20 Best Performances In MCU History (So Far)

20. Samuel L. Jackson - Nick Fury

Samuel L. Jackson is the kind of actor who makes everything he's in better, and his recurring role as Nick Fury in the MCU has been no exception.

Bringing to the role a steely-eyed cynicism that makes Fury both darkly amusing and threatening, Jackson has appeared in the franchise more than any other actor to date, often ushered in as a commanding voice of reason, a mentor, and a secretive spy who only wants what's best for the world.

Balancing Fury's hardened image with his hidden softness, Jackson has been on his A-game throughout the franchise, whether he's playing a betrayed leader of SHIELD in The Winter Soldier, a younger, much more personable spy in Captain Marvel, or a deceptive Skrull disguised as Fury in Far From Home.

Since he's been around for so long, it'll be great to see Jackson take centre stage in his own series, Secret Invasion, later this year.