Which Star Has Played A Superhero Most Often?

We look at the actors most associated with comic-book hero roles…


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By the time that X-Men: Days Of Future Past hits screens next year, Hugh Jackman will have played Wolverine seven times on the big screen. So how does that compare to his similarly costumed avengers in other films? We counted up the films already released as well as contracts signed (Henry Cavill is not, at the time of writing, officially locked in for the Man Of Steel sequel) and digested the lot into this easy-to-read format…

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HENRY CAVILL

as

MAN OF STEEL

Man Of Steel

2013 1- - - - - -

CHRISTOPHER REEVE

as

SUPERMAN

Superman

1978 Superman II

1980 Superman III

1983 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987 4- - - - - -

DICK DUROCK

as

SWAMP THING

Swamp Thing

1982 The Return of Swamp Thing

1989 2- - - - - -

BILLY ZANE

as

THE PHANTOM

The Phantom

1996 1- - - - - -

WESLEY SNIPES

as

BLADE

Blade

1998 Blade II

2002 Blade: Trinity

2004 3- - - - - -

HUGH JACKMAN

as

WOLVERINE

X-Men

2000 X2

2003 X-Men: The Last Stand

2006 X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009 X-Men: First Class

2011 The Wolverine

2013 X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014 7- - - - - -

CHRISTIAN BALE

as

BATMAN

Batman Begins

2005 The Dark Knight

2008 The Dark Knight Rises

2012 3- - - - - -

NICOLAS CAGE

as

GHOST RIDER

Ghost Rider

2007 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

2011 2- - - - - -

ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

as

IRON MAN

Iron Man

2008 The Incredible Hulk

2008 Iron Man 2

2010 The Avengers

2012 Iron Man 3

2013 The Avengers 2

2015 The Avengers 3

TBC 7- - - - - -

SAMUEL L. JACKSON

as

NICK FURY

Iron Man

2008 Iron Man 2

2010 Thor

2011 Captain America: The First Avenger

2011 The Avengers

2012 Captain America: The Winter Soldier

2014 6

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