The 18 Best Superhero Actors of All Time
Capes, cowls and claws across five decades of film and TV. A few defined a role for good; others inherited one and made it theirs.
1Robert Downey Jr.Tony Stark in eleven years of Marvel films, from Iron Man (2008) to Endgame.1000pts
2Michael KeatonTim Burton's surprise Batman in 1989 and 1992, who returned to the cowl in The Flash (2023).580pts
3Ben AffleckAn older, heavier Batman in Batman v Superman and Justice League.535pts
4Chadwick BosemanT'Challa in Black Panther (2018), the first superhero film nominated for Best Picture.494pts
5Chris EvansSteve Rogers, Captain America, across the MCU's first three phases.485pts
6David CorenswetSuperman in James Gunn's Superman (2025) and the upcoming Man of Tomorrow.485pts
7Chris HemsworthThor across more than a decade of Marvel films.428pts
8Christian BaleBatman across Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, 2005 to 2012.428pts
9Ryan ReynoldsThe fourth-wall-breaking Deadpool in three films from 2016.428pts
10Robert PattinsonThe younger, detective-minded Batman of Matt Reeves' The Batman (2022).362pts
11Lynda CarterWonder Woman in the 1975–79 television series.362pts
12Hugh JackmanPlayed Wolverine for 24 years, from X-Men (2000) to Deadpool & Wolverine.285pts
13Adam WestThe deadpan Batman of the 1966–68 TV series and its feature film.285pts
14Henry CavillSuperman in Man of Steel, Batman v Superman and Justice League.195pts
15Tom HollandThe MCU's teenage Spider-Man since Captain America: Civil War.195pts
16Christopher ReevePlayed Superman in four films from 1978 and made audiences believe a man could fly.0pts
17Gal GadotWonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe, starting with Batman v Superman.0pts
18Tobey MaguireSam Raimi's Spider-Man in the 2002–2007 trilogy.0pts
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