X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) – Full Cast and Characters

X-Men: Apocalypse is one of the most popular American superhero films. The superhero film was released in 2016 and was directed and produced by Bryan Singer and the script was written by Simon Kinberg. This film was produced by multiple studios like Marvel Entertainment, TSG entertainment, 20th Century Fox, The Donners Company, Kinberg Genre, and Bad Hat Harry productions. This superhero movie was directed in the United States and it was released in theatres on May 27, 2016. This movie was made on a budget of 178 million dollars and it gained a box office collection of more than 550 million dollars. In this article, let’s get to know more about the full cast of the X-Men: Apocalypse movie in detail.

This superhero film is based on two characters of X-Men that are popular in the Marvel superhero comics. This film is the 6th movie in the X-Men film series lineup and it was released as the next part of X-Men: Days Of Future Past in 2014. 

The star cast of the X-Men: Apocalypse film involves James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Munn, Sophie Turner, and Lucas Till.

X-Men: Apocalypse is a film that is all about the ancient mutant apocalypse that happened in 1983 which resulted in the wipeout of the modern civilization country and took over the governments of the world, where X-Men is a superhero who tries to defeat the mutants. The sequel to this film, Dark Phoenix was released on June 7, 2019.

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016): Movie Plot

The plot of this movie is all about a mutant En Subah Nur, who is worshipped as a God in Egyptian civilization as the most powerful mutant. After this powerful immortal mutant Apocalypse gains his consciousness back after 1000 years, he calls Magneto and other mutants to create a new world order. There is the X-Men army along with Professor X, Raven, and other young X-Men as a team to stop the mutants from destroying mankind.

Star Cast of X-Men: Apocalypse Movie

Leading Actors:

1. James McAvoy as Professor Charles Xavier
2. Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr
3. Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme
4. Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse
5. Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy
6. Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert
7. Evan Peters as Peter Maximoff
8. Tye Sheridan as Scott Summers
9. Sophie Turner as Jean Gray

Supporting Actors:

1. Olivia Munn as Psylocke
2. Kodi Smit-McPhee as Kurt Wagner
3. Alexandra Shipp as Ororo Munroe
4. Lucas Till as Alex Summers
5. Josh Helman as Colonel William Stryker
6. Ben Hardy as Angel
7. Lana Condor as Jubilee

Cast Details of X-Men: Apocalypse 

1. James McAvoy 

James McAvoy is one of the most popular Scottish actors who made his debut as a teen in The Near Room on television in 2003. His famous movies include The Chronicles of Narnia: the lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, and The Last King of Scotland. He also worked in the action thriller film Wanted, for which he received a Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. In this film, his character was a mutant who has the world’s most powerful telepath to protect mankind by fighting against the enemies to save Earth.

2. Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender is a popular Irish actor who made his debut in the film 300. His popular films include Frank, A Dangerous Method, David 8, Adaptation of Jane Eyre, and Dark Phoenix. He has received the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Critics Choice Movie Award and multiple British Film Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and nominations for best acting in the Academy Awards. In this film, his character was a survivor who is able to control magnetic fields and wanted humans and mutants to survive together.

3. Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence is one of the most popular and highest-paid American actresses. The most famous films include Garden Party, The Hunger Games, and Winter’s Bone. She received the Academy Award for Best Actress at age of 22 and the BAFTA Award as well. In this film, her character was a mutant with shape-adjusting abilities and her closest friend of Xavier.

4. Oscar Isaac

He is a popular American actor known for his famous films like Ex Machina, the Star Wars sequel trilogy, and The Card Counter. He has received the award of the best actor by Vanity Fair and New York Times. In the film, his character was the world’s first mutant who fought with the X-Men as Apocalypse.

5. Nicholas Hoult

He is a popular British actor who is known for his famous films like Clash of the Titans, The Favourite, and The Great. He has been nominated for various awards like the British Academy Film Awards and the Golden Globe Awards. His character in this film was a mutant with superhuman physical abilities and he acts as the teacher in Xavier’s school.

6. Rose Byrne

She is an Australian actress who is known for films like Damages and The Goddess of 1967. She has won the MTV Movie Awards and the Venice Film Festival Awards. Her character was the CIA detective who fell in love with Xavier in the first movie.

7. Evan Peters

He is an American actor who is known for his films like WandaVision and Mare of Easttown. He won the Phoenix Film Festival Awards and the Satellite Awards for Best Supporting Actor. His character is a mutant who can think and perceive at hypersonic speeds.

8. Tye Sheridan

He is an American actor who is known for his films like Joe, The Tree of Life, and Mud. He won the Shanghai film festival awards. His character is a beauty who can fire destructive laser beams and he is the younger brother of Havok.

9. Sophie Turner 

He is a British-American actress who is known for her films like Another Me and Barely Lethal. She has received the Venice Film Festival Awards. Her character was a mutant who had telepathic and telekinetic powers. Her character is scared of these powers and she wants to live a normal life.

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) – Awards and Nominations:

X-Men: Apocalypse has received multiple nominations for various awards like the Teen Choice Awards, AACTA Awards, and Saturn Awards for best visual effects. This film also won 2 awards – People’s Choice Awards for favorite actress and Spike Guys Choice Movie for best-supporting actress.