Talk:List of Marvel Cinematic Universe film actors

Gallery heading
In regards to this edit, a similar header is not needed at List of Marvel Cinematic Universe film actors (The Infinity Saga) because one would reasonably expect to see images of actors from The Infinity Saga in an article about The Infinity Saga. However, when one views this article one might expect to see any MCU film actor, not just Phase Four film actors. With an article titled "List of Marvel Cinematic Universe film actors", no images of Downey, Evans, and Ruffalo are glaring omissions.

Another option would be to move this list to say List of Marvel Cinematic Universe film actors (Phase Four and beyond) and make this article a set index between the two pages.--TriiipleThreat (talk) 20:58, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Per the split discussion, I don't think we need to make further splits because we still cover the Infinity Saga here, in prose form. While I still don't think the heading is needed (since the gallery captions explain), "Phase Four film actors" isn't the correct heading either. Hemsworth to Larson are Infinity Saga actors that are continuing on in Phase Four, with Liu to Reynolds the new franchise headliners. "Returning Infinity Saga and Phase Four film actors" is more inline with what it should be possibly, but that's too long too, which then I circle back to the heading not being needed. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 21:36, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Phase Four film actors is as correct as can be without it becoming overly long. Being Phase Four actors doesn't mean they aren't Infinity Saga actors, just that they're Phase Four actors too. I think it is, if not strictly necessary, quite beneficial to clarify that these are Phase Four actors, at least for as long as we don't know which films will end up being part of Phase Five, precisely because of the absence of Downey and Evans from the pictures at the very top of the article, which is arguably the very first thing a reader would see. —El Millo (talk) 21:58, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I think the heading is fine to help clarify that the images only apply to Phase Four since this article also discusses the IS, and I don't think it is incorrect. If we needed to tweak it then we possibly could go with "Lead actors for Phase Four films". - adamstom97 (talk) 03:06, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Other universe characters and Marvel TV
I'm not sure if this is being discussed anywhere else so apologies if it is, but I think we should be either restoring the Marvel TV section and adding another new section for "introduced in other franchises" (or something like that) or we should be adding an "introduced in non-Marvel Studios properties" section for all of them. The point of this list is to make things easier for readers to see all the actors together, and mixing these very noteworthy crossover characters into the huge, difficult to read list we have with some small hidden notes explaining why they are special just isn't doing it in my opinion. Personally I believe that it is irrelevant whether the returning Marvel TV actors are the "same versions" unless there is coverage of them explicitly being different or from different universes etc. as from an encyclopaedic and common coverage perspective they are the same actors playing the same characters and the burden should be on any extra canon-y/trivia-y stuff to be explained and justified rather than us taking the most complicated, in-universe-y perspective by default. But if others disagree then I think the "non-Marvel Studios" option is a good compromise. - adamstom97 (talk) 04:53, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * , a very similar discussion is taking place at Talk:List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series actors (Marvel Studios), but I do generally agree with you when you put it that way about the actors. I'd still differentiate between "different franchises" such as the Raimi and Webb Spider-Man films and the Marvel TV series such as Daredevil. —El Millo (talk) 05:12, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

