31 Cutesy Childhood Photos Of MCU Actors Before They Became Famous Superheroes And Villains
You'd never guess who some of them are without a little help.
Childhood photos have a way of making even the biggest stars look surprisingly ordinary. Before the red carpets, the Marvel movies, and the larger-than-life characters, these actors were just kids posing for family albums and school pictures.
This collection rounds up childhood and early photos of MCU stars, from Chris Pratt and Brie Larson to Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson. Some faces are easy to spot, while others are almost impossible to match with the superheroes and villains they would later play.
Scroll through and see how many of these future Marvel icons you can recognize before the reveal.
1. Chris Pratt as Star-Lord
"Peter Jason Quill, also known by his alias Star-Lord, is a fictional character portrayed primarily by Chris Pratt in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.
As of 2022, Quill has appeared in five films and will return in the upcoming film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), as well as The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022). The character and Pratt's portrayal have received positive reception.
Alternate versions of Quill from within the MCU multiverse appear in Avengers: Endgame (2019) and in the animated series What If...? (2021), voiced by Brian T. Delaney."
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3. Zoe Saldana as Gamora
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4. Chris Hemsworth as Thor
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5. Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow
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Some of these early photos are already giving away the future fame.
6. Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
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7. Tom Holland as Spider-Man
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8. Chris Evans as Captain America
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9. Josh Brolin as Thanos
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10. Tom Hiddleston as Loki
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A few of them are almost impossible to guess without the captions.
This is similar to Ryan Gosling’s daughters adding a funny twist to Project Hail Mary.
11. Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange
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12. Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man
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13. Karen Gillan as Nebula
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14. Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye
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15. Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther
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The lineup keeps getting more surprising as it goes.
16. Mark Ruffalo as Hulk
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17. Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes (Winter Soldier)
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18. Paul Rudd as Ant-Man
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19. Oreo the Raccoon
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20. Dave Bautista as Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy
"Drax, also known as Drax the Destroyer, is a fictional character portrayed by Dave Bautista in the MCU. As of 2021, the character has appeared in five films: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), as well as the Disney+ animated series What If...? (2021) as alternate versions, voiced by Fred Tatasciore instead of Bautista.
He will return in the upcoming film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)."
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21. Lesley-Ann Brandt as Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy
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If you saw these childhood pictures of Marvel actors separately from photos of their current looks, would you recognize any of them? We have to admit that without help, we would have a hard time guessing which photo belongs to whom.
Maybe you had better luck. Let us know in the comments section below.
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