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14 Marvel stars who got tattoos in honor of their movies and shows
Olivia Singh
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- Some actors have commemorated their Marvel roles by getting tattoos.
- Five of the six original "Avengers" stars got matching tattoos.
Five original "Avengers" stars — Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, and Jeremy Renner — got matching tattoos in 2018.
![Five original "Avengers" stars — Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, and Jeremy Renner — got matching tattoos in 2018.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-96523173,width-700,height-525,imgsize-90482/five-original-quotavengersquot-stars-x2014-robert-downey-jr-scarlett-johansson-chris-hemsworth-chris-evans-and-jeremy-renner-x2014-got-matching-tattoos-in-2018-.jpg)
Missing from the group was the sixth original group member, Mark Ruffalo (Hulk/Bruce Banner), who opted against getting inked because he's "afraid of needles."
Downey Jr.'s tattoo is on his right forearm, Johansson's is on her bicep, Renner's is on the back of his neck, and Hemsworth's is on the right side of his torso.
It's unclear where Evans' ink is located, but according to Page Six, it's on the right side of his torso.
The idea for matching tattoos came from Johansson and Evans. The design was created by Josh Lord, an artist at New York's East Side Ink who has also done several pieces for Johansson.
In a January 2019 interview with Revolver magazine, Lord said that he worked with the stars to create a design that everyone agreed on and represented their Marvel journeys.
If you look closely at the ink, it's packed with references to the original six, depending on which angle you look at the tattoo from.
"There's a symbol for everybody in the movie hidden in there," Lord said. "Their initials are also all hidden in there."
Lord also said that Evans and Johansson were the first to get the ink because Evans was in New York from March to May 2018 while starring in the Broadway show "Lobby Hero."
As for the other "Avengers" members, Downey Jr. told Entertainment Weekly that Lord flew out to LA to give the rest of the stars the tattoo. In turn, Lord let the actors put the same design on him.
Tom Holland has a tattoo of the Spider-Man symbol on the bottom of his foot.
![Tom Holland has a tattoo of the Spider-Man symbol on the bottom of his foot.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-96523166,width-700,height-525,imgsize-105444/tom-holland-has-a-tattoo-of-the-spider-man-symbol-on-the-bottom-of-his-foot-.jpg)
Holland made his debut as the teen web-slinger in the 2016 MCU film "Captain America: Civil War." He's since reprised the role for ensemble films as well as three standalone "Spider-Man" movies.
In a 2017 interview with BackToTheMovies, Holland said that getting the ink at Bang Bang Tattoo in New York "hurt so much," but was still "an amazing experience."
"I always wanted to get that Spider-Man symbol on the bottom of my foot, but I just never thought would ever get it done, and the opportunity came about," Holland said, adding that he had to get inked three times because the ink faded due to its location.
Tessa Thompson has ink referring to "Thor: Ragnarok," the film that marked her Marvel debut as Valkyrie.
![Tessa Thompson has ink referring to "Thor: Ragnarok," the film that marked her Marvel debut as Valkyrie.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-96523162,width-700,height-525,imgsize-32062/tessa-thompson-has-ink-referring-to-quotthor-ragnarokquot-the-film-that-marked-her-marvel-debut-as-valkyrie-.jpg)
Thompson has three dots on her ankle, which were inked by "Ragnarok" director Taika Waititi in honor of the film being the third in the "Thor" franchise.
"I'm slightly addicted," Thompson told Marie Claire of her various tattoos in a 2021 cover story. "I scar so easily. I was like, I might as well just scar myself."
The actor also likened the tattoo to "an ellipsis or like, the bane of my existence: those dots on my iPhone when someone I'm texting is writing."
At least six actors from "Ms. Marvel" got tattoos to commemorate the Marvel show.
![At least six actors from "Ms. Marvel" got tattoos to commemorate the Marvel show.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-96523158,width-700,height-525,imgsize-139188/at-least-six-actors-from-quotms-marvelquot-got-tattoos-to-commemorate-the-marvel-show-.jpg)
The series, starring Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel, premiered on Disney+ in June 2022.
Yasmeen Fletcher (Nakia Bahadir) told Variety that toward the end of filming, a tattoo artist went to her apartment and 12 people got inked with the lightning bolt from the "Ms. Marvel" logo.
She said that some of the main cast members, supporting actors, and stunt people got the tattoo because "everybody felt so at home in this show" and wanted to commemorate it.
Laurel Marsden (Zoe Zimmer) said that her tattoo is red because of her character's hair color, while Fletcher got hers in black ink in the same spot as her costar because they're "best friends."
Actors Matt Lintz (Bruno Carrelli), Rish Shah (Kamran), Sagar Shaikh (Aamir Khan), and Laith Nakli (Sheikh Abdullah) are also among the stars who got inked.
"I said I would only get a tattoo of the name of my kid," Nakli told The Hollywood Reporter, adding that things didn't go according to plan because "a bunch of 17, 18 year-olds made me get a tattoo. We all got matching tattoos… That's how much I love those kids. And that's a testament to how much I bonded with them in such a short period of time."
Sophie Turner has two tattoos in honor of her involvement in the "X-Men" franchise.
![Sophie Turner has two tattoos in honor of her involvement in the "X-Men" franchise.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-96523147,width-700,height-525,imgsize-75580/sophie-turner-has-two-tattoos-in-honor-of-her-involvement-in-the-quotx-menquot-franchise-.jpg)
She has a newer version of the "X-Men" logo on the left side of her rib cage and a small flame on her finger, inspired by her role as Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix in the franchise.
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