Feeling so familiar with a movie or TV character is a wonderfully comforting experience. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a hugely diverse melting pot of stars and one that has had fans making plenty of assumptions about their favorite actors. However, more and more of these stars are surprising fans when they sit down for interviews, as they’re not always quite what they were expecting.

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It can come as quite a shock when an actor pops up at a convention or at an awards ceremony revealing their true accent, especially when that beloved character turns out to have a strong Australian speaking voice. Delve into the MCU to uncover just which Marvel stars are Australian.

Cate Blanchett

Hela holding Mjolnir with one hand in Thor: Ragnarok

Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett played the nefarious Hela in Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok. The versatile actress stole the show as Thor and Loki’s estranged sister in the 2017 comedic MCU outing and is no stranger to taking on a role in a huge blockbuster franchise.

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Blanchett was born in Ivanhoe, a suburb of Melbourne, and saw her first feature film debut alongside Glenn Close and Frances McDormand in 1997’s Paradise Road. Since then she has become a well-established figure in Hollywood appearing in a multitude of varying roles.

Chris Hemsworth

Poster featuring Chris Hemsworth against a purple background

Before popping on his cape and picking up the majestic Mjölnir, actor Chris Hemsworth, like many Aussie stars, first found on-screen recognition with a role on popular Australian TV series Home and Away. Of course with his chiseled abs and good looks, he was always going to turn heads, but his acting abilities were beginning to shine and people were starting to take notice.

A few years later, the Melbourne-born actor began to land a few small feature roles stateside and even landed the role of Kirk’s father featuring in the opening sequence for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot. In 2011 he won the role of Thor in the MCU and the rest is history.

Ben Mendelsohn

Talos drinking a soda in Captain Marvel

Mendelsohn is no stranger to performances on the big screen. He’s appeared as Orson Krennic in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as well as the Sheriff of Nottingham in 2018's Robin Hood remake. In 2019, the Melbourne-born actor was cast in the role of Talos, a shapeshifting Krull, in Captain Marvel.

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The Emmy-winning star of The Dark Knight Rises and Ready Player One will reprise his role as Talos once more in Marvel Studios’ Secret Invasion series. The premiere is due to air on Disney Plus next summer.

Eka Darville

Malcolm Ducasse sits on a bed, writing something in Jessica Jones

Eka Darville appeared in both Jessica Jones and The Defenders as Kilgrave's spellbound Malcolm Ducasse. He is best known for his role as Scott Truman in Power Rangers RPM and the 32-year old Queenslander recently appeared in the second season of the psychological anthology series Tell Me A Story.

Born in Cairns, Darville has had plenty of TV experience to date, starring as Diego in The Vampire Diaries, and its spin-off series The Originals, as well as making numerous other small-screen appearances.

Guy Pearce

Promotional poster for Iron-Man 3 featuring Guy Pearce as Aldrich Killian

There’s an unending list of Australian stars out there that are all known for their early acting careers, starring in long-running Australian soaps Home & Away or Neighbours. Many of them have had great success in Hollywood, such as Margot Robbie, Heath Ledger, Samara Weaving, Isla Fisher, and Chris Hemsworth.

One such star, who has starred in both popular daytime soaps, is Guy Pearce. His breakout performance was as Ed Exley in Curtis Hanson’s gritty crime thriller L.A. Confidential. In 2013 Pearce played Aldrich Killian, the misdirected antagonist of Tony Stark, in the lackluster MCU outing Iron Man 3.

Luke Mitchell

Lincoln looking at someone

Joining other Home & Away and Neighbours alumni is Queenslander Luke Mitchell. Born on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Mitchell landed the role of Lincoln Campbell, an Inhuman agent, and became a series regular in seasons 2 and 3 of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Mitchell’s character sacrificed himself in the show to save humanity.

Mitchell also starred as Roman Briggs, a series regular in NBC's crime drama series Blindspot. The show aired its final season just last year.

Rachael Taylor

Trish Walker frowns and look confused while talking to Jessica

Australian actress and model Rachael Taylor, from Tasmania, first appeared as Patricia "Trish" Walker, the adoptive vigilante sister of Jessica Jones, in the MCU television series of the same name. Since then her character has also crossed over into other MCU shows such as Luke Cage and The Defenders, appearing in multiple episodes.

Interestingly she made her movie debut back in 2005, starring in the Marvel-based monster movie Man-Thing. Taylor has also appeared in 2007’s Transformers.

Toby Leonard Moore

James Wesley makes a disgusted face while talking to Kingpin in Daredevil

Australian actor Toby Leonard Moore starred in the first season of the Netflix series Daredevil. Moore starred as Kingpin's right-hand man James Wesley in Drew Goddard's MCU series and was later killed by crossover character Karen Page.

Moore is probably better known to many for playing the villainous Russian gangster Victor in John Wick. Victor was the one who ordered Iosef Tarasov to kill Wick’s dog, which became the catalyst for the vengeful Wick to go on a killing rampage.

Angourie Rice

Betty Brant smiling in Spider-Man Homecoming

Angourie Rice, who recently starred alongside Kate Winslet in the critically acclaimed mini-series Mare of Easttown, is no stranger to the MCU. Born in Sydney in 2001 the actress plays Betty Brant in the newest Spider-Man trilogy. Rice is set to reprise her role as Brant in the hotly anticipated sequel Spider-Man: No Way Home later this year.

Rice also appeared in the critically panned final episode of the sci-fi anthology series Black Mirror. The episode, entitled "Rachel, Jack, and Ashley Too", co-starred Miley Cyrus.

David Wenham

Harold Meachum's face close up in Iron Fist

David Wenham is a familiar face, having starred in several notable hit movies. Wenham played Faramir in The Lord of the Rings trilogy as well as starring in the likes of Moulin Rouge!, Van Helsing, and Zack Snyder's 300.

The Sydney-born Wenham has plenty of movie and TV experience under his belt and in 2017 portrayed ruthless businessman Harold Meachum in the Netflix series Iron Fist. The series itself only ran for 2 seasons before being canceled by the streaming service.

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