Here's every actor who has appeared in both DC and Marvel movies. Superhero movies have never been as popular as they are right now, but the history of the genre goes back several decades. Currently, Warner Bros. is in full control of their DC film franchises and is embracing the multiverse by making a full slate of films that don't have to be connected. This is the opposite of what Disney is doing with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is built on the connectivity. Meanwhile, Sony is also producing multiple Spider-Man movies that may be tied to the MCU ultimately.
With so many movies being made based on comics from DC and Marvel, these studios are always in need of actors to star in their respective films. The popularity of these brands has routinely allowed studios to attract major stars to these movies or turn lesser-known actors into stars. The MCU turned Robert Downey Jr. into one of the biggest celebrities in the world, while Joaquin Phoenix just won an Oscar for playing the Clown Prince of Crime in Joker. But, there are also multiple cases of actors playing lead or supporting roles in both franchises.
The list of actors and actresses to appear in DC and Marvel movies is one that will continue to grow as more movies are made too. Former Batman Christian Bale is reportedly going to appear in Thor: Love and Thunder, while Jared Leto is also set to put his days as Joker behind to play the lead in Morbius. While neither of them is on the list below right now, there are still dozens of actors who have already appeared in DC and Marvel films.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje made his first appearance in a superhero movie in 2013. He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Thor: The Dark World where he played the Dark Elf named Algrim. This was the end of his MCU tenure, but he then played Killer Croc in 2016's Suicide Squad. He has yet to return in a future DCEU movie.
Angela Bassett got her start with superhero movies as a cast member in DC's Green Lantern. She played Dr. Amanda Waller in the 2011 movie. Since that franchise didn't go anywhere, Bassett then joined the MCU in 2018 as Black Panther's mother Ramonda. She has appeared in Black Panther and Avengers: Endgame so far.
Ben Affleck first played a superhero in 2003's Daredevil as the blind lawyer Matt Murdock. It wasn't until over a decade later that Affleck joined DC to be the next Batman. He debuted as the Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and returned to cameo in Suicide Squad and star in Justice League. Affleck is scheduled to return as Batman in The Flash.
Ben Mendelsohn originally joined a superhero movie in 2012, where he played Daggett in The Dark Knight Rises. The short-lived role left room for Mendelsohn to join the MCU a few years later as the Skrull, Talos. His debut as Talos came in 2018's Captain Marvel and he made a surprising return in Spider-Man: Far From Home the following year.
Brett Cullen has appeared in several different superhero movies. He originally played Barton Blaze, the father of Johnny Blaze, in Ghost Rider. Cullen then switched to DC to play a congressman in The Dark Knight Rises, before playing Thomas Wayne in Joker a few years later.
Brian Tyree Henry recently has gone all-in on superhero movie roles. He was a surprise addition to the cast of Joker, where he played an Arkham clerk named Carl. Henry was then the voice of Miles Morales' father, Jefferson Davis, in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Next, Henry will appear in Eternals and play Phastos.
Chris Evans is best known for his MCU superhero role, but he played other comic book characters before then. Evans played Johnny Storm aka Human Torch in two Fantastic Four films in the mid-2000s. But, he then played Jensen in The Losers, which is based on a DC Vertigo comic. It was in 2011 that Evans debuted as Captain America in the MCU and went on to star or cameo in nine films over nine years.
Chris Pine has taken parts in both DC and Marvel movies too. He debuted as Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman and is slated to return for Wonder Woman 1984, even though his character died in the original film. Pine also provided the voice for Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Ciarán Hinds has played villains in DC and Marvel movies. His first came with Marvel as he played Roarke aka Mephisto in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. More recently, Hinds was the voice behind Steppenwolf in Justice League. He'll return to voice the character in Zack Snyder's cut of the movie for HBO Max.
Clancy Brown hasn't physically appeared in a Marvel or DC movie, but he has been the voice of two villains. Brown provided the voice for Parallax in Green Lantern. He then joined the cast of Thor: Ragnarok to bring Surtur to life.
Danny Huston is another comic book movie villain veteran for both brands. He got his start playing Stryker in X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009, where he was a younger version of the character Brian Cox previously played. Huston then joined the cast of Wonder Woman to play the German general Ludendorff.
Djimon Hounsou has appeared in several different DC and Marvel movies. His first appearance with DC came when he played Midnite in Constantine. Hounsou then moved to the MCU to play Korath in Guardians of the Galaxy. He later returned to DC to voice King Ricou in Aquaman, then played Korath again in Captain Marvel, and most recently jumped back to DC to play The Wizard in Shazam!
Halle Berry was a prominent star of superhero movies in the early 2000s. She started off playing Ororo Munroe aka Storm in X-Men and X2: X-Men United. Before finishing the trilogy, Berry jumped to DC to play Patience Phillips in a Catwoman solo movie. Berry then returned to the X-Men franchise for X-Men: The Last Stand and came back almost a decade later to play Storm again in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Hugo Weaving began his time with comic book movies thanks to the movie adaptation of V for Vendetta. The comic book the movie is based on wasn't a DC comic when it was created, but it was published as a limited series by DC later on. Weaving played "V" in the 2006 movie. He later played Johann Schmidt aka Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger.
