10 Actors Who Appeared In Star Trek AND The MCU

10. Chris Hemsworth

Before he was lifting hammers and bemoaning 'the worst brother,' one of Chris Hemsworth's first film parts had a rather important role in Star Trek: he died so that James T. Kirk could live. When one considers the legacy that character has left behind, there's very little argument that George Kirk did the right thing aboard the USS Kelvin.

Hemsworth, fresh-faced and not long removed from the rolling waves of Summer Bay, served as first officer under Captain Robau (played by another MCU guest star, Faran Tahir) when Nero and the Narada arrived to ruin everyone's day. The ship was quickly crippled, the captain was dead, and Kirk the senior was in command. Acting to save his wife (played by Jennifer Morrison, who voiced the Wasp in The Super Hero Squad Show) and son, he piloted the Kelvin on a collision course with Nero's ship.

Plans for a fourth Kelvin-era film have been in limbo for years, though Hemsworth was approached to reprise the role in what would presumably be a time-travel story. He has kept busy in the interim, appearing as Thor in more than ten appearances to date, several of which with Star Trek Beyond's Idris Elba.

He is set to reprise the role in Avengers: Doomsday along with Tom Hiddleston, returning as Loki.