https://www.marvel.com/characters/daredevil-matthew-murdock/on-screen The official Marvel website has added an article featuring Cox's Daredevil's story including the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, as part of the same story. With this, can we finally put Matt Murdock under a "Introduced in Marvel Television series actors" section just like Kingpin in the Marvel Studios series actors list? AxGRvS (talk) 23:08, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I think this should be enough to consider it the exact same character. —El Millo (talk) 23:25, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I checked again and the No Way Home line seems to have gotten removed. Well this is interesting? – SirDot (talk) 17:42, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * That's true. We can't use it anymore. —El Millo (talk) 19:59, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Saw all of this. It was initially there, sites started talking about it, then poof, it was gone. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 20:27, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Multiverse notes
Would it be better to make the notes next to mutliversal characters the number of their universes? So instead of an efn, we make the label "838" for example? See a formatting example at List_of_Arrowverse_cast_members in the last section for "outside the Arrowverse" for the Earth-90 Jay Garrick. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 17:40, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
 * do you mean adding it to the Cast indicator? —El Millo (talk) 22:59, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I think that makes sense, that way we are being consistent with where the notes in that column are defined. - adamstom97 (talk) 00:42, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with adam, this would be great to implement. And to reply to Facu-el Millo, I believe Favre is referring to how the Earth-90 Garrick/Allen is linked as Barry Allen Flash, which I think we can implement for the 838 characters. Trailblazer101 (talk) 03:37, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I know that's what he pointed to, but that's very clunky as a note label that doesn't point anywhere and doesn't explain anything. If it was a ref label that pointed to the Cast indicator, it could work. I assumed Favre pointed there just as visual reference, and wanted clarification on what he meant. —El Millo (talk) 03:46, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
 * It actually is in the indicator box at the top of the table, and we would do the same here. - adamstom97 (talk) 04:06, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
 * You're right, the note label that doesn't link to the indicator threw me off. I've added the Earth-838 tag to the MCU cast indicator and to this article. —El Millo (talk) 04:31, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes to all the replies. The thought, at least, was moving forward, the note label in the indicator box, becomes more generalized as the Arrowverse article does it say "A number next to a character indicates their Earth". Which would then need to make the first parameter for the refs "AltEarth" or something, and then the second would be the number and they'd all go to that singular note. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 15:01, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Hi, about this, can we also add labels in the MCU cast indicator for the Multiverse characters in Spider-Man: No Way Home? Idk like "SM" for those from the Spider-Man trilogy, "TASM" for the Amazing films and "SSU" for Sony's Spider-Man Universe AxGRvS (talk) 18:36, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I actually feel like the efns for the No Way Home characters are more appropriate oddly enough. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 02:18, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Yup, the 838 label is used much more than those, so including it in the MCU cast indicator is more justified. —El Millo (talk) 16:05, 10 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Fair enough AxGRvS (talk) 21:33, 10 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Trying to get 838 Mordo to link to Karl Mordo (Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it's screwing up the table for some reason. Can someone take a look? Not sure what's going wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KingEuronIIIGreyjoy (talk • contribs) 00:18, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
 * No clue, but I've made the link. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 16:47, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Another split
Does it make sense to split off a "The Multiverse Saga" cast list already, or do we think it is too early? - adamstom97 (talk) 00:28, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I've been meaning to ask this too. I think it's time, especially with Phase Five being spun off now. InfiniteNexus (talk) 00:42, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I was thinking about this while I edited it. I don't think it's strictly necessary yet, but it could be done. —El Millo (talk) 01:15, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Great minds, y'all. Felt the same thing :) - Favre1fan93 (talk) 02:00, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Image order
Am I missing something or have the cast images been put in a random order? I thought they were in order of film release and can't work out why this was changed. - adamstom97 (talk) 00:45, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * The order after we made the Infinity Saga split, was to start with the returning leading actors from that Saga, in order of when they first appeared/were credited as a "starring" actor, with new actors headlining new franchise after them. That's how the caption was written at that time. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 14:21, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay, I thought I might be forgetting something but couldn't work it out based on the ordering. - adamstom97 (talk) 21:59, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

Ms Marvel's Agent Deever in No Way Home
Damage Control Agent Deever from Ms. Marvel appears in No Way Home https://thedirect.com/article/spider-man-no-way-home-ms-marvel-character 170.239.28.58 (talk) 02:45, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
 * That's barely an appearance. I doubt we can accurately consider a reflection an "appearance". - Favre1fan93 (talk) 15:16, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Darryl in Love and Thunder
Given the Team Thor shorts are not canon to the MCU, I suggest moving Darryl to "Introduced in Thor: Love and Thunder", as it's his "official" introduction in the MCU. AxGRvS (talk) 14:23, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
 * That's fine with me. If so, we should put an efn stating he reprised the role from Team Thor. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 14:33, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with that. Maybe stating "Pearson first portrayed the role in Marvel Studios' Team Thor short film series." or "Another version of Darryl first appeared in Marvel Studios' Team Thor short film series." AxGRvS (talk) 17:47, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
 * The first example you gave is fine. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 17:52, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Is it confirmed to be non-canon? —El Millo (talk) 17:17, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
 * It always was, and I don't think that's changed since they released. Even with their addition to Disney+ and reclassifying as "One-Shots", they are not included on Disney+'s timeline section. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 17:34, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay, I agree with the change then. —El Millo (talk) 19:56, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