Idris Elba is no stranger to comic book movies, as he's tackled multiple roles for DC and Marvel. His first role came as Roque in The Losers in 2010 before making his MCU debut as Heimdall in 2011's Thor. Elba then appeared in a non-MCU Marvel movie as Moreau in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, but then returned as Heimdall in both Thor sequels and Avengers: Infinity War - where his character died. He's now attached to star as Bloodsport in DC's The Suicide Squad.
James Marsden joined his first superhero movie in 2000, as he played Scott Summers aka Cyclops in X-Men. He returned to play the role in the two sequels before moving to DC temporarily. Marsden then played Perry White's son Richard in Superman Returns. He later reprised his role as Cyclops in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
JK Simmons began his time in superhero movies in 2002 with Spider-Man. He played J. Jonah Jameson throughout Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, which ended in 2007. Several years later, Simmons moved to DC to play Commissioner Jim Gordon in Justice League. However, he has since played Jameson again thanks to a cameo at the end of Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Joe Manganiello entered the superhero movie world with Spider-Man too. He played bully Flash Thompson in the first film, didn't return for the sequel, but was back for Spider-Man 3. More recently, Manganiello came to DC to play Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke in Justice League.
Josh Brolin has frequently appeared in comic book movies. His first role came with DC as the lead of Jonah Hex in 2010, but that was it for Brolin before moving to Marvel. He played Thanos in the MCU in Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame. During this time, though, Brolin also played Cable in 2018's Deadpool 2.
Laurence Fishburne is another actor who has appeared in a variety of comic book movies. His first credit comes from his voice, as he provided the voice of Silver Surfer in Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Fishburne then joined DC to play Daily Planet's Perry White. He made his DCEU debut in Man of Steel and then returned for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Fishburne most recently joined the MCU to play Bill Foster in Ant-Man and The Wasp.
Michael Clarke Duncan joined his first superhero movie in 2003. He played Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin in Daredevil. Several years later, Duncan moved from Marvel to join DC, even though he wasn't physically on screen. He provided the voice for Kilowog, the protector of Sector 674, in Green Lantern.
Michael Fassbender has recently been one of the leads of a Marvel franchise, but he got his start with DC. He originally played Burke in 2010's Jonah Hex. The following year, Fassbender made the jump to Marvel to play Erik Lensherr aka Magneto. His debut came in X-Men: First Class. Fassbender returned to play Magneto in three more X-Men sequels.
Michael Keaton is one of the original stars of comic book movies. He made his DC debut as Bruce Wayne aka Batman in 1989's Batman. Keaton reprised his role as the Dark Knight a few years later for Batman Returns. After staying away from comic book movies for decades, Keaton joined the MCU to play Adrian Toomes aka Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming. He's scheduled to reprise that role in Morbius but will also play Batman again in The Flash.
Speaking of Batman Returns, this is where Michelle Pfeiffer made her debut in a comic book movie. She played Selina Kyle aka Catwoman in the movie. Several years after, Pfeiffer joined the MCU to play Janet van Dyne, the original Wasp. She made her debut in Ant-Man and The Wasp and is expected to return for future MCU movies.
Natalie Portman also got her start in the comic book movie genre with DC, as she played Evey in V for Vendetta. A few years later, Portman made the transition to the MCU to play Jane Foster. She made her debut in Thor and returned for Thor: The Dark World. Portman is scheduled to return as Jane and become Mighty Thor in Thor: Love and Thunder.
Randall Park recently double-dipped in the superhero movie genre. He played Agent Jimmy Woo in Ant-Man and The Wasp in 2018, but then appeared in Aquaman the same year. Park played Dr. Stephen Shin in the DCEU movie. Park is expected to reprise both of these roles in the future, but so far only an appearance as Woo in WandaVision is confirmed.
Ryan Reynolds is no stranger to comic book movie roles. His first Marvel role was as Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity, but he then played Wade Wilson in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Reynolds then moved to DC to play Hal Jordan in Green Lantern. However, Reynolds remained interested in playing Deadpool and finally got the chance to play a proper version of the Merc With a Mouth in Deadpool and Deadpool 2.
Taika Waititi is best known as the director of Thor: Ragnarok, but he's also had roles in both Marvel and DC movies. He also had a role in Green Lantern, where he played Hal's best friend Tom Kalmaku. Waititi then gave himself a role in the MCU when he directed Thor Ragnarok. He played Korg in the movie and has since returned in Avengers: Endgame.
Terence Stamp has also appeared in DC and Marvel movies. His first appearance came in Superman, where he played the villainous General Zod. Stamp was also seen as Zod a few years later in Superman II. 25 years later, Stamp made an appearance in a Marvel movie, as he played Stick in Elektra.
