8 Actors Who Were Sadly Wasted In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

8) Kate Mara

Kate Mara is an actress who no doubt has an illustrious career ahead of her, after appearances in The Martian and TV series like House of Cards. It’s a shame, then, that Marvel didn’t use her well enough when they nabbed the then up and coming actress for a part in Iron Man 2.  

To show how underused she is, Mara’s character remains unnamed – a U.S. Marshall who turns up for less than a minute to give Tony Stark a subpoena to appear in front of Congress. She’s just there for a pretty face to entrance Tony for a few seconds, which is a great shame.

Obviously, this wasn’t Mara’s last role in a Marvel movie, as she was cast as Sue Storm in Fox’s Fantastic 4 in 2015. Though that should have made up for her bit part in Iron Man 2, that film also served her, and the rest of its talented cast, just as badly.