‘Star Wars’ Actors Who Have Performed Marvel Characters

Samuel L. Jackson not solely performed Mace Windu within the “Star Wars” prequels, however he was additionally the person who introduced collectively the Avengers.

Jackson famously requested a purple lightsaber to play Mace Windu in “Star Wars.” You’ll be able to watch Jackson ask “Star Wars” creator George Lucas about it right here. Jackson’s voice may be heard in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”

Lately, Jackson grew to become identified for his position as Nick Fury, the person who assembled Tony Stark, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and the Hulk to kind the Avengers.

Most not too long ago, Jackson reprised his position as Fury in Marvel’s “Secret Invasion” collection which follows a gaggle of shape-shifting aliens known as Skrulls, who’ve secretly infiltrated Earth for years and are planning to take it over as their very own.

Natalie Portman performed Padmé Amidala within the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy and Jane Foster within the “Thor” motion pictures.

After enjoying Anakin Skywalker’s love curiosity within the “Star Wars” movies, Portman headed to a different galaxy far, far-off as Thor’s romantic curiosity within the character’s first two Marvel motion pictures. 

Portman reprised her position in “Thor: Love and Thunder” the place she gained the powers of Thor.

After his flip as a “Rogue One” villain, Ben Mendelsohn confirmed up in “Captain Marvel” as a Skrull named Talos.

Mendelsohn was ruthless as “Star Wars” villain Orson Krennic.

He often performs lots of villains, so it was a pleasant shock to see his Skrull character, Talos, change into one of many good guys in “Captain Marvel.”

The actor reprised his Skrull position briefly in “Spider-Man: Far From Dwelling” and confirmed up in “Secret Invasion.”

“Sport of Thrones” star Emilia Clarke appeared in “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and performs Talos’ daughter within the MCU.

Throughout her tenure as Daenerys Targaryen, Clarke performed Qi’ra, Han Solo’s early love curiosity, in “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”

In Marvel’s “Secret Invasion,” Clarke performs Talos’ estranged daughter, G’iah, who’s at present aligned with a radical group of Skrulls who need to conquer Earth.

Paul Bettany performed a villain in “Solo” and twin roles within the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Jarvis and the Imaginative and prescient.

After enjoying Tony Stark’s synthetic intelligence for years, Bettany thought he was finished with the MCU after a producer informed him he’d by no means work in Hollywood once more. Then he acquired a name asking if he wished to play Imaginative and prescient.

Although he “died” in “Avengers: Infinity Warfare,” Bettany reprised his position as Imaginative and prescient on Disney+’ “WandaVision” collection.

After his MCU roles, Bettany was solid in 2016’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story” as villain Dryden Vos after director Ron Howard took over the film. “Solo” was initially purported to have a distinct villain, however Michael Ok. Williams could not return for reshoots. 

Rosario Dawson performed a live-action model of “Star Wars” favourite Ahsoka Tano. She beforehand appeared because the connecting tissue between each Netflix Marvel present.

Within the second season of “The Mandalorian,” Dawson performed a live-action model of Ahsoka Tano. The character first appeared in “Star Wars: Clone Wars” and “Star Wars: Rebels.” 

Dawson performed nurse Claire Temple on “Daredevil” and “Luke Cage.”

Dawson returned to play Ahsoka Tano within the Disney+ standalone collection “Ahsoka.”

Stellan Skarsgård performed Jane’s colleague Professor Erik Selvig within the “Thor” franchise and appeared in “Andor.”

The character actor performed the astrophysicist working with Jane Forster within the first “Thor” film once they stumbled throughout the God of Thunder’s existence.

Selvig briefly appeared in 2022’s fourth “Thor” film to seek the advice of Jane on her most cancers therapies. 

Within the “Rogue One” prequel collection “Andor,” Skarsgård performs Luthen Rael, an vintage seller whose secretly a member of the Insurgent Alliance.

Cailey Fleming performed a younger Rey in “The Drive Awakens” and performed younger Sylvie on Marvel’s “Loki” present.

It’s possible you’ll not have realized “The Strolling Lifeless” actor performed the younger model of Rey in “The Drive Awakens.” 

A giant Marvel fan, Fleming informed Insider in 2021 she was thrilled to affix the “Loki” collection. She had no concept she was enjoying a younger model of Sylvie till she watched the episode.

“At any time when I used to be filming, I solely received my scenes,” Fleming stated of her time on the Marvel present. “I did not get the script for the episode or something. I had no concept what was occurring.”

