Professor X in other media

Adaptations of Professor X in other media
Created by	Stan Lee Jack Kirby
Original source	Comics published by Marvel Comics
First appearance	X-Men #1 (September 1963)
Films and television
Film(s)	X-Men (2000) X2 (2003) X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) X-Men: First Class (2011) The Wolverine (2013) X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) Logan (2017) Deadpool 2 (2018) Dark Phoenix (2019) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Avengers: Doomsday (2025)
Television show(s)	X-Men (1992) X-Men: Evolution (2000) Wolverine and the X-Men (2009) Marvel Anime: X-Men (2011) Legion (2017) X-Men '97 (2024)
Games
Video game(s)	The Uncanny X-Men (1989) X-Men (1992) X-Men Legends (2004)

This is a list of all non-comics media appearances of the Marvel Comics character Professor X.

Television

Left to right, Professor X as depicted in X-Men: The Animated Series , X-Men: Evolution , and Wolverine and the X-Men .

• Professor X appears in the "Sub-Mariner" segment of The Marvel Super Heroes , voiced by Chris Wiggins.^{[ citation needed ]} This version is the leader of the Allies for Peace.
• Professor X appears in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends , voiced by Stan Jones. ^[1]
• Professor X appears in X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men , voiced by John Stephenson. ^[1]
• Professor X appears in X-Men: The Animated Series , voiced by Cedric Smith as an adult ^[1] and Stuart Stone as a child.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Professor X appears in Spider-Man: The Animated Series , voiced again by Cedric Smith. ^[1]
• Professor X appears in X-Men: Evolution , voiced by David Kaye. ^[1]
• Professor X appears in the Robot Chicken episode "Sausage Fest", voiced by Seth Green. ^[1]
• Professor X makes a cameo appearance in the Iron Man: Armored Adventures episode "The X-Factor", voiced by Ron Halder. ^[1]
• Professor X appears in Wolverine and the X-Men , voiced by Jim Ward. ^[1]
• Professor X appears in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Mysterious Mayhem at Mutant High!", voiced again by Jim Ward. ^[1]
• Professor X appears in Marvel Anime: X-Men , voiced by Katsunosuke Hori in the Japanese version and by Cam Clarke in the English dub. ^[1]
• Professor X appears in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers , voiced by Osamu Saka in Japanese and again by Cam Clarke in English. ^[1]
• Professor X appears in the third season of Legion , portrayed by Harry Lloyd. ^{[2] [3]} Prior to Lloyd's casting, series star Dan Stevens stated in an interview on The Late Late Show with James Corden that he offered Patrick Stewart the chance to reprise the role of Professor X from the X-Men film series. While Stewart declined, he said that he was "absolutely 100%" willing to do so under such circumstances. ^[4]
• Professor X appears in X-Men '97 , voiced by Ross Marquand. ^{[5] [1]}

Film

Professor Xavier's younger self (portrayed by James McAvoy) (left) and older self (Patrick Stewart) (right) in X-Men: Days of Future Past .

Main article: Charles Xavier (film character)

• Two incarnations of Charles Xavier appear in 20th Century Fox's X-Men film series, portrayed by Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy.^{[ citation needed ]} The first incarnation appears in X-Men (2000), X2 , X-Men: The Last Stand , X-Men Origins: Wolverine , The Wolverine , X-Men: Days of Future Past , ^[6] and Logan ^[7] while the second incarnation appears in X-Men: First Class , X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse , Deadpool 2 , and Dark Phoenix .^{[ citation needed ]}
• An alternate reality variant of Professor X appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , portrayed again by Patrick Stewart. ^[8] This version is a member of the Illuminati from Earth-838.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Professor X will appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Avengers: Doomsday (2026), portrayed again by Patrick Stewart. ^[9]

