15 Actors and Actresses Who Played Multiple Characters in Comic Book Adaptations (17 Photos)
Many modern Hollywood actors and actresses have starred in superhero films during their careers. Moreover, some of them managed to do this more than once. Here is a list of famous actors and actresses who managed to play several comic book characters at once. 
Nowadays, the superhero movie genre has gained such momentum that appearing in it is extremely beneficial for actors in terms of career development and future prospects. Actors from comic book films are always in full view of the viewer and producers, who are ready to offer them new prominent projects.
We know the two main suppliers of comic books very well: Marvel Comics and DC Comics. Their representatives do not at all require the actors to make a choice in favor of one, and they can easily play for both. However, most often only once, since comic book universes tend to build relationships between all films, so that one actor or actress = one character.
Let's look at the list of those famous movie stars who managed to play several comic book characters at once. Basically, it's all the same Marvel and DC, but there are some exceptions. In general, there are quite a few such examples, so we took the most noticeable ones.
Ben Affleck 
Twice superhero!
He played the title character Matt Murdock in Daredevil (2003) and Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad (2016) and two versions of Justice League (2017, 2021).
Chris Evans 
Twice superhero!
He played Johnny Storm (Human Torch) in the films Fantastic Four (2005) and its 2007 sequel, as well as Steve Rogers (Captain America) in the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Christian Bale 
Once a superhero and a supervillain.
He played Batman in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy (2005-2012) and Gorr the Godkiller in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
Michelle Pfeiffer 
She played Selina Kyle (Catwoman) in the film Batman Returns (1992) and the heroine Janet Van Dyne (Wasp) in the film Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
Ryan Reynolds 
Once he was definitely a superhero, and the second time he was ambiguous, but also quite a superhero.
He played Hal Jordan in the film Green Lantern (2011) and Wade Wilson in two parts of the film Deadpool (2016, 2018).
By the way, he also played another version of Deadpool in the movie X-Men Origins. Wolverine" (2009).
Halle Berry 
Twice superheroine!
She played Ororo Monroe (Storm) in three parts of the X-Men franchise (2000-2006) and Selina Kyle in the film Catwoman (2004).
Michael B. Jordan 
Once a superhero and a supervillain. And both times in Marvel films.
He played Johnny Storm in the 2015 version of Fantastic Four and the villain N'Jadaki (Killmonger) in Black Panther (2018).
Scarlett Johansson 
Once a villain and a superheroine.
She played Silk Thread in The Avenger (2008) and Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films.
"Avenger" (Spirit) is a film based on the DC comic book series of the same name.
Samuel L. Jackson 
One supervillain and one superhero!
He played the villain Octopus in the film The Avenger (2008) and Nick Fury in the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Michael Keaton 
Once a superhero and a supervillain.
He played Batman in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992) and the villain Adrian Toomes (Vulture) in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017).
Tom Hardy 
A supervillain and controversial character on the verge of good and evil.
He played Bane in The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Eddie Brock in Venom and Venom 2 (2018, 2021).
Josh Brolin 
Twice supervillain! Although in the second case everything is ambiguous.
He played Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame (2018-2019) and Nathan Summers (Cable) in Deadpool 2 (2018).
By the way, Brolin also played the main character in an unusual film based on DC comics - the fantasy western Jonah Hex (2010). This is one of the worst DC film projects, it was included in our selection on this topic, take a look.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson 
Twice superhero!
He played the title character Dave Lizewski in Kick-Ass (2010) and Pietro Maximoff (Quicksilver) in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).
Kick-Ass is a comic published by Icon Comics, which is a subsidiary of Marvel Comics.
Jim carrey 
Once a supervillain and a hero.
He played Edward Nygma (The Riddler) in Batman Forever (1995) and Sal Bertolini (Colonel America) in Kick-Ass 2 (2013).
Colin Farrell 
Twice supervillain! It's still hard to believe that this is the same actor.
He played the villain Bullseye in Daredevil (2003) and the villain Penguin in Batman (2022).
Bonus: J.K. Simmons 
Twice he played the role of a minor and quite positive comic book character.
Played Jay Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002-2007) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), as well as Commissioner James Gordon in the films Justice League and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2016 and 2021).
