Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: A–L

[1] Ajak's comic-book counterpart is male, and Hayek stated that making the change to female allowed her to lean into the character's femininity as a "mother figure" to the rest of the Eternals.

He possesses enhanced strength and durability due to having been augmented by the Kurse Stone, enabling him to survive blows from Mjolnir, although Loki kills him with a black hole grenade.

Ammit (motion-captured by Sofia Danu, voiced by Saba Mubarak) is an imprisoned Egyptian goddess that resembles a humanoid version of her classical depiction whom Arthur Harrow plans to release.

[5] Director Scott Derrickson and co-writer C. Robert Cargill wanted to avoid adapting the character as portrayed in the comics, as they felt it was perpetuating Asian Fu Manchu stereotypes from the time period, while also aggravating the Tibetan sovereignty debate.

Derrickson said he was pleased with the diversity of the film's cast, in terms of both gender and ethnicity, but acknowledged that "Asians have been whitewashed and stereotyped in American cinema for over a century and people should be mad or nothing will change.

Torn between her American lifestyle and her Muslim beliefs, she decided to run to become a board member of the Islamic Masjid of Jersey City and convey progressive ideas, which she succeeded, defending the mosque against the disrespectful incursions of the United States Department of Damage Control.

Initially ignoring that Khan was the newly appeared superhero in Jersey City, Bahadir was wary of her actions, considering that it drew too much unwanted attention onto the local Muslim community.

[9]: 2 Ruth Bat-Seraph (portrayed by Shira Haas) is an Israeli former Black Widow and high-ranking U.S. government official who is also the security advisor to United States President Thaddeus Ross.

Following the death of her husband, Derek, a tough financial situation had forced Bishop to become an associate of Wilson Fisk, cooperating to his operations in New York City, what she had to keep a secret from her daughter.

Emil Blonsky (portrayed by Tim Roth), also known as the Abomination, is a British Royal Marine who is transformed into an atrocious humanoid creature with enhanced physiology and a deformed appearance as a result of being injected with an experimental version of the Super Soldier Serum, in conjunction with subsequent exposure to intense gamma radiation much like Bruce Banner himself years prior.

[a] As of 2025,[update] the character has appeared in four projects: two films The Incredible Hulk (2008) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021); the Marvel One-Shot The Consultant (2011) (archival footage);[30] and the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022).

Blackagar Boltagon (portrayed by Anson Mount), also known as Black Bolt, is the Head of the Inhuman Royal Family and King of Attilan, whose voice can cause destruction with the slightest whisper.

Isaiah Bradley (portrayed by Carl Lumbly) is an elderly super soldier who served in the Korean War, during which time he was sent behind enemy lines to fight the brainwashed Bucky Barnes, whose metal arm he damaged.

Jackson Brice (portrayed by Logan Marshall-Green) is a member of Adrian Toomes' criminal enterprise who wields a modified version of Brock Rumlow's vibro-blast emitting gauntlet and calls himself the "Shocker".

Granted early admission to Caltech, Carrelli decided to leave Jersey City for California but not before helping Khan deal with the Clandestines and aiding Kamran from being captured by Damage Control.

[43] After traveling across the multiverse along with Stephen Strange and helping to remove the Darkhold influence over Wanda Maximoff, she chooses to stay on Earth-616 and learn the mystic arts at Kamar-Taj under Wong's tutelage.

[46] An alternate universe variant of the character, Carla Connors, an energy scientist working with Peter on his internship at Oscorp, appeared in the animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.

[77] Dr. Abraham Erskine (portrayed by Stanley Tucci) is the creator of the Super Soldier Serum, being responsible for the origin of Steve Rogers as Captain America and Johann Schmidt as the Red Skull.

[9]: 2 Sonya Falsworth (portrayed by Olivia Colman) is a high-ranking MI6 agent and an old ally of Nick Fury's who looks to protect British national security interests during the Skrulls' infiltration of Earth.

[84] John Flynn (portrayed by Bradley Whitford)[85] is a senior agent of the Strategic Scientific Reserve under whom Peggy Carter is stationed after the end of World War II, though he never assigns her to field work despite her background and is, at times, disrespectful and misogynist towards her.

[69] Gravik (portrayed by Kingsley Ben-Adir as an adult, Lucas Persaud as a child) is the leader of a group of rebel Skrulls who broke away from Talos's faction, believing the best way to help their kind is to infiltrate Earth for the resources they need.

Kaecilius was developed as a combination of several comic book characters, ultimately to drive the introduction of bigger villains for the future of the MCU, including the concept of "certain individuals who live in other dimensions."

[116][117] Recognizing the criticism of past MCU villains, Derrickson said he hoped to show "Kaecilius's point of view and what makes him tick" in the time that he could,[118] and that the character was a "man of ideas" with "watertight logic," comparing him to John Doe from Seven or the Joker from The Dark Knight.

Harley Keener (portrayed by Ty Simpkins) is a child from Tennessee who, in 2013, assists Tony Stark following the destruction of his mansion and the ongoing attacks by the "Mandarin" (Aldrich Killian).

[12] Ulysses Klaue (portrayed by Andy Serkis) is a South African black-market arms dealer, smuggler, and gangster who is notorious for having stolen a quarter-ton of vibranium from the Wakandans in 1992.

After losing his left arm to Ultron, Klaue replaces it with a prosthetic that doubles as a sonic weapon and works with Killmonger until the latter betrays and shoots him in the head to gain entrance into Wakanda.

Korath (portrayed by Djimon Hounsou) is a member of the Starforce during the Kree-Skrull War before becoming Ronan the Accuser's enforcer, during which he turns against Thanos and fights the Guardians of the Galaxy, only to be killed by Drax.

Alternate universe variants of Korg appeared in the Disney+ animated series What If...?,[69][131] where he was seen as a guest at Thor's party on Earth, one of the victims of the Infinity Ultron, defending Xandar from Ronan the Accuser and the corrupt Nova Prime alongside Nebula, and as an ally of Tony Stark after he crashed on Sakaar following the Battle of New York.

As of 2025,[update] the character has appeared in three projects: the films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (mid-credits cameo) and Avengers: Age of Ultron; and the Marvel Television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Henry "Black Crow" Lopez (portrayed by Chaske Spencer) is Maya's uncle and William's brother, who owns a local roller-skating rink and is still connected to Fisk's criminal empire.