10 Famous People You Never Knew Were In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

7) Michael K. Williams

One of The Wire’s best characters has got to be sympathetic villain Omar Little, as played by Michael K. Williams. The role was the actor’s breakout part and was instrumental in getting him a cameo in Marvel movie The Incredible Hulk. Unfortunately, it’s a total waste of the guy’s talents. Just watch the video above to see what we mean.

So, why did they bother to get Omar Little just to stand around looking scared? Well, actually, Williams originally had a larger and much cooler role. Caught in the battle between Abomination and Hulk, Williams’ character was at first freaked out before regaining his composure and telling Hulk to “go kick his ass!” In the final cut, however, the scene was excised, leaving Williams with only about five seconds of screen time and no dialogue.

6) Seth Green

Comedian/actor Seth Green has had a pretty steady career from the mid-nineties onwards, from his regular role in Buffy The Vampire Slayer through playing Dr Evil’s son in the Austin Powers movies to voicing Chris on Family Guy. A couple of credits on his long CV that are often forgotten, however, are his brief turns in the MCU.

Remember the fun cameo at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy that brought back Howard the Duck, the one character you never thought we would see on screen again after the infamous 80s movie? Well, the character’s quick speaking part – “why do you let it lick you? Gross.” – was in fact provided by Green.

This isn’t Green’s only appearance in the MCU, though – he can be also briefly be seen as a Tony Stark fan at the Stark Expo in Iron Man 2.