Ming-Na Wen appeared on the primary season of “The Mandalorian” and starred on ABC’s “Brokers of S.H.I.E.L.D.”

The actor appeared briefly on the primary season of “The Mandalorian” as Fennec Shand. Wen performed Agent Melinda Could on Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. from its 2013 debut till its 2020 finish.

Wen is likely one of the few actors to have roles in “Star Wars,” the MCU, and be a Disney princess. She voiced Mulan within the 1998 animated film.

Donald Glover performed a younger Lando Calrissian and likewise performed an vital minor position in “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”

Glover’s model of Lando in “Solo: A Star Wars Story” confirmed off the character’s array of fabulous capes and costumes.

Earlier than that position, he briefly appeared in “Spider-Man: Homecoming” as Aaron Davis, the uncle of Miles Morales. Within the comics, Aaron goes on to change into The Prowler and likewise a personality named Iron Spider.

Glover’s briefly seen in 2023’s “Throughout the Spider-Verse” animated movie in human kind as his “Homecoming” character who has since change into the Prowler.

Earlier than Felicity Jones performed Jyn Erso in “Rogue One,” she was in a “Spider-Man” film.

You will have forgotten that Jones appeared within the “Spider-Man” movies with Andrew Garfield. Jones performed Felicia Hardy in “The Wonderful Spider-Man 2,” who goes on to change into a thief named Black Cat.

You probably bear in mind Jones in “Rogue One,” the place her Jyn character leads a rag-tag group searching for the plans to destroy the Demise Star.

Lupita Nyong’o performed the mysterious Maz Kanata within the newest “Star Wars” trilogy earlier than starring in “Black Panther.”

It’s possible you’ll not have realized that Nyong’o was the voice behind the clever smuggler, who carried out movement seize for her efficiency.

Nyong’o later appeared in “Black Panther” as Nakia, a member of Wakanda’s intelligence company and a former flame of T’Challa/Black Panther. She reprised her position in 2022’s sequel, “Wakanda Without end.”

Forest Whitaker was in “Rogue One,” a “Star Wars” cartoon, and “Black Panther.”

Whitaker performed resistance fighter Noticed Gerrera in “Rogue One,” “Star Wars: Rebels,” and likewise voiced the character within the online game “Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.”

In 2019, he appeared in “Black Panther” as Zuri, council to the king of Wakanda.

Benicio del Toro performed quirky characters within the “Star Wars” and Marvel universes.

Benicio del Toro performed the mysterious thief in “The Final Jedi,” who betrayed Finn and Rose.

The actor beforehand appeared within the MCU as Taneleer Tivan (The Collector), a person obsessive about gathering uncommon objects and species within the galaxy.

The director of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, James Gunn, confirmed that Tivan survived an assault from Thanos in “Avengers: Infinity Warfare” and offered Knowhere to the Guardians to make their HQ within the third movie.

Woody Harrelson performed a mentor to Han Solo and performed an iconic Spider-Man villain within the “Venom” sequel.

Tobias Beckett gave Han Solo his iconic blaster within the 2018 film, “Solo.”

Harrelson confirmed up on the finish of “Venom” teasing his position as Cletus Kasady. In “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” he performed the symbiote villain, Carnage, an arch nemesis of Venom. 

Peter Serafinowicz voiced Darth Maul in “The Phantom Menace” and was briefly seen in “Guardians of the Galaxy.”

Whereas Park performed the bodily embodiment of the character on-screen, behind the scenes, Serafinowicz spoke the character’s few phrases of dialogue in “The Phantom Menace.” Serafinowicz recorded strains for Maul in “Solo,” however Lucasfilm wound up utilizing actor Sam Witwer, who voiced Maul within the animated collection.

You too can spot Serafinowicz as Garthan Saal, a high-ranking member of the Nova Corps, in “GotG.” He is the character who memorably states that the Guardians are a bunch of “a-holes.”

After enjoying villain Moff Gideon in “The Mandalorian,” Giancarlo Esposito is Sidewinder in “Captain America: Courageous New World.”

The “Breaking Dangerous” star isn’t any stranger to enjoying the dangerous man in each universes.

In “The Mandalorian” he performs the Darksaber-carrying Moff Gideon. In “Captain America: Courageous New World” he is the gun-toting Sidewinder, a mercenary out for Cap alongside along with his crew, The Serpent Society.