THE AVENGERS adaptation (2010s decade)
by dylanemery22 | created - 11 Apr 2015 | updated - 14 Dec 2020 | PublicNote: If you disagree with my picks, remember, this is all opinion based. So comment below if you like or dislike my choices for this list.
1. Chris Evans
Actor | The Avengers
Christopher Robert Evans is an American actor, film producer, and director. Evans began his acting career in typical fashion: performing in school productions and community theatre.
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Lisa (Capuano), who worked at the Concord Youth Theatre, and G. ...
Steve Rogers a.k.a. Captain America
2. Robert Downey Jr.
Actor | Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr. has evolved into one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. With an amazing list of credits to his name, he has managed to stay new and fresh even after over four decades in the business.
Downey was born April 4, 1965 in Manhattan, New York, the son of writer, director and ...
Tony Stark a.k.a. Iron Man
3. Chris Hemsworth
Actor | Snow White and the Huntsman
Christopher "Chris" Hemsworth was born on August 11, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Leonie Hemsworth (née van Os), an English teacher & Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counselor. His brothers are actors, Liam Hemsworth & Luke Hemsworth; he is of Dutch (from his immigrant maternal ...
Thor
4. Mark Ruffalo
Actor | Spotlight
Award-winning actor Mark Ruffalo was born on November 22, 1967, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, of humble means to father Frank Lawrence Ruffalo, a construction painter and Marie Rose (Hebert), a stylist and hairdresser; his father's ancestry is Italian and his mother is of half French-Canadian and half ...
Bruce Banner / The Hulk
5. Michael Douglas
Actor | Wall Street
A legendary actor with 50 celebrated years of film, television and producing experience, Michael Douglas is known for his era-defining roles and enduring cultural impact.
In addition to his career accomplishments, Douglas has remained a steadfast public servant, activist and philanthropist dedicated...
Hank Pym
6. Paul Rudd
Actor | Ant-Man
Paul Stephen Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey. His parents, Michael and Gloria, both from Jewish families, were born in the London area, U.K. He has one sister, who is three years younger than he is. Paul traveled with his family during his early years, because of his father's airline job at ...
Scott Lang
7. Michelle Pfeiffer
Actress | The Fabulous Baker Boys
Michelle Pfeiffer was born in Santa Ana, California to Dick and Donna Pfeiffer. She has an older brother and two younger sisters - Dedee Pfeiffer, and Lori Pfeiffer, who both dabbled in acting and modeling but decided against making it their lives' work. She graduated from Fountain Valley High ...
Janet van Dyne a.k.a. The Wasp
8. Jeremy Renner
Actor | The Hurt Locker
Jeremy Lee Renner was born in Modesto, California, the son of Valerie (Tague) and Lee Renner, who managed a bowling alley. After a tumultuous yet happy childhood with his four younger siblings, Renner graduated from Beyer High School and attended Modesto Junior College. He explored several areas of...
Clint Barton a.k.a. Hawkeye
9. Evan Peters
Actor | X-Men: Apocalypse
Evan Peters was born in 1987 in St. Louis, Missouri to Phil and Julie Peters. When his father's job was transferred, the family moved to Grand Blanc, Michigan. There, Evan began taking acting classes and at age 15, he moved with his mother to Los Angeles in hopes of pursuing a career in the ...
Pietro Maximoff a.k.a. Quicksilver
10. Elizabeth Olsen
Actress | Martha Marcy May Marlene
Elizabeth Chase "Lizzie" Olsen (born February 16, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the films Silent House (2011), Liberal Arts (2012), Godzilla (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and Captain America: Civil War (2016). For her role in the critically-acclaimed Martha ...
Wanda Maximoff a.k.a. Scarlet Witch
11. Chadwick Boseman
Actor | Black Panther
Chadwick Boseman was an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of T'Challa / Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe from 2016 to 2019, particularly in Black Panther (2018), and for his starring roles as several pioneering Americans, Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013), James Brown in Get on...
