Best Superhero Movie Actors
Robert John Downey Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor and producer. His career has included critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, and a resurgence of commercial success in middle age. (I know I already posted this on another survey, but I feel it needs to be heard by all.) RDJ deserves to be higher than Batman. I know Batman is Batman, but I feel he is overrated. Sorry, fanboys, attack me as you please.
Anyway, without RDJ's stellar performance in Iron Man as everybody's favorite genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist, we would have way fewer superhero movies, which would suck for a superhero geek like myself. Believe it or not, Iron Man was originally an obscure character. He was better known than Star-Lord but was definitely not popular. RDJ changed all that with his flawless performances as Iron Man and (in a sense) created a new popular genre. So thank you, RDJ. Not only do I love everything about you, but I am also grateful for your talent.
Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Forbes magazine... read more He did a fantastic job showing both sides of the character. He took Batman and superheroes to a new level that no one has been able to touch.
Christian Bale is the best Batman of our time. He has an epic voice and a strong performance. Epic.
The best actor. His action peaks in the Dark Knight trilogy. No one can replace him in the role of Batman.
Hugh Michael Jackman (born October 12, 1968) is an Australian actor, producer and musician. Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as superhero, period, and romance characters. Really, people? Christian Bale at #1? He was average at best. I can play Batman better than he did. No, I can't - that's a lie, but Michael Keaton definitely beat him as Batman.
I was almost tempted to go for Robert Downey Jr., but I like X-Men: Days of Future Past better than Iron Man. Sue me. Hugh Jackman as Wolverine is maybe in the top ten casting choices of all time, right alongside Heath Ledger as the Joker and J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson. (Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump probably tops that list, though.)
I can't put my thoughts into words without spoiling any of the movies, so if you haven't already, go buy them.
Tobias Vincent "Tobey" Maguire is an American actor and film producer who gained recognition for his film roles in Pleasantville, The Cider House Rules, Wonder Boys, Spider-Man, Seabiscuit, Spider-Man 2, The Good German, Spider-Man 3, Brothers, and The Great Gatsby. He was nominated for the Screen Actors... read more He's my childhood hero. He will always be Spider-Man. His performance may be kind of different from the character in the comics, but I don't care. I watched him as I grew up. He stopped the train in Spider-Man 2. I could not hold my tears even as a child.
His Spider-Man and Christian Bale's Batman will always be my favorite superheroes of all time.
Chris Hemsworth is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Away and as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor, The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World, Avengers: Age of Ultron Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame... read more He always does what it takes to look like his character. My family loves him, and that is why you should vote for Chris Hemsworth!
He has the exact body language of Thor. Like Robert Downey Jr., no one can play the role of Thor better than Chris Hemsworth. My favorite superhero is also Thor.
Christopher Robert Evans is an American actor. Evans is best known for his superhero roles as the Marvel Comics characters Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Human Torch in Fantastic Four. Chris Evans played Captain America so well. Cap would be a really hard person to play because his morals (and Peggy) are most important to him.
Also, he is an old man, so playing this character would be so hard, and no one could have done a better job than Chris Evans.
Chris Evans is the best because he plays Captain America AND the Human Torch. Also, Captain America is the best superhero.
He is Captain America! He should be number 1!
Christopher D'Olier Reeve was an American actor who played DC comic book superhero Superman, beginning with the acclaimed Superman, for which he won a BAFTA Award. Christopher Reeve is the King of Kings of Superhero Movie Portrayals of All Time! And Christopher Reeve is the King of Kings of Superman Portrayals of All Time! He should be at number 1 here, not Robert Downey Jr.
The only person who perfectly portrayed Superman. Lots of these other actors are great, but Reeve really embodied who he was acting as.
Chris surpasses everyone on this list, hands down. He is the best actor ever!
Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian actor and producer. He portrayed Michael Bergen on the ABC sitcom Two Guys and a Girl, Billy Simpson in the YTV Canadian teen soap opera Hillside, as well as Marvel Comics characters Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity, Wade Wilson / Weapon XI in X-Men Origins: Wolverine,... read more Hate me as you wish, but I LOVE Green Lantern. I know the movie was bad, but I didn't mind his performance. I am voting for him because I feel this movie was needlessly hated on.
And we can't forget about his awesome powers, right?
Straight badass. Born to play this role.
Funny, badass, and bloody amazing - what else can you ask for? He is Deadpool.
Heath Andrew Ledger was an Australian actor and director. After performing roles in Australian television and film during the 1990s, Ledger left for the United States in 1998 to develop his film career.
Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), professionally known as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. He is best known for portraying the DC Comics superhero Bruce Wayne / Batman in the films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), and is set to reprise the role in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU)... read more Best actor and Batman of his time.
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Elizabeth Chase "Lizzie" Olsen is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films Silent House, Liberal Arts, Godzilla, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War. She was also critically acclaimed for her role in Martha Marcy May Marlene. An astounding all-around presentation from Olsen in WandaVision - from nailing the comedy of sitcoms, to the tone of underlying horror, and the emotional heartbreak of her character.
Chilling performance in both WandaVision and Multiverse of Madness. An Emmy nomination was rightfully deserved.
Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American actor and film producer. He achieved prominence and critical acclaim in the early 1990s with films such as Jungle Fever, Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance, Jurassic Park and his collaborations with director Quentin Tarantino including Pulp Fiction, Jackie... read more (Again, I posted this on another list, but whatever, people need to hear it.) He is THE Nick Fury. They redesigned him as Black and based his appearance on Samuel L. Jackson. That ALONE is cool enough to get him in the top 5.
He is older, but he can fight the villains just as well as the Avengers. He created and assembled the Avengers Initiative. How much more evidence do I need? Come on, people! Vote for Samuel. He should be at least higher than Chris Hemsworth (people probably voted for him thanks to his looks).
Nick Fury. We would not have the Avengers without Samuel L. Jackson.
Mark Alan Ruffalo is an American actor, producer, and political activist who made his screen debut in an episode of CBS Summer Playhouse, followed by minor film roles.
Edward Harrison Norton is an American actor, filmmaker and activist. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for his work in the films Primal Fear, American History X and Birdman.
Thomas Stanley "Tom" Holland is an English actor and dancer. Holland is known for playing Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and starring in the 2012 film The Impossible. He started his career in 2008 when he played the lead role named Billy Elliot in Billy Elliot The Musical on Broadway in... read more Because he is so amazing and hot and is a great actor. I love him so much.
Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress, model, and singer. She made her film debut in North (1994).Johansson is considered one of Hollywood's modern sex symbols and has frequently appeared on published lists of the sexiest women in the world.
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Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill is a British actor. He began his career with roles in the feature film adaptations of The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and I Capture the Castle (2003). Cavill gained international recognition in the 2010s for his portrayal of Clark Kent/Superman in the DC Extended Universe... read more
Sir Patrick Stewart is an English actor whose career has included roles on stage, television, and film.
Sir Ian Murray McKellen is an English actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BIF Award, two Saturn Awards, four Drama Desk Awards and two Critics' Choice Awards.
Ronald Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in Quest for Fire (1981), Salvatore in The Name of the Rose (1986), Vincent in the television series Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990), for which he won a Golden Globe Award, One in The City of Lost... read more
Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Jennifer Anne Garner is an American actress and film producer. She made her film debut in the comedy Dude, Where's My Car. Following her debut, she appeared in several notable films. These include Juno, Daredevil, Dallas Buyers Club, and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
He deserves to be in the top five. The best and most exact superhero portrayal after Christian Bale's Batman, Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, and Henry Cavill's Superman.
I wish there was more of him for me to put him higher on the list, sadly. He was my favorite for a long time.
Kevin Conroy (November 30, 1955 - November 10, 2022) was an actor known for portraying the DC character Batman from Batman: the Animated Series & many more. He died on November 10, 2022, after a short battle with cancer.