10 Actors Who Appeared In Star Trek AND The MCU

7. Michelle Yeoh

Another Oscar-winning Star Trek actor for this list, Michelle Yeoh has appeared in two MCU movies to date. She first appeared as Aleta Ogord/Starhawk in Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol. 2, though her role was brief. She had a more substantial part in Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings in 2021 as Ying Nan.

Yeoh has a long, successful career regardless of her appearances in either the MCU or Star Trek, though she has thrown herself wholeheartedly into the role of Captain/Emperor Philipa Georgiou. Star Trek: Discovery was one of her first television roles, though this led directly to her producing and starring in Star Trek: Section 31.

Though the streaming movie has met with some fairly divided opinions (and earned our longest ever episode of Ups & Downs), Yeoh's performances in Discovery and beyond have been met with far more positive reviews. Her MCU performances. particularly with the meatier role in Shang-Chi, has helped display her range and martial arts skills. Though she is not confirmed for Doomsday as of writing, Simu Liu is coming back - so this could open the door to yet another Star Trek star taking on Robert Downey Jr.'s Dr. Doom.