T'Challa a.k.a. Black Panther
12. Paul Bettany
Actor | WandaVision
Paul Bettany is an English actor. He first came to the attention of mainstream audiences when he appeared in the British film Gangster No. 1 (2000), and director Brian Helgeland's film A Knight's Tale (2001). He has gone on to appear in a wide variety of films, including A Beautiful Mind (2001), ...
The Vision
13. Scarlett Johansson
Actress | Lost in Translation
Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born on November 22, 1984 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Her mother, Melanie Sloan is from a Jewish family from the Bronx and her father, Karsten Johansson is a Danish-born architect from Copenhagen. She has a sister, Vanessa Johansson, who is also an actress, ...
Natasha Romanoff a.k.a. Black Widow
14. Pom Klementieff
Actress | Avengers: Infinity War
Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She was trained at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has appeared in such films as Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She plays the role of Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the ...
Mantis
15. Rachael Taylor
Actress | Transformers
Rachael Taylor grew up in Tasmania, Australia, with her parents Nigel and Christine Taylor. She began modelling during her teens, working for the Skye-Jilly International agency. She competed for Miss Teen Tasmania, as well as the Miss Universe/Miss World state finals. She moved to Sydney to ...
Patricia 'Patsy' Walker a.k.a. Hellcat
16. Brie Larson
Actress | Room
Brie Larson has built an impressive career as an acclaimed television actress, rising feature film star and emerging recording artist. A native of Sacramento, Brie started studying drama at the early age of 6, as the youngest student ever to attend the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco...
Carol Danvers a.k.a. Captain Marvel
17. Anthony Mackie
Actor | The Hurt Locker
Anthony Mackie is an American actor. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Martha (Gordon) and Willie Mackie, Sr., who owned a business, Mackie Roofing. Anthony has been featured in feature films, television series and Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, including Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, ...
Sam Wilson a.k.a. The Falcon
18. Adrianne Palicki
Actress | G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Adrianne Palicki was born in Toledo, Ohio, to Nancy (French) and Jeffrey Palicki. Her father is of Polish and Hungarian descent, and her mother is of English and German ancestry. Adrianne graduated from Whitmer High School. She did not take the stage in her first play until she was a sophomore at ...
Bobbi Morse a.k.a. Mockingbird
19. Terrence Howard
Actor | Crash
Terrence Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Anita Jeanine Williams (née Hawkins) and Tyrone Howard. He was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His love for acting came naturally, through summers spent with his great-grandmother, New York stage actress Minnie Gentry. He later began his acting career ...
James 'Rhodey' Rhodes a.k.a. War Machine
20. Tom Holland
Actor | Spider-Man: Homecoming
Thomas Stanley Holland was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, to Nicola Elizabeth (Frost), a photographer, and Dominic Holland (Dominic Anthony Holland), who is a comedian and author. His paternal grandparents were from the Isle of Man and Ireland, respectively. He lives with his parents and ...
Peter Parker a.k.a. Spider-Man
21. Samuel L. Jackson
Actor | Pulp Fiction
Samuel L. Jackson is an American producer and highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 100 films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000), Formula 51 (2001), Black Snake Moan (2006), Snakes on a Plane (2006), and the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005), ...
Nick Fury
22. Ryan Reynolds
Actor | Deadpool 2
Ryan Rodney Reynolds was born on October 23, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the youngest of four children. His father, James Chester Reynolds, was a food wholesaler, and his mother, Tamara Lee "Tammy" (Stewart), worked as a retail-store saleswoman. He has Irish and Scottish ancestry. ...
Wade Wilson a.k.a. Deadpool
23. Thomas Kretschmann
Actor | King Kong
Thomas Kretschmann was born in East Germany. Before becoming an actor, he was a swimmer. He has acted in several popular American movies, such as Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), The Pianist (2002), U-571 (2000), In Enemy Hands (2004), etc. He has three children, Nicolas, Stella and Sascha with ...
Baron Wolfgang von Strucker
24. Daniel Brühl
Actor | Rush
Daniel Brühl was born in Barcelona, Spain. His father was German TV director Hanno Brühl (1937-2010), who was born in São Paulo, Brazil. His Spanish mother was a teacher. He also has a brother and a sister, Oliver and Miriam. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Cologne, Germany, where he ...
