10 Actors Who Could Play Ghost Rider In The MCU

8. Manu Bennett

Charlie Hunnam Ghost Rider
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You may not be particularly familiar with the face of Manu Bennett, as his most significant career accomplishment came in the form of a motion-capture character in The Hobbit trilogy. But his performance as Azog proves the level of intimidation that he is capable of, even when he is not visible.

Ghost Rider being played by such a massive and threatening man would take the character in an interesting direction, with Bennett providing that added sense of physical prowess to the role. Bennett is still a strong performer and could certainly bring some nuance to the position, but he mostly feels impressive as a physical figure.

There aren't so many heroes in the MCU that feel utterly severe and physically intimidating, and as such Manu Bennett could make Ghost Rider stand out as unique amongst the ever-expanding cast.

Additionally, he has already proven that he can play CG characters and would thus feel right at home with the flaming skull head.

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