10 Actors Who Have Been In Multiple Billion Dollar Movies

10 Actors Who Have Been In Multiple Billion Dollar Movies

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Billion dollar movies are still pretty rare but a few actors have managed to appear in multiple films to hit that mark across several franchises.

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10 Actors Who Have Been In Multiple Billion Dollar Movies

Over the past decade or so, movies have made more money than ever in theaters as box office numbers climbed consistently and records were set. Despite that, it’s still pretty rare to see something pass the $1 billion mark. There are franchises known for hitting that mark but it still doesn’t happen all that often.

Even rarer is to find an actor who has shown up in multiple $1 billion films. It obviously occurs in those popular franchises, as stars like Dwayne Johnson and Robert Downey Jr. have appeared in the Fast & Furious and MCU series in several $1 billion hits. However, some actors have done it across more than one franchise or even did so with a standalone film.

10 Orlando Bloom

10 Actors Who Have Been In Multiple Billion Dollar Movies

There was a time when Orlando Bloom was one of the highest-grossing actors of all-time despite having far fewer credits to his name than the others in the same category. That’s because two of his franchises produced films that made it to the $1 billion mark and had several that finished just shy.

There was his role as the charismatic and lovable archer Legolas in The Lord of the Rings series. The final installment, The Return of the King ($1.142B) was the one to hit a billion. Elsewhere, he played Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($1.066B),

9 Naomie Harris

10 Actors Who Have Been In Multiple Billion Dollar Movies

Speaking of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, there’s Naomie Harris. She actually made her debut as Tia Dalma in Dead Man’s Chest, which was the first one to make it to the $1 billion mark. Harris reprised the role in the sequel, though that just barely missed grossing as much.

The other film for her to make it to this marker is another of the biggest franchises in history, James Bond. However, Harris took part in the only entry to surpass $1 billion, which was Skyfall ($1.108B). In it, she took over the memorable role of Miss Moneypenny, which she reprised in Spectre and in the upcoming No Time To Die.

8 Vin Diesel

10 Actors Who Have Been In Multiple Billion Dollar Movies

Many people tend to forget that Vin Diesel has two of the most famous roles in all of history. Obviously, he is most known as Dominic Toretto, the central character in the Fast & Furious franchise. It’s the rare series to get better and more popular in later years, with Furious 7 ($1.515B) and The Fate of the Furious ($1.236B) being massive hits.

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In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Diesel also voices the character of Groot. While both Guardians of the Galaxy movies fell short of the $1 billion mark, the character was a key part in Avengers: Infinity War ($2.048B). Diesel is also reportedly set to join the Avatar sequels and the first one set box office records.

7 Michelle Rodriguez

10 Actors Who Have Been In Multiple Billion Dollar Movies

It’s difficult to mention Vin Diesel and the entire Fast & Furious franchise without bringing up Michelle Rodriguez. As Letty Ortiz, Rodriguez is one of the original and most pivotal characters in the series. Like Diesel, she was a key character in both Furious 7 and The Fate of the Furious.

Rodriguez has made an entire career out of playing some of the toughest females ever put on the big screen. It worked to make her a star with Fast & Furious but then also landed her a role in Avatar ($2.798B) as Captain Trudy Chacon, which was for a time the biggest movie in history.

6 Samuel L. Jackson

10 Actors Who Have Been In Multiple Billion Dollar Movies

Samuel L. Jackson makes a ton of sense being included on this list. After all, there aren’t many actors with more prominent roles than him. The obvious part that lands him on this list is as Nick Fury in the MCU, first cracking $1 billion with The Avengers ($1.518B) and most recently doing it with Spider-Man: Far From Home ($1.131B).

It could be argued that the other biggest film franchise in pop culture history alongside the MCU is Star Wars. Jackson famously played Jedi Mace Windu in the prequels, with The Phantom Menace ($1.027B) being the biggest hit. Technically, his voice was also heard in The Rise of Skywalker ($1.074B).

5 Sterling K. Brown

10 Actors Who Have Been In Multiple Billion Dollar Movies

In recent years, Sterling K. Brown has become one of the most respected actors in the world. That has mostly been the case due to award-winning work in television shows like This is Us and The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. However, he has also been in two massive movies.

First, he showed up in some fantastic scenes in Black Panther ($1.347B) as N’Jobu, uncle to T’Challa and father to N’Jadaka/Killmonger. The following year, Brown had a voice role as Mattias, a leader of Arendelle soldiers in Frozen II ($1.450B).

4 Emma Watson

10 Actors Who Have Been In Multiple Billion Dollar Movies

The first entry into Emma Watson’s filmography was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($1.006B), so you know she was set for greatness. Technically, it reached that mark after re-releases but the final entry in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, grossed the most money of the franchise ($1.342B).

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Being in such a blockbuster series at a young age allowed Watson to be picky with later roles. She could choose passion projects over ones purely for money. While Watson did do that, she added another huge hit to her resume with her role as Belle in Beauty and the Beast ($1.264B).

3 Lupita Nyong’o

10 Actors Who Have Been In Multiple Billion Dollar Movies

It was in 2013 that Lupita Nyong’o became a star thanks to an Oscar-winning turn in 12 Years a Slave. Since then, her career has only been on the upswing. She has had other stellar performances in films like Us and also joined two of the biggest franchises in history.

To start, there was her appearance in 2015’s highly-anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($2.068B) as Maz Kanata. Even though they were in smaller cameos, she played the character again in the two sequels, which both hit the billion-dollar marker. She also played the heroic Nakia in Black Panther ($1.347B).

2 Luke Evans

10 Actors Who Have Been In Multiple Billion Dollar Movies

One common trend that will be found on this list is actors who have the MCU as one of their big hits. Interestingly, that’s not the case for Luke Evans. His franchise is different, first appearing in Fast & Furious 6 before joining Furious 7 and The Fate of the Furious which both surpassed the mark. He played the villainous Owen Shaw.

He actually is one of the rare actors to appear across three different billion-dollar hits. Evans portrayed Bard the Bowman in the extended cut of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ($1.017B) and Girion, Lord of Dale in other entries. He then took on the role of Gaston in the live-action version of Beauty and the Beast ($1.264B).

1 Zoe Saldana

Although Luke Evans has more franchise/one-off appearances in billion-dollar movies, Zoe Saldana tops the list for legitimately starring in the two biggest films of all-time. They weren’t just small roles either. In Avatar ($2.789B), she played Neytiri, one of the two most important characters.

Of course, she is also Gamora of Guardians of the Galaxy fame. Gamora was a central part of Avengers: Infinity War ($2.048B) and her return in Avengers: Endgame ($2.797B) was a highlight in the biggest movie ever. That’s three of the five highest-grossing films in history. Saldana was also in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie but didn’t return when it became a billion-dollar success.

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