The following is a list of cast members who portrayed or voiced characters appearing in the Spider-Man films produced primarily by Columbia Pictures and later co-produced by Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures Animation. The list is sorted by film and character, as some characters may have been portrayed by multiple actors.
Nicholas Hammond is the first live-action portrayal of the character, starring in The Amazing Spider-Man television series and its made-for-television films Spider-Man (1977), Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978), and Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1981).
Tobey Maguire portrayed Peter Parker / Spider-Man in a trilogy of films produced by Columbia Pictures consisting of Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), and Spider-Man 3 (2007). A new iteration of the character was portrayed by Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).
Tom Holland portrays another iteration of the character set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), headlining a trilogy co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios consisting of Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), the latter of which he is joined by Maguire and Garfield in supporting roles. Holland also appeared as the character in the MCU films Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019), and had an uncredited cameo appearance in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) film Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021). Another iteration of the character is introduced in the SSU film Madame Web (2024).
Shameik Moore stars in the Sony Pictures Animation film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) voicing Miles Morales / Spider-Man, with Hailee Steinfeld and Jake Johnson also featured as Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman and Peter B. Parker / Spider-Man, respectively. All three actors reprise their roles in the sequels Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2024).
Several other cast members who recur in the film series and/or within the franchises include Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Rosemary Harris, Cliff Robertson, Alfred Molina, Thomas Haden Church, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Sally Field, Jamie Foxx, Jon Favreau, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Tony Revolori, Marisa Tomei, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Vélez, Mahershala Ali, Oscar Isaac and Kimiko Glenn
Characters | Spider-Man | Spider-Man Strikes Back | Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge |
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1977 | 1978 | 1981 | |
Introduced in Spider-Man | |||
Peter Parker Spider-Man | Nicholas Hammond [1] | ||
J. Jonah Jameson | David White [2] | Robert F. Simon [2] | |
May Parker | Jeff Donnell [3] | ||
Robbie Robertson | Hilly Hicks [4] | ||
Introduced in Spider-Man Strikes Back | |||
Rita Conway | Chip Fields [5] |
This section includes characters who have appeared in noteworthy roles.
This section includes characters who have appeared in noteworthy roles.
Characters | The Amazing Spider-Man | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 |
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2012 | 2014 | |
Introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man | ||
Peter Parker Spider-Man | Andrew Garfield [33] Max Charles Y [34] | |
Sally Avril | Kelsey Asbille C [35] | |
Curt Connors The Lizard | Rhys Ifans [36] | |
Gustav Fiers | Michael Massee C [37] | Michael Massee [37] |
Ben Parker | Martin Sheen [38] | |
Mary Parker | Embeth Davidtz [39] | |
May Parker | Sally Field [40] | |
Richard Parker | Campbell Scott [39] | |
Rajit Ratha | Irrfan Khan [41] | |
George Stacy | Denis Leary [42] | Denis Leary C [43] |
Gwen Stacy | Emma Stone [44] | |
Eugene "Flash" Thompson | Chris Zylka [45] | Chris Zylka E [46] |
Introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | ||
Max Dillon Electro | Jamie Foxx [47] | |
Felicia Hardy | Felicity Jones [48] | |
Ashley Kafka | Marton Csokas [49] | |
Donald Menken | Colm Feore [50] | |
Harry Osborn Green Goblin | Dane DeHaan [51] | |
Norman Osborn | Chris Cooper C [52] | |
Alistair Smythe | B. J. Novak [53] | |
Aleksei Sytsevich Rhino | Paul Giamatti [54] |
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in noteworthy roles.
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in noteworthy roles.
Characters | Venom | Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Morbius | Madame Web | Venom: The Last Dance |
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2018 | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | ||
Introduced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe | |||||
J. Jonah Jameson | J. K. Simmons C [100] | J. K. Simmons E C [101] | Mentioned | TBA | |
Peter Parker Spider-Man | Tom Holland E C | Tom Holland C [100] | Graffiti E | Baby C | |
Adrian Toomes Vulture | Michael Keaton C [102] | ||||
Introduced in Venom | |||||
Eddie Brock and Venom | Tom Hardy [100] | Tom Hardy [103] | |||
Anne Weying | Michelle Williams | Michelle Williams | |||
Mrs. Chen | Peggy Lu | Peggy Lu | |||
Dan Lewis | Reid Scott | Reid Scott | |||
Cletus Kasady and Carnage | Woody Harrelson C (Cletus only) | Woody Harrelson Jack Bandeira Y | |||
Introduced in Venom: Let There Be Carnage | |||||
Patrick Mulligan | Stephen Graham | Stephen Graham |
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in noteworthy roles.
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