The God of Thunder himself, Thor, has been played by Chris Hemsworth for a decade and counting.
Valkyrie, played by Tessa Thompson, is now the King of Asgard after joining up with Thor as part of the “Revengers.”
Natalie Portman made her debut as Jane Foster in 2011’s “Thor” …
And 11 years later, Portman became the Mighty Thor in “Thor: Love and Thunder.”
Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, was played by Robert Downey Jr. for just over a decade, from 2008 to 2019.
Gwyneth Paltrow played Pepper Potts, Tony’s longtime assistant and eventual wife — and a superhero in her own right, Rescue.
Tony’s other best friend, James “Rhodey” Rhodes (or War Machine or Iron Patriot), was played by Terrence Howard for the first “Iron Man” and then recast with Don Cheadle. Cheadle was nominated for an Emmy for his performance in “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.”
Bruce Banner was originally played by Edward Norton but was recast with Mark Ruffalo for all subsequent appearances.
One of the newest heroes to be added to the Avengers is Shang-Chi, played by Simu Liu. In the comics, he’s the most skilled martial artist in the world.
Nick Fury, former head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and famed super-spy, has been around for decades and has had many designs throughout the years. This is what he originally looked like — and here’s how Samuel L. Jackson portrays him.
Paul Bettany made his MCU on-screen debut as Vision in 2015 after years of voicing J.A.R.V.I.S., Tony Stark’s artificial intelligence system.
Maria Hill is one of Nick Fury’s most loyal allies and a former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. She’s played by Cobie Smulders.
Peter Quill or Star-Lord of the Guardians of the Galaxy is played by Chris Pratt.
Gamora, an assassin turned hero and adopted daughter of Thanos, is played by Zoe Saldana.
We finally got a more comics-accurate purple costume for Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye in the finale of his Disney+ series — at least, more comics-accurate to the Matt Fraction 2012 comics run that the show is based on.
Anthony Mackie’s character Sam Wilson, or Falcon, has a more toned-down appearance from his comics look. He’s also one of Steve’s closest friends …leading him to take over as the new Captain America.
Moon Knight was introduced to the MCU in March 2022, as played by Oscar Isaac in the Disney+ series of the same name. In the comics, Moon Knight (real name Marc Spector) is a vigilante with dissociative identity disorder who moonlights as a servant of the Egyptian moon god Khonshu.
Captain Marvel, real name Carol Danvers, became the first female Marvel superhero with her own movie in 2019. She’s played by Brie Larson.
Black Panther, King T’Challa of Wakanda, was introduced in “Captain America: Civil War.” He was played by Chadwick Boseman until his death in 2020, with his last performance as T’Challa in “What If…?”
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To be fair, in the comic he usually looks like wearing all white though.