15 Best Supporting Characters In MCU Movies So Far

1. Nick Fury

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Nick Fury is the supporting character to end all supporting characters. Since showing up at the end of Iron Man to kick off the Avengers Initiative, he's gone onto appear in no less than eleven Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, ranging from several uncredited cameos to second billing in Captain Marvel.

Much like the organization that he's in charge of, Fury turns up exactly as much as he is required and no more, which is why it still doesn't feel like Samuel L. Jackson has worn out his welcome despite nearing a dozen outings as the cycloptic Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

As well as his screentime, Fury's influence also varies from movie to movie, with the grizzled veteran just as happy spouting exposition from a secure location as he is popping up in person to push the Avengers in the right direction. Nick Fury is the connective tissue that the entire franchise was built on, and without his influence connecting the dots then the MCU as we know it may not even exist today.

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