MCU

Recurring cast and characters

Additionally, Paul Bettany was the first actor to portray two main characters within the universe, voicing Tony Stark's artificial intelligence J.A.R.V.I.S. and portraying Vision. James D'Arcy was the first actor to reprise their role as a character introduced in an MCU television series in an MCU film, portraying Edwin Jarvis—the human inspiration for J.A.R.V.I.S.—in the series Agent Carter (2015–16) and Avengers: Endgame. J. K. Simmons became the first actor to reprise a non-MCU role in the MCU when he appeared as J. Jonah Jameson (a role he played in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy from 2002 to 2007) in Spider-Man: Far From Home.