Captain America: Brave New World - Full list of cast in the movie

Modified Jul 12, 2024 18:43 GMT

Still from the trailer. (Image via Marvel)

The official teaser for Marvel's Captain America: Brave New World was released on July 13, 2024, promising a gripping political drama and spectacular action. The film features an impressive cast of MCU veterans and exciting new additions.

Anthony Mackie stars as the new Captain America, who inherited the shield and responsibility from Steve Rogers. New additions to the franchise include Harrison Ford, Liv Tyler, and Giancarlo Esposito.

Captain America: Brave New World is part of phase five of MCU, and will release on February 14, 2025. The film is the fourth installment in the Captain America film series and will explore the events after the television miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

The main cast of Captain America: Brave New World

1) Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson

Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson (Image via marvel.com)

Anthony Mackie entered the Captain America film series as Sim Wilson in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Sam Wilson used to be a military-trained pararescueman and specialized in aerial combat using a special wing-pack. Due to the appearance of his suit, he was given the name Falcon.

After small appearances in a few MCU films, he became the co-lead in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier along with Sebastian Stan, who played Bucky Barnes aka The Winter Soldier. Mackie has previously been part of projects like 8 Mile, Million Dollar Baby, and The Hurt Locker.

2) Harrison Ford as Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross

Harrison Ford is the highest-grossing actor of all time (Image via marvel.com)

Harrison Ford is a master of blockbuster film acting, starring in iconic franchises such as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Blade Runner. He is the highest-grossing actor of all time, with his movies making the most money at the box office.

He is playing the newly elected POTUS Thaddeus Ross, who earlier used to be Army General and the Secretary of State. There are probably going to be a lot of ideological differences between him and Wilson in the film, as hinted by the teaser.

3) Liv Tyler as Betty Ross

Liv Tyler in The Incredible Hulk (Image via IMDB)

Another veteran of blockbuster films, Liv Tyler is no stranger to epic action films. She gained global recognition with her role as the Elf maiden Arwen Undómiel in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy.

In Captain America: Brave New World she is reprising her role as Dr. Betty Ross, a cellular biologist, and the daughter of the newly elected POTUS Thaddeus Ross. She previously played Betty in Louis Leterrier-directed The Incredible Hulk alongside Edward Norton.

4) Rosa Salazar Rachel Leighton

Rosa Salazar at an event for Bird Box (Image via IMDb)

Rosa Salazar is making her MCU debut as Rachel Leighton in Captain America: Brave New World. She is also not a stranger to big-budget action films as she has played the titular character of the cyberpunk film Alita: Battle Angel, which became her breakthrough performance.

Rosa has also appeared in other popular film franchises such as the Divergent series, and the Maze Runner series.

Her character Racheal Leighton is a supervillain called Diamondback, who is part of the Serpent Society, a criminal organization that works in alliance with other supervillains.

5) Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito played Gustavo in Breaking Bad (Image via marvel.com)

Another interesting addition in Captain America: Brave New World is Giancarlo Esposito as the big baddie. The phenomenal actor gained prominence for his spectacular performance as the calm and discreet drug distributor Gustavo Fring in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.

There is no information regarding his character in Captain America: Brave New World as of yet. However, from the few scenes in the teaser, it looks like he is playing a member or leader of a mercenary group.