Don’t tell anyone…but the other day at work….my mind went wandering.  Where did it wonder to you ask?  Well….recently re-watched Deadpool 2.  This got me to thinking (a) Ryan Reynolds has to be happy with this version of Deadpool (b) Ryan Reynolds is probably happy to be away from DC movies and finally (c) How many other actors have appeared in both the Marvel and DC movie universes? 

     So I quietly grabbed a piece of paper and a pencil and starting writing down the actors/actresses (that I could think off) that had been in a Marvel and DC movie.  This of course got me thinking that it would make a good UMR subject.  So with the awesome help of WoC (Wife of Cogerson) we came up with this list of 70 actors and actresses that have appeared in at least one Marvel and one DC movie.

1. Michael Keaton played DC’s Batman and Marvel’s Vulture

 

2. Ryan Reynolds played Marvel’s Deadpool and DC’s Green Lantern

3.  Christian Bale played Marvel’s Gor and DC’s Batman

4. Ben Affleck played DC’s Batman and Marvel’s Daredevil

5. Halle Berry played Marvel’s Storm and DC’s Catwoman

6. Josh Brolin played Marvel’s Cable & Thanos and DC’s Jonah Hex

7. Jared Leto played Marvel’s Morbius & DC’s Joker

8. Tom Hardy played DCs Bane in The Dark Knight Rises and Marvel’s Venom

9. Tommy Lee Jones played Marvel’s Colonel Phillips in Captain America and DC’s Two-Face

10. Laurence Fishburne played Marvel’s Silver Surfer & Goliath and DC’s Perry White

 

11. Sylvester Stallone played Marvel’s Stakar Ogord in the Guardian movies and DC’s King Shark in Suicide Squad

12. James Marsden played Marvel’s Cyclops in the X-Men movies and DC’s Richard White in Superman Returns

13. Danny Huston played Marvel’s Stryker in Wolverine and DC’s Ludendorff in Wonder Woman

14. Idris Elba played DC’s Robert DuBois in Suicide Squad and Marvel’s Heimdall in the Thor movies

15. Michael Fassbender played DC’s Burke in Jonah Hex and Marvel’s Magneto in the X-Men movies

16. Angela Bassett played Marvel’s Ramonda in Black Panther and DC’s Dr. Waller in Green Lantern

17. Tim Robbins played Marvel’s Phil Blumburtt in Howard the Duck and DC’s Hammond in Green Lantern

18. Michael Rooker played Marvel’s Yondu in The Guardians of the Galaxy Movies and DC’s Savant in Suicide Squad

 

19. Tao Okamoto played Marvel’s Mariko Yashida in The Wolverine and DC’s Mercy Graves in Batman vs Superman

20. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje played Marvel’s Dark Elf Algrim in the Thor movies and DC’s Killer Croc in Suicide Squad

21. Benjamin Bratt played DC’s Tom Lone in Catwoman and Marvel’s Jonathan Pangborn in Doctor Strange

22. J.K. Simmons played Marvel’s Jonah Jamerson in the Spider-Man movies and DC’s Commissioner Gordon in Justice League

23. Michelle Pfeiffer played DC’s Catwoman in Batman Returns and Marvel’s Janet van Dyne in Ant-Man and Wasp

24. Jon Favreau played an assistant in DC’s Batman Forever and Marvel’s Happy Hogan in the Iron Man movies….where he played RDJ’s assistant.

25. Terrence Stamp played DC’s General Zod in Superman II and Marvel’s Stick in Elektra

26. Taika Waitit played Marvel’s Korg in Thor 3 and Ryan Reynold’s best friend in DC’s Green Lantern

27.  Willem Dafoe played the Green Goblin in Marvel’s Spider-Man and Vulko in DC’s Aquaman.

28.  Ben Mendelsohn played Dagget in DC’s The Dark Knight Rises and Talos in Marvel’s Captain Marvel.

29.  Zachary Levi played Fandral in Marvel’s Thor movies and Shazam in DC’s SHAZAM!.

30.  Chris Pine voiced the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Marvel’s Spider-Man:Into The Spider-Verse and played Steve Trevor in DC’s Wonder Woman.

