Actors from Both the MCU and DCEU

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Actors from Both the MCU and DCEU
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - Kurse (Thor: The Dark World) and Killer Croc (Suicide Squad)
Ayelet Zurer - Lara Lor-Van (Man of Steel) and Vanessa Fisk (Daredevil)
Callan Mulvey - Jack Rollins (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Endgame) and Anatoli Knyazev (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Djimon Hounsou - Korath (Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel), Fisherman King Ricou (Aquaman) and The Wizard (Shazam!)
J.K. Simmons - Commissioner James Gordon (Justice League) and J. Jonah Jameson (Spider-Man: Far from Home)
John Glover - SSR Informant (Agent Carter) and Mr. Sivana (Shazam!)
Laurence Fishburne - Perry White (Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) and Dr. Bill Foster (Ant-Man and the Wasp)
Randall Park - Jimmy Woo (Ant-Man and the Wasp, WandaVision) and Dr. Stephen Shin (Aquaman)
Zachary Levi - Fandral (Thor: The Dark World, Thor: Ragnarok) and Shazam (Shazam!)

Actors Who Have Been in One and Will Be in The Other
David Dastmalchian - Kurt (Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp) and Polka-Dot Man (The Suicide Squad)
David Harbour - Dexter Tolliver (Suicide Squad) and Red Guardian (Black Widow)
Idris Elba - Heimdall (Thor, Thor: The Dark World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War) and Bloodsport (The Suicide Squad)
Michael Keaton - Vulture (Spider-Man: Homecoming) and Batman (The Flash)
Michael Rooker - Yondu Udonta (Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) and Savant (The Suicide Squad)
Nathan Fillion - Blue Alien Prisoner (Guardians of the Galaxy) and T.D.K. (The Suicide Squad)
Sean Gunn - Kraglin (Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Endgame), Rocket Raccoon Motion Capture (Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame) and Weasel (The Suicide Squad)
Steve Agee - Gef (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) and John Economos and King Shark Stand In (The Suicide Squad)
Sylvester Stallone - Stakar Ogord (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) and Unknown Character (The Suicide Squad)
Taika Waititi - Korg (Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Endgame) and Unknown Character possibly King Shark (The Suicide Squad)

Are there any more I forgot?

Why is Michael Keaton in the second section? He played Batman all the way back in 1989.

And you forgot Christian Bale will be Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Blood and Thunder.

This used to bug me. Particularly when an actor plays a lead Marvel superhero and a lead DC superhero, like Ben Affleck. But not so much if they play a minor or supporting character on one side of the fence. It was really annoying when the same actor played two different superheroes for Marvel, like Chris Evans. But I've come to accept Evans as Captain America and even Affleck as Batman, it isn't that bad after all. Turns out that my brain doesn't actually fixate on the whole "but that's the Human Torch" thing as much I thought it would when I'm actually watching the movies. So if the actor does their job well it really doesn't matter, especially after I got used to it.

I don't think it really counts if an actor voiced a CGI character like Nathan Fillion. And it certainly doesn't count if someone just did motion capture for a CGI character.

And here are some actors who played a Marvel character outside of the MCU and another inside it:

Chris Evans.
Michael B. Jordan.
Josh Brolin.

And a very special category for JK Simmons, the only actor to play the same character both inside and outside of the MCU. (That is unless we count all Stan Lee cameos as the same character)

Is it just me, or does getting cast as the Human Torch lead to getting cast in the MCU? Sounds like it might be a good career move.

dorseid asked

The Tim Burton Batman movies are not canon to the DCEU but somehow his version of Batman will appear in the upcoming Flash movie.

Its the multiverse. This was explained in the CW Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover. It made all live action DC properties canon.