Complete List of Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Characters

Explore Every Hero, Villain, and Supporting Role in the Marvel Universe

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Here is a detailed list of characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), including their actors. Due to the extensive nature of the MCU, this list highlights key characters and their appearances across movies and Disney+ series as part of Phases 1 through 5 (current to 2024).

Phase 1 (2008-2012)

1. Tony Stark/Iron Man - Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man, The Avengers)
2. Steve Rogers/Captain America - Chris Evans (Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers)
3. Thor - Chris Hemsworth (Thor, The Avengers)
4. Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow - Scarlett Johansson (Iron Man 2, The Avengers)
5. Bruce Banner/Hulk - Edward Norton (The Incredible Hulk); replaced by Mark Ruffalo (The Avengers)
6. Clint Barton/Hawkeye - Jeremy Renner (Thor, The Avengers)
7. Nick Fury - Samuel L. Jackson (Iron Man, The Avengers)
8. Loki - Tom Hiddleston (Thor, The Avengers)
9. Pepper Potts - Gwyneth Paltrow (Iron Man)

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Phase 2 (2013-2015)

10. Peter Quill/Star-Lord - Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy)
11. Gamora - Zoe Saldana (Guardians of the Galaxy)
12. Rocket Raccoon (voice) - Bradley Cooper (Guardians of the Galaxy)
13. Groot (voice) - Vin Diesel (Guardians of the Galaxy)
14. Drax the Destroyer - Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy)
15. Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch - Elizabeth Olsen (Avengers: Age of Ultron)
16. Vision - Paul Bettany (Avengers: Age of Ultron)
17. Scott Lang/Ant-Man - Paul Rudd (Ant-Man)
18. Sam Wilson/Falcon - Anthony Mackie (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)

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Phase 3 (2016-2019)

19. T’Challa/Black Panther - Chadwick Boseman (Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther)
20. Doctor Stephen Strange - Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange)
21. Spider-Man/Peter Parker - Tom Holland (Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming)
22. Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel - Brie Larson (Captain Marvel)
23. Mantis - Pom Klementieff (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2)
24. Valkyrie - Tessa Thompson (Thor: Ragnarok)
25. Hela - Cate Blanchett (Thor: Ragnarok)
26. Shuri - Letitia Wright (Black Panther)
27. Okoye - Danai Gurira (Black Panther)
28. Thanos (motion capture and voice) - Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War)

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Phase 4 (2021-2022)

29. Shang-Chi - Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings)
30. Yelena Belova - Florence Pugh (Black Widow)
31. Kate Bishop - Hailee Steinfeld (Hawkeye)
32. Marc Spector/Moon Knight - Oscar Isaac (Moon Knight)
33. Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel - Iman Vellani (Ms. Marvel)
34. Jane Foster/Mighty Thor - Natalie Portman (Thor: Love and Thunder)

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Phase 5 (2023-2024)

35. Kang the Conqueror - Jonathan Majors (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania)
36. Adam Warlock - Will Poulter (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
37. Monica Rambeau/Photon - Teyonah Parris (The Marvels)
38. Echo/Maya Lopez - Alaqua Cox (Echo)

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Phase 1 and 2: Supporting Characters of MCU

39. Phil Coulson - Clark Gregg (Iron Man, The Avengers, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
40. Maria Hill - Cobie Smulders (The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
41. James "Rhodey" Rhodes/War Machine - Terrence Howard (Iron Man), replaced by Don Cheadle (Iron Man 2 onward)
42. Dr. Erik Selvig - Stellan Skarsgård (Thor, The Avengers)
43. Jane Foster - Natalie Portman (Thor, Thor: The Dark World)
44. Peggy Carter - Hayley Atwell (Captain America: The First Avenger, Agent Carter)
45. Howard Stark - Played by Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter) and John Slattery (Iron Man 2)
46. Heimdall - Idris Elba (Thor)
47. Red Skull/Johann Schmidt - Hugo Weaving (Captain America: The First Avenger), replaced by Ross Marquand (Avengers: Infinity War)

