20 Actors Who Have Appeared in the MCU & 'Star Wars'

Natalie Portman

Among Natalie Portman‘s multitude of distinguished roles is that of Padme Amidala in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, made up of 1999′s Episode I – The Phantom Menace, 2002′s Episode II – Attack of the Clones, and 2005′s Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.

The Oscar winner made her MCU debut as Jane Foster in 2013′s Thor: The Dark World. Natalie reprised her role in 2022′s Thor: Love and Thunder.

Samuel L. Jackson

It only makes sense for Hollywood icon Samuel L. Jackson to appear in the industry’s best-known franchises.

The actor played Mace Windu in each of the Star Wars prequel movies. He was then introduced as the MCU’s Nick Fury in 2010′s Iron Man 2.

Samuel has since made 11 more MCU appearances!