Helmut Zemo
25. Benicio Del Toro
Actor | Sicario
Benicio Del Toro emerged in the mid-1990s as one of the most watchable and charismatic character actors to come along in years. A favorite of film buffs, Del Toro gained mainstream public attention as the conflicted but basically honest Mexican policeman in Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000).
...
Taneleer Tivan a.k.a. The Collector
26. Frank Grillo
Actor | The Grey
The oldest of three children, Frank Grillo was born in New York City, to an Italian-American family. He grew up in upstate New York, and got his first taste of acting in high school where he was in many plays. Frank was also a gifted athlete and his dream was to play sports professionally. Frank ...
Brock Rumlow a.k.a. Crossbones
27. Jeff Goldblum
Actor | Jurassic Park
Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum was born October 22, 1952 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of four children of Shirley (Temeles), a radio broadcaster who also ran an appliances firm, and Harold L. Goldblum, a doctor. His father was of Russian Jewish descent and his mother was of Austrian Jewish ancestry.
...
The Grandmaster
28. Tom Hiddleston
Actor | The Avengers
Thomas William Hiddleston was born in Westminster, London, to English-born Diana Patricia (Servaes) and Scottish-born James Norman Hiddleston. His mother is a former stage manager, and his father, a scientist, was the managing director of a pharmaceutical company. He started off at the preparatory ...
Loki
29. Lee Pace
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy
One of the most versatile actors working in Hollywood today, Lee Pace has established himself as a powerful leading man, consistently delivering compelling performances in film, television, and on stage.
Pace will next be seen in the highly anticipated Apple TV+ series FOUNDATION. Scheduled for a ...
Ronan the Accuser
30. Hugo Weaving
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Hugo Wallace Weaving was born on April 4, 1960 in Nigeria, to English parents Anne (Lennard), a tour guide and teacher, and Wallace Weaving, a seismologist. Hugo has an older brother, Simon, and a younger sister, Anna, who both also live and work in Australia. During his early childhood, the ...
Johann Schmidt a.k.a. The Red Skull
31. Josh Brolin
Actor | Avengers: Endgame
Rugged features and a natural charm have worked for Josh Brolin, the son of actor James Brolin. He has played roles as a policeman, a hunter, and the President of the United States.
Brolin was born February 12, 1968 in Santa Monica, California, to Jane Cameron (Agee), a Texas-born wildlife activist,...
Thanos
32. James Spader
Actor | The Blacklist
James Todd Spader was born on February 7, 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of teachers Jean (Fraser) and Stoddard Greenwood "Todd" Spader. He attended Phillips Academy in Andover with director Peter Sellars; he dropped out in eleventh grade. He bused tables, shoveled manure, and taught yoga ...
Ultron
33. Sarah Finn
Casting_director | Crash
Sarah Finn was born on February 1, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a casting director and producer, known for Crash (2004), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).
casting director
34. Trent Opaloch
Cinematographer | District 9
Trent Opaloch is a Canadian cinematographer best known for his work with directors Neill Blomkamp and the Russo brothers.
His major works include District 9 (2009), Elysium (2013), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Chappie (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016) Avengers: Infinity War (...
cinematographer
35. Jeffrey Ford
Editor | Captain America: Civil War
Jeffrey Ford is known for Captain America: Civil War (2016), The Avengers (2012) and Public Enemies (2009).
editor #1
36. Lisa Lassek
Editor | The Avengers
Lisa Lassek is known for The Avengers (2012), The Cabin in the Woods (2011) and Serenity (2005).
editor #2
37. Alan Silvestri
Composer | The Polar Express
In his ongoing, decades-long career as a composer, Alan Silvestri has blazed an innovative trail with his exciting and melodic scores, winning the applause of Hollywood and movie audiences the world over. With a credit list of over 100 films Silvestri has composed some of the most recognizable and ...
music score
38. James Chinlund
Production_designer | The Batman
James Chinlund is known for The Batman (2022), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and The Fountain (2006).
production designer
39. Beat Frutiger
Art_director | Avengers: Endgame
Beat Frutiger is known for Avengers: Endgame (2019), Star Trek (2009) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).