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Phase 3: Lesser-Known and Villainous Roles in MCU

48. Hank Pym/Original Ant-Man - Michael Douglas (Ant-Man)
49. Hope van Dyne/Wasp - Evangeline Lilly (Ant-Man)
50. Ego the Living Planet - Kurt Russell (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2)
51. Nebula - Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy)
52. Yondu Udonta - Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy)
53. Baron Zemo - Daniel Brühl (Captain America: Civil War, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier)
54. Kaecilius - Mads Mikkelsen (Doctor Strange)
55. Mordo - Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange)
56. Vulture/Adrian Toomes - Michael Keaton (Spider-Man: Homecoming)
57. Sharon Carter - Emily VanCamp (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier)

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Phase 4 and 5: Disney+ and Expanded Universe

58. Mobius M. Mobius - Owen Wilson (Loki)
59. Sylvie (Variant of Loki) - Sophia Di Martino (Loki)
60. Ravonna Renslayer - Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Loki)
61. Karli Morgenthau - Erin Kellyman (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier)
62. Agatha Harkness - Kathryn Hahn (WandaVision)
63. Kingpin/Wilson Fisk - Vincent D’Onofrio (Hawkeye, originally from Netflix's Daredevil)
64. Taskmaster/Antonia Dreykov - Olga Kurylenko (Black Widow)
65. Red Guardian/Alexei Shostakov - David Harbour (Black Widow)
66. Ms. Marvel's Family - Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, and Saagar Shaikh (Ms. Marvel)

This list includes secondary and lesser-known characters across all MCU media. Many others appear in Netflix shows (Daredevil, Jessica Jones) or supporting roles in major films (Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther).

 

Lesser-Known and Supporting Characters in MCU

Phase 1

1. Ho Yinsen - Shaun Toub (Iron Man)
2. Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger - Jeff Bridges (Iron Man)
3. Christine Everhart - Leslie Bibb (Iron Man, Iron Man 2)
4. Betty Ross - Liv Tyler (The Incredible Hulk)
5. Emil Blonsky/Abomination - Tim Roth (The Incredible Hulk, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law)

Phase 2

6. Brock Rumlow/Crossbones - Frank Grillo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
7. Korath the Pursuer - Djimon Hounsou (Guardians of the Galaxy)
8. Nova Prime - Glenn Close (Guardians of the Galaxy)
9. The Collector/Taneleer Tivan - Benicio del Toro (Guardians of the Galaxy)

Phase 3

10. Cassie Lang - Abby Ryder Fortson (Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp)
11. Luis - Michael Peña (Ant-Man)
12. Ulysses Klaue - Andy Serkis (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Black Panther)
13. Everett K. Ross - Martin Freeman (Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther)
14. Dormammu (voice) - Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange)

Phase 4 and 5

15. Rintrah - Adam Hugill (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)
16. Pip the Troll (voice) - Patton Oswalt (Eternals, post-credit scene)
17. Sprite - Lia McHugh (Eternals)
18. Karun Patel - Harish Patel (Eternals)

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Tertiary/Background Characters of MCU

These include extremely minor or background roles, such as side characters, henchmen, or bystanders who had brief screen time:

1. Aaron Davis - Donald Glover (Spider-Man: Homecoming)
2. Darcy Lewis - Kat Dennings (Thor, WandaVision)
3. Trevor Slattery - Ben Kingsley (Iron Man 3, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings)
4. Veb - David Dastmalchian (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania)

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Extending to Netflix and Disney+ Shows

If you include Netflix characters and other Marvel TV series:

1. Matt Murdock/Daredevil - Charlie Cox (Daredevil, Spider-Man: No Way Home)
2. Jessica Jones - Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones)
3. Luke Cage - Mike Colter (Luke Cage)
4. Danny Rand/Iron Fist - Finn Jones (Iron Fist)

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