New label for short films?
I don't know if this is the right place to talk about this, but I think we need to change the One-Shot note label in the cast indicator to a more general label for short films to also note the I Am Groot ones, which are not One-Shots, in characters such as Groot and Rocket. AxGRvS (talk) 01:54, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree, a general short films note should be used. - adamstom97 (talk) 04:26, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
 * What would you suggest as a notation? Because I wouldn't really group both the One-Shots and I Am Groot together, because the One-Shots are films, and I Am Groot is "TV" shorts or what I would just call "shorts". - Favre1fan93 (talk) 14:19, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
 * How about changing the notation to "S" and then using the description "indicates the character appears in a One-Shot or other short"? - adamstom97 (talk) 20:16, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
 * The thing is the "S" is already used for starring cast members in the Disney+ shows. AxGRvS (talk) 21:39, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Good point, may need to be "SF" for "short films" then. - adamstom97 (talk) 22:31, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
 * But again, I wouldn't call I Am Groot "short films", so "SF" wouldn't make sense to me. Maybe "SH" or "ST" for "shorts" but those abbreviations look odd. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 23:39, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
 * "SH" seems to be our best option here. InfiniteNexus (talk) 06:10, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * If we go with that, I don't think that should replace the One-Shots one, but be an additional one we can use for I Am Groot. Should we possible reconsider "DS" for "digital shorts" and somehow loop that into this new general "Shorts" label? - Favre1fan93 (talk) 15:12, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Could we consider using lowercase letters as well? Using the label Sh? —El Millo (talk) 15:58, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I imagine so, yes. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 16:06, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I think "Sh" could work for "Shorts" and it could include the "DS" ones as well as I Am Groot. I also feel like it should include the One-Shots, at this point I'm not sure it is a distinction that needs to be made in this context. - adamstom97 (talk) 20:34, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Isn't DS for digital series? —El Millo (talk) 22:48, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Ah yeah, it is. - adamstom97 (talk) 22:49, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I say we keep DS for digital series and use Sh for One-Shots and I Am Groot, given the distinction isn't relevant enough to inculde in these tables. —El Millo (talk) 22:53, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

Expanding on this, if we make a new "Shorts" note, what would the actual note state, given with the "One-Shots" one we link to Marvel One-Shots. Would we use Marvel Cinematic Universe? - Favre1fan93 (talk) 23:35, 23 August 2022 (UTC)


 * I had suggested above that we could point to both, "indicates the character appears in a One-Shot or other short". - adamstom97 (talk) 00:02, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Ms. Marvel's Sadie Deever introduced in No Way Home
Hi everyone, can someone add Agent Sadie Deever (Alysia Reiner) to the "Introduced in Spider-Man: No Way Home" section given she appeared in the film before starring in Ms. Marvel. I cited an instagram post and tweet from the actress herself where she confirms she was in the film (https://www.instagram.com/p/ChdEfg1PgDD/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= ; https://twitter.com/alysiareiner/status/1556780274935021574?cxt=HHwWjICyja7a5ZorAAAA) on the No Way Home talk page but an user has denied to adding her to the article. I think it's not a thing to ignore here as it's a character who first appeared in a film before a TV show, and it's not coming from an unreliable source but from Reiner herself. 186.111.139.54 (talk) 21:47, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
 * No matter where you post, whether that be here or the NWH talk or the TV actors talk, you'll just get the same response. I suggest we centralize all three discussions over at Talk:Spider-Man: No Way Home. InfiniteNexus (talk) 22:39, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Florence Pugh as the lead of Thunderbolts?
I was going to add Pugh to the actors gallery as Yelena Belova will be the leader of the team in the film, but I want to know if everyone agree with that AxGRvS (talk) 04:48, 11 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Just like we display Pratt's image as he is the lead of the Guardians films, the same should be done for Pugh as she is the lead of the Thunderbolts film. Trailblazer101 (talk) 05:49, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I say that's fine for now based on all indications that she is. If for some reason that should change with new info, we can swap her out. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 14:41, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'm adding her then. AxGRvS (talk) 16:56, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Ok, today Feige has stated Bucky Barnes will be the leader of the Thunderbolts, should we change Pugh's image for one of Stan? AxGRvS (talk) 22:37, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

