Doctor Strange (2016) – Full Cast and Characters

Doctor Strange was an American superhero film from Marvel Studios. This film was released in 2016 and it was based upon a character from Marvel Comics in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This film was collaboratively produced by Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. This film was directed by Scott Derrickson and the script was written by John Spaihts and C.Robert Cargill. This 14th film in the MCU starred Benedict Cumberbatch as the main character Stephen Strange in the film. Other actors include Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mads Mikkelsen, and Scott Adkins. In this article, let’s get to know more about the full cast of the Doctor Strange movie in detail.

This film is all about neurosurgeon Stephen Strange who learns magic to save the world from dangerous characters. Stephen Strange visits Kamar Taj where he learns magic spells from Wong and Ancient One, Earth's Sorcerer Supreme. They helped him clear confusion in his mind while performing magic and calming down his mind. But later on, Ancient One dies thus taking away Earth's Sorcerer Supreme and putting Earth in grave danger from evil powers. This incident eventually helps Stephen Strange to become the Ancient One's successor and next Sorcerer Supreme.

Doctor Strange was released worldwide on October 13, 2016, and it grossed more than 680 million dollars in box office collection. Recently the second sequel to the film was launched in May 2022 called Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness which is also very much liked by people all around the world.

Star Cast of Doctor Strange Movie:

1. Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange
2. Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo
3. Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer
4. Benedict Wong as Wong
5. Michael Stuhlbarg as Nicodemus West
6. Benjamin Bratt as Jonathon Pangborn
7. Scott Adkins as Lucian
8. Mads Mikkelsen as Kaecilius
9. Tilda Swinton as Ancient One

Supporting Cast:

1. Chris Hemsworth as Thor
2. Linda Louise Duan as Tina Minoru
3. Mark Anthony as Daniel Drumm
4. Topo Wresniwiro as Hamir
5. Amy Landecker as Bruner

Cast Details of Doctor Strange:

1. Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange

The character of Doctor Strange is played by British actor Benedict Cumberbatch and plays the role of Stephen Strange in the Marvel cinematic universe. In this film, his character is a neurosurgeon who learned magic spells to fight the evil powers, of the villains who want to change the dimension of time. He visits Kamar Taj where he learns the magic spells and saves the world from evils using his Eye of Agamotto. Benedict Cumberbatch is an amazing actor and has won various British academy awards and also appeared on the Times 100 most influential people’s list. The actor also received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game and as a rancher in The Power of the Dog.

2. Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer

Rachel McAdams has played the role of Christine in Doctor Strange. She is a Canadian actress who is best known for her performance in Sherlock Holmes and About Time. She also received the BAFTA Award nomination for Best Rising Star for her film “it girl”. In this film, her character was a friend of Stephen Strange. She is an emergency surgeon and crush of Doctor Strange but the story takes a turn when she gets married to someone else, breaking Dr. Strange’s heart, however, she still helps the Sorcerer Supreme to fight the evil powers.

3. Benedict Wong as Wong

Benedict Wong plays the role of Wong in this film. He is a British actor who is known for his films like The Martian. His character in this film was a master of arts and magic spells who teaches Stephen Strange about the dimension of time. He teaches Stephen Strange to fight evil powers using his Master of the Mystic Arts.

4. Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo

Chiwetel Ejiofor plays the role of Karl Mordo in this film. He is a British actor who has received multiple BAFTA awards. The character in this film was a colleague of Stephen Strange in Kamar Taj. Later on, he becomes jealous of Stephen Strange that he is able to do better magic spells than him making him backstab his dear friend.

5. Tilda Swinton as Ancient One

Tilda Swinton plays the role of Ancient One in this film. She is a British actress who has received British academy film awards and European film awards. Her character in this film is Ancient One who is Stephen Strange’s mentor and she teaches him to become the Sorcerer supreme. She helps Stephen Strange to realize his mistakes in life and helps him to calm down his mind before performing his magic spells.

6. Mads Mikkelsen as Kaecilius

Mads Mikkelsen plays the role of Kaecilius in this film. He is a Danish actor who is known for his films like After The Wedding. He was nominated for his role as Martin in Another Round and Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore for the BAFTA award. His character in this film is a master of mystic arts who broke away from the Ancient One and forth with Stephen Strange for his villain character.

Doctor Strange (2016) – Awards and Nominations

Doctor Strange was a huge success and crossed a whopping 680 million dollars worldwide. This film also received the Academy Awards and Hollywood Awards for Best visual effects. There was a huge appreciation for this film in terms of cast, visual effects, and musical suspense.