20 Worst Performances In MCU Movies
18. Tommy Lee Jones
Character: Colonel Chester Phillips
Appeared In: Captain America: The First Avenger
The first Captain America movie has a brilliant cast; Chris Evans wiped away all memories of the insufferable Fantastic Four movies with his awesome work as the Captain while he was backed up with strong support from Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Toby Jones and Sebastian Stan. Strangely enough, the biggest name in the cast turns in the most forgettable performance.
This is another one that can be filed under "Waste of an awesome actor". Tommy Lee Jones is a skilled acting veteran and they got him playing... this stern colonel who gradually comes to trust Captain America.
Any actor would struggle with such a limited role, but Tommy Lee Jones looks bored and is clearly only there for the paycheck. Chester Phillips is part of a long and sad tradition within superhero movies of established actors being wasted on bland side parts. It's not Tommy Lee Jones' fault and it's not like it was a great part or anything, but he really just wasn't trying.