15 'Mission: Impossible' franchise stars who have also played Marvel or DC characters
Olivia Singh
- There are stars from the "Mission: Impossible" franchise who have also played Marvel or DC characters.
- Henry Cavill has played a "Mission: Impossible" villain and a DC Comics superhero.
Ving Rhames, who's starred as Luther Stickell in every "Mission: Impossible" film, had a cameo in Marvel's 2017 film "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2."
He appeared as the character Charlie-27 toward the end of the film, as a nod to the original lineup of "Guardians of the Galaxy" from 1969.
Henry Czerny first played Kittridge, the director of the Impossible Mission Force (IMF), in the first "Mission: Impossible" film that was released in 1996. Years later, he guest-starred on The CW's "Supergirl."
He appeared on two episodes of "Supergirl" as Winslow Schott Sr./Toyman, the father of Supergirl's good friend Winn Schott (played by Jeremy Jordan).
Czerny will return as Kittridge in the seventh "Mission: Impossible" film, "Dead Reckoning Part One," in theaters on July 12.
After playing the villain named Sean Ambrose in "Mission: Impossible II," Dougray Scott starred on The CW series "Batwoman."
On "Batwoman," he played portrayed Jacob Kane, the father of Kate Kane/Batwoman (Ruby Rose).
After playing a minor role as a henchman named Ulrich in "Mission: Impossible II," Dominic Purcell went on to play Marvel and DC characters.
He starred as Drake in "Blade: Trinity" and played Mick Rory/Heat Wave as part of The CW's Arrowverse, primarily on the series "Legends of Tomorrow."
Laurence Fishburne's lengthy acting career includes roles in the "Mission: Impossible" film series as well as Marvel and DC projects.
He portrayed Theodore Brassel, the director of the IMF, in "Mission: Impossible III."
Fishburne also voiced the Silver Surfer in the 2007 Marvel movie "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," played Daily Planet editor-in-chief Perry White in "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice," and starred as Dr. Bill Foster in the MCU's "Ant-Man and the Wasp."
Billy Crudup has played characters in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise and the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).
In the third "Mission: Impossible" film, the "Almost Famous" star played an antagonist named Musgrave, who betrayed Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt.
Crudup also played Henry Allen, the father of Barry Allen/The Flash (Ezra Miller) in "Justice League" and "Zack Snyder's Justice League." The character appeared in the 2023 film "The Flash," but was played by Ron Livingston instead of Crudup.
"Mission: Impossible III" star Maggie Q also voiced Princess Diana/Wonder Woman on the animated series "Young Justice."
She played Zhen, a member of Ethan's team, in the third "Mission: Impossible" movie.
Eddie Marsan had roles in "Mission: Impossible III" and "Deadpool 2."
In the third "Mission: Impossible" film, he played Brownway, one of Owen Davian's (Philip Seymour Hoffman) henchmen.
In the 2018 "Deadpool" sequel, Marsan portrayed the villainous headmaster of the Essex House for Mutant Rehabilitation.
Jeremy Renner joined the "Mission: Impossible" franchise and the MCU in the same year.
Renner first played William Brandt in "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" (2011) and reprised the role in "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation" (2015).
He made his Marvel debut as Clint Barton/Hawkeye in "Thor" and suited up as the archer for several MCU films.
Renner most recently portrayed the character on the standalone "Hawkeye" series, which was released on Disney+ in 2021.
Tom Hollander, who played the UK Prime Minister in "Rogue Nation," also did voice work for the animated DC Comics show "Harley Quinn."
On Max's "Harley Quinn," Hollander voiced Alfred and Woke Goon.
In 2018, Angela Bassett played CIA director Erika Sloane in "Mission: Impossible — Fallout" and Queen Ramonda in Marvel's "Black Panther."
Bassett returned as Ramonda in "Avengers: Endgame" (2019) and "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (2022).
Henry Cavill has played a "Mission: Impossible" villain and a DC Comics superhero.
In "Fallout," Cavill starred as August Walker. In the DCEU, he made his first appearance as Clark Kent/Superman in the 2013 movie "Man of Steel."
Cavill's "Mission: Impossible" mustache famously caused a problem when he had to film reshoots for "Justice League" while in the middle of production for "Fallout." Because he couldn't shave off his facial hair, the actor's mustache was removed in "Justice League" via a very noticeable CGI job.
Hayley Atwell, who's joining the "Mission: Impossible" franchise as a character named Grace in "Dead Reckoning Part One," is known for her role as Peggy Carter in the MCU.
Atwell portrayed Peggy in several Marvel films including "Captain America: The First Avenger" and "Captain America: The Winter Soldier."
She also starred on the series "Agent Carter, which ran for two seasons on ABC.
Most recently, Atwell played a variant of Peggy from another universe in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness."
Pom Klementieff, known for her role as Mantis in the MCU, plays a character named Paris in "Dead Reckoning — Part One."
"Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One director Christopher McQuarrie told Entertainment Weekly that he cast Klementieff after seeing her performance as the Marvel empath in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2."
In addition to playing Briggs in "Dead Reckoning Part One," Shea Whigham has also played a few Marvel or DC characters.
He played Roger Dooley on the ABC and Marvel series "Agent Carter." Then in Todd Phillips' 2019 film, Whigham played one of two police detectives questioning people in Gotham about gruesome subway murders committed by Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix).
Most recently, he voiced George Stacy in "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse."
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