Tilda Swinton originally joined DC instead of Marvel. She played Gabriel in Keanu Reeves' Constantine in 2005 but has moved to the MCU more recently. Swinton joined the cast of Doctor Strange to play the Ancient One, which was a controversial choice at the time. She later returned in Avengers: Endgame thanks to time travel after her character died in Doctor Strange.
Tom Hardy has already played two major Marvel and DC characters. His first outing came when he reteamed with Christopher Nolan for The Dark Knight Rises to play Bane. Hardy has since joined Marvel and helped Sony launch their own villain universe with Venom. He's set to return as Eddie Brock in Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
Tommy Lee Jones has taken parts in both DC and Marvel movies too. His first comic book movie role was Harvey Dent aka Two-Face in Batman Forever. Jones joined the MCU several decades later to play Colonel Phillips in Captain America: The First Avenger.
Willem Dafoe played a key part in Sony's original Spider-Man franchise, as he debuted as Norman Osborn aka Green Goblin in the 2002 Sam Raimi film. Despite the character dying, Dafoe reprised his role as Green Goblin for both of the sequels. He recently joined the DCEU to play Vulko in Aquaman and his role in Justice League will be restored in the Snyder Cut.
Zachary Levi has also appeared in films based on DC and Marvel comics. He originally was part of the MCU, as he was cast as Fandral in Thor: The Dark World. Levi replaced Josh Dallas for the sequel and returned briefly in Thor: Ragnarok. He has most recently played the lead role in Shazam! and will return to star in Shazam: Fury of the Gods.
Zoe Saldana has spent the last several years in the MCU, but she was in a DC movie before that. Saldana played Aisha in The Losers four years she joined the MCU to play Gamora. Saldana made her MCU debut in Guardians of the Galaxy and reprised the role in the sequel and the last two Avengers films. She's now slated to return for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Gamora from a different universe.
- Bambadjan Bamba in Suicide Squad and Black Panther
- Brad Kelly in X-Men: The Last Stand and Man of Steel
- Benita Ha in Catwoman and X-Men: The Last Stand
- Benjamin Bratt in Catwoman and Doctor Strange
- Brent Briscoe in Spider-Man 2 and The Dark Knight Rises
- Callan Mulvey in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Chin Han in The Dark Knight and Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Christopher Fairbank in Batman and Guardians of the Galaxy
- Christopher Heyerdahl in Blade: Trinity and Catwoman
- Coolio in Batman & Robin and Daredevil
- Darryl Scheelar in Blade: Trinity and Watchmen
- David Dastmalchian in The Dark Knight and Ant-Man
- David Fabrizio in X-Men 2 and Superman Returns
- Doug Abrahams in Fantastic Four and Man of Steel
- Doug Hutchison in Batman & Robin and Punisher: War Zone
- Doug Jones in Batman Returns and Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
- Florence Kasumba in Wonder Woman and the MCU (Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, and Avengers: Infinity War)
- Gonzalo Menendez in Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer and The Dark Knight Rises
- Henry Kingi in Batman Returns and Blade
- Ian Tracey in Elektra and Man of Steel
- Jack Betts in Batman & Robin and Spider-Man
- Jill Krop in Blade: Trinity and Catwoman
- Jon Favreau in Batman Forever and the MCU
- Kenneth Choi in the MCU (Captain America: The First Avenger and Spider-Man: Homecoming) and Suicide Squad
- Kobna Holdbrook-Smith in Doctor Strange and Justice League
- Kwesi Ameyaw in Blade: Trinity and Man of Steel
- Lance E. Nichols in Green Lantern and Fant4stic
- Jeff Wolfe in Green Lantern and The Avengers
- Julian Richings in X-Men: The Last Stand and Man of Steel
- Maureen Brennan in Jonah Hex and Logan
- Michasha Armstrong in Catwoman and Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
- Michael Kopsa in Fantastic Four and Watchmen
- Michael Reid MacKay in Batman & Robin and X-Men 2
- Michael Massee in Catwoman and The Amazing Spider-Man
- Michael Murphy in Batman Returns and X-Men: The Last Stand
- Michael Papajohn in Hulk and Jonah Hex
- Mike Dopud in Man of Steel and X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Ned Beatty - Superman 1 & 2 and Captain America
- Parker Posey in Blade: Trinity and Superman Returns
- Peter Wingfield in X-Men 2 and Catwoman
- Rade Serbedzija in Batman Begins and X-Men: First Class
- Ray Wise in Swamp Thing and X-Men: First Class
- Richard Brake in Batman Begins and Thor: The Dark World
- Richard Cetrone in Thor and Man of Steel
- Tao Okamoto in The Wolverine and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Tim DeZarn in Steel and Spider-Man
- Tim Robbins in Howard the Duck and Green Lantern
- Wes Bentley in Ghost Rider and Jonah Hex
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