Video games

• Professor X appears as a non-playable character (NPC) in X-Men: Mutant Academy .^{[ citation needed ]}
• Professor X appears as an unlockable playable character in X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 .^{[ citation needed ]}
• Professor X appears as an NPC in Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro , voiced by Daran Norris. ^[1]
• Professor X appears in X-Men: Next Dimension , voiced by Patrick Stewart.
• Professor X appears in X2: Wolverine's Revenge , voiced again by Patrick Stewart. ^[1]
• Professor X appears as an unlockable playable character in X-Men Legends , voiced again by Patrick Stewart. ^[1]
• Professor X appears as an unlockable playable character in X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse , voiced again by Patrick Stewart. ^[1]
• Professor X appears in X-Men: The Official Game , voiced again by Patrick Stewart. ^[1]
• Professor X appears as an NPC in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance , voiced by Tom Kane. ^[1] Depending on the player's choices, Mystique may kill Professor X, leading to the X-Men's disbandment.
• Professor X appears as an assist character in Spider-Man: Web of Shadows .^{[ citation needed ]}
• Professor X appears as an NPC in Marvel: Avengers Alliance .^{[ citation needed ]}
• Professor X appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes , voiced by James Arnold Taylor. ^{[1] [10]}
• Professor X appears in Marvel Heroes , voiced again by Jim Ward.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Professor X appears in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order , voiced by Keith Ferguson. ^[1] He is available via the "Rise of the Phoenix" DLC.
• Professor X appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel: Future Fight . ^[11]
• Professor X appears in Marvel Snap . ^[12]
• Professor X appears as a playable character in Marvel Super War .^{[ citation needed ]}

Miscellaneous

• Professor X appears in the novel X-Men: Shadows of the Past, written by Michael Jan Friedman.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Professor X appears in Planet X , written by Michael Jan Friedman.^{[ citation needed ]} Archangel and Beverly Crusher program a copy of Professor X into the Enterprise-E 's holodeck to assist them in finding a cure for the "transformed", a group of artificial mutants from a planet that the Enterprise was visiting.
• Professor X appears in the novel X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy, written by Steven A. Roman. This version is the leader of an X-Men detachment who were inside the Starlight Citadel when Doctor Doom, Magneto, and the Red Skull separately obtained a flawed Cosmic Cube and rewrote reality to their liking. Due to the citadel protecting them from Doom's changes, Professor X leads the X-Men in their efforts to restore their original reality. Though he convinces Magneto to give up his world, the Red Skull steals the Cosmic Cube and creates his own reality, in which Professor X is one of his loyal followers. Nonetheless, the X-Men restore his mind and defeat the Red Skull. ^[13]
• Professor X appears in the Astonishing X-Men motion comic, voiced by Dan Green. ^[1]
• Professor X appears in Marvel's Wastelanders , voiced by Clarke Peters. ^[14]

References

1. "Professor Charles Xavier Voices (X-Men)".
2. Butler, Mary Anne (February 4, 2019). "'Legion' Adds Professor X to Their Season 3 Cast". Bleeding Cool News. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
3. "'Legion': Harry Lloyd Breaks Down Professor X's Big Mistake and Why He's Not the Hero". TheWrap. 8 July 2019.
4. Fitzpatrick, Kevin (March 7, 2017). "Patrick Stewart Open to Playing Charles Xavier Again for 'Legion'". Kevin. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
5. Romano, Nick. "'X-Men '97' exclusive look reveals legacy costumes, Theo James casting". EW.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
6. "X-Men: Days of Future Past (Movie, 2014) | Cast, Release Date, Trailers". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
7. Weiss, Josh (2019-02-20). "Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart just clawed through a world record thanks to their X-Men roles". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
8. Garbutt, Emily (May 5, 2022). "The Illuminati members in Doctor Strange 2, listed and explained". Total Film . GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
9. Couch, Aaron; Kit, Borys (March 26, 2025). "Marvel Unveils 'Avengers: Doomsday' Cast with MCU Mainstays and 'X-Men', 'Fantastic Four' Stars". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
10. "Marvel News, Blog, Articles & Press Releases | Marvel".
11. "Tier List for Marvel Future Fight".
12. "Professor X - Marvel Snap Card Database - marvelsnap.io". MarvelSnap. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
13. Roman, Steven A. (2004). X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy. ibooks, Incorporated. ISBN   0-7434-9774-0.
14. "The Next Chapter has Arrived: 'Marvel's Wastelanders: Wolverine'".