | | |
| Colossus | | | | Stefan Kapičić | | |
| Dogpool | | | | Peggy | | |
| Dopinder | | | | Karan Soni | | |
| James "Logan" Howlett Wolverine | | | | Hugh Jackman | | |
| Laura X-23 | | | | Dafne Keen | | |
| Mr. Paradox | | | | Matthew Macfadyen | | |
| Elektra Natchios | | | | Jennifer Garner | | |
| Negasonic Teenage Warhead | | | | Brianna Hildebrand | | |
| Cassandra Nova | | | | Emma Corrin | | |
| Pyro | | | | Aaron Stanford | | |
| Sabretooth | | | | Tyler Mane | | |
| Shatterstar | | | | Lewis Tan | | |
| Wade Wilson Deadpool | | | | Ryan Reynolds | | |
| Peter Wisdom | | | | Rob Delaney | | |
| Yukio | | | | Shioli Kutsuna | | |
| Introduced in Captain America: Brave New World |||||||
| Ruth Bat-Seraph Sabra | | | | | Shira Haas | |
| Introduced in Thunderbolts* |||||||
| Sentry | | | | | | Lewis Pullman |

### Phase Six

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.
* A $^V$ indicates a voice-only role.
| Character | 2025 | 2025 | 2026 |
| Character | The Fantastic Four | Blade | Avengers 5 |
| Introduced in The Infinity Saga ||||
| Clint Barton Hawkeye | | | Jeremy Renner |
| Stephen Strange | | | Benedict Cumberbatch |
| Introduced in Phase Four ||||
| Blade | | Mahershala Ali | |
| Introduced in Blade ||||
| Lilith | | Mia Goth | |
| Introduced in The Fantastic Four ||||
| Galactus | Ralph Ineson | | |
| Ben Grimm The Thing | Ebon Moss-Bachrach | | |
| Reed Richards Mister Fantastic | Pedro Pascal | | |
| Shalla-Bal Silver Surfer | Julia Garner | | |
| Johnny Storm Human Torch | Joseph Quinn | | |
| Susan Storm Invisible Woman | Vanessa Kirby | | |