Actors who managed to play in Marvel and DC at once (16 photos)

Viewers who are not particularly versed in all sorts of supermen and spider-men do not see any fundamental difference in the Marvel and DC cinematic universes. But for fans, superheroics are two completely different worlds. And many actors have a very strong image of some kind of superhero attached to them. For example, Robert Downey Jr. is the Iron Man of all times, and, for example, Chris Evans is Captain America. But some actors manage to act for both Marvel and DC.

Willem Dafoe





DC: Chief Scientific Advisor of Atlantis Nuidis Vulko (Aquaman, 2018; Zack Snyder's Justice League, 2021; Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, 2023)

Marvel: Norman Osborn/Green Goblin (Spider-Man, 2002; Spider-Man 2, 2004; Spider-Man 3: Enemy in Reflection, 2007; Spider-Man: No Way Home, 2021)

Jared Leto



DC: Joker (Suicide Squad, 2016; Zack Snyder's Justice League, 2021)

Marvel: Morbius (Morbius, 2022)

By the way, the actor received the Golden Raspberry for his role in the second film.

David Dastmalchian







DC: Polka Dot Man (Suicide Squad: Mission Beast, 2021)

Marvel: Kurt Goreshter - Ant-Man's friend, hacker (Ant-Man, 2015)

David also played a small role as one of the Joker's thugs in The Dark Knight (2008).

Parker Posey



DC: Kitty Kowalski, Lex Luther's girlfriend (Superman Returns, 2006)

Marvel: Vampire Danica Talos (Blade 3: Trinity, 2004)

Laurence Fishburne



DC: highly moral journalist and editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet newspaper Perry White (Man of Steel, 2013; Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, 2016)

Marvel: Biochemist Bill Foster (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantomania, 2023)

Taika Waititi



DC: Green Lantern's close friend Thomas Kalmaku (Green Lantern, 2011)

Marvel: Korg (Thor: Ragnarok, 2017; Avengers: Endgame, 2019; Thor: Love and Thunder, 2022)

Michael Rooker



DC: Brian Durlin/Savant (Suicide Squad: Mission Beast, 2021)

Marvel: Yondu Udonta (Guardians of the Galaxy, 2014; Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, 2017)

Angela Bassett



DC: Dr. Amanda Waller (Green Lantern, 2011)

Marvel: Ramonda, Queen Mother of Wakanda (Black Panther, 2018; Avengers: Endgame, 2019; Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, 2022)

Zachary Levi



DC: Shazam (Shazam!, 2019; Shazam! Fury of the Gods, 2023)

Marvel: warrior and adventurer Fandral the Dashing (Thor: The Dark World, 2013; Thor: Ragnarok, 2017)

Idris Elba





DC: Bloodsport (Suicide Squad: Mission Beast, 2021)

Marvel: Heimdall, Guardian of the Rainbow Bridge

Idris' first appearance as Heimdall was in Thor (2011). He also appeared in subsequent films and played an important role: Thor: The Dark World (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018) .

James Marsden



DC: Richard White, Lois Lane's fiancé (Superman Returns, 2006)

Marvel: Scott Summers/Cyclops (X-Men, 2000; X-Men 2, 2003; X-Men: The Last Stand, 2006; X-Men: Days of Future Past, 2014)

James Marsden played in both a Marvel film and a DC film in the same year (2006). In the first one he had a bigger role.

Hugo Weaving





DC: V (V for Vendetta, 2005)

Marvel: Johann Schmidt/Red Skull (Captain America: The First Avenger, 2011)

In the Marvel film, Hugo appears in two guises, playing Captain America's villain and nemesis: Nazi officer Johann Schmidt, who, in his quest to become a superman, drank an untested super-soldier serum, causing his face to become disfigured and him to become the Red Skull.

Natalie Portman



DC: Evie Hammond (V for Vendetta, 2005)

Marvel: astrophysicist and lover of Thor, Jane Foster (Thor, 2011; Thor: The Dark World, 2013; Avengers: Endgame, 2019; Thor: Love and Thunder, 2022)