art director
40. Leslie Pope
Set_decorator | Avengers: Endgame
Leslie Pope was born on June 2, 1954 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. She was a set decorator and art director, known for Avengers: Endgame (2019), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Seabiscuit (2003). She was married to Doug Fischer. She died on May 6, 2020 in Venice, California, USA.
set decorator
41. Shawna Trpcic
Costume_department | The Core
Shawna Trpcic was a three-time Emmy nominee and winner of the Costume Designers Guild Award in 2022. She began her career after being encouraged by a teacher to pursue art (rather than becoming a truck driver which had been her first choice) and proceeded to study fashion at the Otis College of Art...
costume designer
42. John Blake
Make_up_department | Planet of the Apes
John Blake is known for Planet of the Apes (2001), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017).
makeup department head
43. Jennifer Bell
Make_up_department | Hacks
Jennifer Bell is known for Hacks (2021), Little Women (2019) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
hair department head
44. Chris Castaldi
Assistant_director | Iron Man
Chris Castaldi is known for Iron Man (2008), Man of Steel (2013) and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
first assistant director
45. Sam Hargrave
Actor | Extraction
Sam Hargrave is known for Extraction (2020), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Atomic Blonde (2017).
second unit director / fight and stunt coordinator
46. Vance Kovacs
Art_department | Black Panther
Vance Kovacs is known for Black Panther (2018), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014).
concept art
47. Nathan Schroeder
Art_department | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Nathan Schroeder is known for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and The Batman (2022).
illustrator
48. Jim Mitchell
Art_department | The Jungle Book
Jim Mitchell is known for The Jungle Book (2016), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and The Avengers (2012).
storyboard/s
49. Shannon Mills
Sound_department | Avengers: Endgame
Shannon started his career in film sound working with some of the most talented people in the business. Getting a job as the Sound Librarian at Skywalker Sound, he quickly began work for the likes of Christopher Boyes, Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns, and George Watters. After working as Gary ...
sound designer
50. Daniel Laurie
Sound_department | Avengers: Endgame
Daniel Laurie is known for Avengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).
supervising sound editor
51. Juan Peralta
Sound_department | Avengers: Endgame
Juan Peralta is known for Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Doctor Strange (2016).
sound re-recording mixer
52. John Pritchett
Sound_department | Avengers: Endgame
John Pritchett Is known for his work as a production sound mixer on movies including Dirty Dancing, Avengers, Endgame, The Road to Perdition and News of the World. He also has credits as an actor and assistant director. He also received the Career Lifetime Achievement Award from the CAS. He has ...
sound mixer
53. Daniel Sudick
Special_effects | Avengers: Endgame
Daniel Sudick is known for Avengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Black Panther (2018).
special effects supervisor
54. Dan DeLeeuw
Visual_effects | Avengers: Endgame
Dan DeLeeuw is known for Avengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).
visual effects supervisor
55. Geoffrey Haley
Camera_department | Avengers: Infinity War
Geoffrey Haley is known for Avengers: Infinity War (2018), American Hustle (2013) and F9: The Fast Saga (2021).
camera operator
56. James Lin
James Lin was born in Florida, USA. He got his start scouting for automotive print ads and commercials. He is known for Fast Five (2011), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Captain America Civil War (2016), Avengers Infinity War (2018) and Avengers Endgame (2019). He got his start in the ...
location manager
57. Kevin Feige
Producer | Black Panther
Kevin Feige is an American film producer who has produced every Marvel Cinematic Universe film since Iron Man. He got his start as an associate and executive producer for the Sam Raimi Spider-Man films, Daredevil, The Punisher, Ang Lee's Hulk, the original X-Men trilogy, Blade: Trinity and Tim ...
producer
58. Joss Whedon
Producer | Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Joss Whedon is the middle of five brothers - his younger brothers are Jed Whedon and Zack Whedon. Both his father, Tom Whedon and his grandfather, John Whedon were successful television writers. Joss' mother, Lee Stearns, was a history teacher and she also wrote novels as Lee Whedon. Whedon was ...
writer / director
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