31.  Djimon Hounsou has played Korath in two Marvel movies (Captain Marvel & Guardians of the Galaxy) while playing the Wizard in DC’s SHAZAM! and providing the voice for DC’s King Ricou in Aquaman.

32.  Zoë Kravitz was Marvel’s Angel in X-Men Movies and DC’s Selina Kyle in The Batman.

Rest of the DC/Marvel Crossover Bunch

Thespian Name – Marvel Movie – DC Movie

Doug Abrahams – Fantastic Four (2005) Man of Steel (2013)
Kwesi Ameyaw – Blade: Trinity (2004) Man of Steel (2013)
Michasha Armstrong – Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) Catwoman (2004)
Zazie Beetz –  Deadpool 2 & Suicide Squad
Bambadjan Bamba – Black Panther (2018) Suicide Squad (2016)
Wes Bentley – Ghost Rider (2007) Jonah Hex (2010)
Jack Betts – Spider-Man (2002) Batman & Robin (1997)
Richard Brake – Thor: The Dark World (2013) Batman Begins (2005)
Maureen Brennan – Logan (2017) Jonah Hex (2010)
Brent Briscoe – Spider-Man 2 (2004) The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Clancy Brown – Thor: Ragnarok (2017) Green Lantern (2011)
Richard Cetrone – Thor (2011) Man of Steel (2013)
Kenneth Choi – Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Suicide Squad (2016)
Coolio – Daredevil (2003) Batman & Robin (1997)
Brett Cullen – Ghost Rider (2007) The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
David Dastmalchian – Ant-Man (2015) The Dark Knight (2008)
Tim DeZarn  – Spider-Man (2002) Steel (1997)
Mike Dopud – X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Man of Steel (2013)
MIchael Clarke Duncan – Daredevil (2003) Green Lantern (2011)
David Fabrizio  – X-Men 2 (2003) Superman Returns (2006)
Christopher Fairbank – Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Batman (1989)
Benita Ha – X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) Catwoman (2004)
Chin Han – Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) The Dark Knight (2008)
Christopher Heyerdahl – Blade: Trinity (2004) Catwoman (2004)
Ciarán Hinds – Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011) Justice League (2017)
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith – Doctor Strange (2016) Justice League (2017)
Doug Hutchison – Punisher: War Zone (2008) Batman & Robin (1997)
Doug Jones – Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) Batman Returns (1992)
Florence Kasumba – Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Wonder Woman (2017)
Brad Kelly – X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) Man of Steel (2013)
Henry Kingi – Blade (1998) Batman Returns (1992)
Michael Kopsa –  Fantastic Four (2005) Watchmen (2009)
Jill Krop – Blade: Trinity (2004) Catwoman (2004)
Michael Reid MacKay -X-Men 2 (2003) Batman & Robin (1997)
Joe Mangianello  Spider-Man (2002)  Justice League (2017)
Michael Massee – The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) Catwoman (2004)
Gonzalo Menendez – Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Callan Mulvey  – Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Michael Murphy – X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) Batman Returns (1992)
Lance E. Nichols – Fantastic Four (2015) Green Lantern (2011)
Michael Papajohn – Hulk (2003) Jonah Hex (2010)
Parker Posey – Blade: Trinity (2004) Superman Returns (2006)
Julian Richings – X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) Man of Steel (2013)
Darryl Scheelar – Blade: Trinity (2004) Watchmen (2009)
Rade Serbedzija  – X-Men: First Class (2011) Batman Begins (2005)
Ian Tracey  – Elektra (2005) Man of Steel (2013)
Peter Wingfield – X-Men 2 (2003) Catwoman (2004)
Ray Wise – X-Men: First Class (2011) Swamp Thing (1982)
Jeff Wolfe – The Avengers (2012) Green Lantern (2011)

*To make this list….the actor had to be billed in the Top 50 of the IMDb credits.   There are many others that could make this list….but they include mostly people who appeared in uncredited/extra work.

**We also only tried to look at Marvel/DC Superhero Movies…..so movies like The Losers we not considered.