Actors That Have Played Multiple Comic Book Characters

Josh Brolin was just announced as Cable for Deadpool 2, but many people asked: Can he do that? He's also playing Thanos, another Marvel character, in Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers: Infinity War. But what people don't realize is that many actors have done double duty (haha, duty...) as more than one comic book character.

Josh Brolin has actually played comic book characters before...

Jonah Hex -Jonah Hex
Young Agent K -Men in Black 3
Dwight McCarthy -Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Thanos -Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War
and now
Nathan Summers/Cable -Deadpool 2

For the sake of the length of this list I'll only be listing actors that have played 3 or more comic book roles. If I named every one that did just 2 we'd be here for days...

Ryan Reynolds:

Seth -Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Hannibal King -Blade:Trinity
Wade Wilson -X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Hal Jordan/Green Lantern -Green Lantern
Nick -R.I.P.D.
Wade Wilson/Deadpool -Deadpool, Deadpool 2, X-Force

Rosario Dawson:

Valerie Brown -Josie and the Pussycats
Laura Vasquez -Men In Black II
Gail -Sin City, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Artemis (voice) -Wonder Woman (video)
Wonder Woman (voice) -Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, Justice League vs. Teen Titans, Justice League Dark
Claire Temple -Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Defenders
Barbara Gordon/Batgirl - The LEGO Batman Movie

Michael Clarke Duncan:

Wilson Fisk/Kingpin -Daredevil
Wilson Fisk/Kingpin (voice) -Ultimate Spider-Man
Rashid 'The Rocket' Randall -Static Shock
Krall/Hayden (voice) -Teen Titans
Manute -Sin City
Kilowog (voice) -Green Lantern
Groot (voice) -Ultimate Spider-Man

Brandon Routh:

Clark Kent/Superman -Superman Returns
John Marlowe/Everywhere Man (voice) -Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Todd Ingram -Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Dylan Dog -Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
Ray Palmer/The Atom -Vixen, The Flash, Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow

Samuel L. Jackson:

Octopus -The Spirit
Nick Fury -Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel
Valentine -Kingsman: The Secret Service

Michael Jai White:

Al Simmons/Spawn -Spawn
Doomsday (voice) -Justice League, Justice League Unlimited
Osebo (voice) -Static Shock
John Stewart/Green Lantern -Justice League Heroes
Gambol -The Dark Knight
Major Jackson 'Jax' Briggs -Mortal Kombat:Rebirth, Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Ben Turner/Bronze Tiger -Arrow

Scarlett Johansson:

Rebecca -Ghost World
Silken Floss -The Spirit
Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow -Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War
Major -Ghost in the Shell

Doug Jones:

Thin Clown -Batman Returns
Ripper -Tank Girl
Joey -Men In Black II
Abe Sapien -Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Silver Surfer -Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Jake Simmons/Deathbolt -Arrow, The Flash

Chris Evans:

Johnny Storm/The Human Torch -Fantastic Four, Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Casey (voice) -TMNT
Nick Grant -Push
Jensen -The Losers
Lucas Lee -Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Curtis Everett -Snowpiercer
Captain America -Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War

MY POINT IS I don't know what the big deal is about playing more than one comic book character. Plenty of other actors have done it before.