The source for Feige's words: https://ew.com/movies/kevin-feige-marvel-phase-5-exclusive-interview/ AxGRvS (talk) 22:38, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

Changing the order of the actors
Can we change the order of the returning Infinity Saga actors in the gallery according to the release of the films from Phase Four onwards? This would be the order: Johansson, Holland, Cumberbatch, Hemsworth, Rudd, Lilly, Pratt, Larson, Mackie, Cheadle, new actors AxGRvS (talk) 01:28, 9 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Also I propose changing the order of the actors per the release order of the films beginning with Phase Four as I did on my sandbox (basically returning Infinity Saga actors first, then new actors) AxGRvS (talk) 00:21, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Then we should just leave it as it, since it follows the order Infinity Saga actors were "headline" actors, followed by Mackie and Cheadle as recurring (maybe those should flip), and then the new headliners. So if anything, maybe Mackie and Cheadle flip based on when they were first credited in the Infinity Saga (Iron Man 2 over The Winter Soldier). - Favre1fan93 (talk) 00:55, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
 * The reorder I was proposing was Johansson, Holland, Cumberbatch, Hemsworth, (Black Panther 2 lead), Rudd, Lilly, Pratt, Larson, Mackie, and Cheadle followed by the new actors. I see this as more "organizated" because the current version shows Hemsworth and Thor 4 first, then Pratt & Guardians 3, Rudd, Lilly & Quantumania, etc. I know the current order follows that of the Infinity Saga films, but given this article mainly focuses on the Multiverse Saga, I think it's more "appropiate" to follow the order of films of this saga (although without ignoring who returns from the Infinity Saga and who is a new actor) AxGRvS (talk) 15:11, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

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Maria Hill
The Phase Five section shows Maria Hill as being introduced in Phase Four, but she appears in films as early as The Avengers (2012), can someone explain that to me?  Nevermore27  (talk) 03:25, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
 * . —El Millo (talk) 04:02, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

Deadpool & Wolverine
I know I added Jackman as the co-star of this film without consulting this talk page. But I think that the third Deadpool film being officially titled as Deadpool & Wolverine settles the matter in a way that it doesn't require much talking about it.

Because the same way as Wasp is the second titular character of Ant-Man and the Wasp and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, making Evangeline Lilly the co-star of those two films, Hugh Jackman is definitely the co-star of Deadpool & Wolverine, since Wolverine is the second titular character of that film. --CAJH (talk) 01:04, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

Animal actors
Dogpool, portrayed by Peggy (dog), was just added to this page. I don't know if we should be including non-human actors here, but if we are, what about Goose, Cosmo, Lucky, etc.? Should their "actors" be added as well? InfiniteNexus (talk) 00:20, 16 March 2024 (UTC)


 * I don't think so, they aren't really "actors" even if we do mention them in cast sections. - adamstom97 (talk) 08:15, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I think they absolutely should be included, they are considered to be cast members just like the rest of the actors. Animal actors are definitely actors, they are capable of acting and following directions. Di (they-them) (talk) 04:04, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Are they often credited among the other human actors? I don't believe so, nor do I believe they are necessary to include here. This list should just be focused on the human actors, though I don't think we need to specify that. Trailblazer101 (talk) 20:26, 18 March 2024 (UTC)