Actors Who Played More Than One Role In The MCU

The talented Benedict Cumberbatch may be known for playing heroic roles such as the title detective in the "Sherlock" television series and Doctor Strange in the MCU, but the British actor has also played some formidable antagonists, including the dragon Smaug in "The Hobbit" films and Khan in "Star Trek Into Darkness." So it's hardly a shock that upon joining the MCU, Cumberbatch not only played the Sorceror Supreme in "Doctor Strange," but also his own villain, the classic comic book baddie Dormammu.

"It was sort of my idea," Cumberbatch told CinemaBlend. "I went, 'Look, if this is going to work, rather than being a big ghoulish monster, if it's some kind of reflection of [Strange] — if it's something that he's giving that's coming back at him in a really horrific way, that would be fun! And I'd be happy to do the voice for it. Any facial capture.'" The filmmakers were pleased to oblige Cumberbatch's request, and the actor played dual parts for the film's climax: "It's not immediately noticeable," he added, "but a lot of the animation is sort of like a mirror reflection, a rippled mirror reflection, of him, of Strange." Interestingly, Cumberbatch would again play his own enemy in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," portraying a darker version of the Master of the Mystic Arts from an alternate dimension.