Dirty cops, flag-waving superheroes, and reality TV hosts. The cast of 2005's "Fantastic Four" have taken on a lot of different acting projects since the film premiered two decades ago — and not all of them have been hits.
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00:00Dirty cops, flag-waving superheroes, and reality TV hosts, the cast of 2005's Fantastic Four
00:07have taken on a lot of different acting projects since the film premiered two decades ago.
00:11And not all of them have been hits.
00:13Chris Evans played Johnny Storm, a.k.a. the Human Torch, or the guy who can set himself
00:18on fire and hurl fireballs.
00:20He's also charismatic and provides a great source of comic relief.
00:23What if we got these powers for a reason?
00:25What if it's like some higher calling?
00:27A higher calling like getting girls and making money?
00:29Is there any higher?
00:31Post-Fantastic Four, Evans continued to thrive in the superhero and sci-fi worlds, playing
00:36Nick Grant in 2009's Push and Lucas Lee in 2010's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
00:42But everything changed for Evans when he was cast as Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America,
00:46in Captain America the First Avenger.
00:49Following 2012's The Avengers, Evans played Cap in multiple other MCU features, becoming
00:53one of the most recognizable stars in the world.
00:56But Marvel didn't get all of Evans' time.
00:58Over the years, he's landed roles in everything from the gritty crime thriller The Iceman
01:02to the family drama Gifted and the whodunit mystery Knives Out.
01:06Following his sendoff in 2019's Avengers Endgame, Evans played himself in 2021's Free Guy, voiced
01:12Buzz Lightyear in Pixar's Lightyear, and headlined a Christmas-themed action flick with Dwayne
01:16Johnson in 2024's Red One.
01:19But for Fantastic Four fans everywhere, the most exciting role Evans undertook was reprising
01:23his role as Johnny Storm in 2024's Deadpool and Wolverine.
01:27"...My God, he's gonna say it!"
01:29"...Say what?"
01:30"...Avengers..."
01:31"...FREEMAN!"
01:32"...Sorry, what now?"
01:35Jessica Alba played Sue Storm, a.k.a. the Invisible Woman, who has the power to turn
01:39invisible and create force fields.
01:42There's also a bit of romantic tension between her and Reed Richards in the 2005 film.
01:46"...That's my nose, genius.
01:48These are my lips."
01:50After The Fantastic Four, Alba starred in flicks like Good Luck Chuck and Valentine's
01:54Day.
01:56Alba also appeared in several Robert Rodriguez films, including Machete and Spy Kids 4 All
02:00the Time in the World.
02:01Throughout the 2010s, Alba was featured in movies like Little Fuckers and Mechanic Resurrection.
02:06In 2019, Alba jumped to the small screen in L.A.'s Finest.
02:09This Bad Boys spinoff series partnered Alba with Gabrielle Union, but the show only lasted
02:14two seasons.
02:15In 2023, Alba launched her own reality TV series, Honest Renovations, with Lizzie Mathis,
02:21on the show the pair helped deserving families renovate their homes.
02:25No one embodied the role of Reed Richards, a.k.a. Mr. Fantastic, quite like Yohan Griffith.
02:29Mr. Fantastic is the brilliant leader of the Fantastic Four, and is known for using his
02:33scientific genius to solve complex problems.
02:36He can also be a little bit socially awkward at times.
02:38"...You're such a dork."
02:41Following Fantastic Four and its 2007 sequel, Rise of the Silver Surfer, the actor took
02:45a step back from playing Marvel Comics superheroes.
02:48In the 2000s, Gruff had played abolitionist William Wilberforce in the historical drama
02:53Amazing Grace, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the George W. Bush biopic W.
02:58From there, Gruff had played the lead role of the strangely immortal Henry Morgan on
03:02the short-lived ABC mystery drama Forever.
03:05In between guest appearances on various TV shows and smaller parts in feature films,
03:09Griffith returned to her leading role in the 2017 BBC thriller series Liar.
03:13He most recently appeared as Lockwood in 2024's Bad Boys, Ride or Die.
03:19Michael Chiklis played Ben Grimm, a.k.a. The Thing.
03:21The Thing may be as tough as a rock and even look like one, but he's also very sensitive
03:25about his appearance.
03:26Despite struggling with these feelings, however, he remains extremely loyal to the Fantastic
03:31Four team.
03:32Aside from playing The Thing, Chiklis' most famous role was as Detective Vic Mackie in
03:36the FX police drama The Shield.
03:38He also headlined the superhero comedy series No Ordinary Family, which only lasted a single
03:43season on ABC.
03:44Later in the 2010s, Chiklis appeared on shows like American Horror Story and Gotham.
03:49In the 2020s, he headlined Coyote on Paramount+, before occurring on shows like Hotel Cocaine
03:54and on the Fox crime drama Accused.
03:57Long before Robert Downey Jr. was cast to play Dr. Doom in the MCU, Julian McMahon thrived
04:02in the role of Victor Von Doom.
04:04Victor Von Doom is brilliant, but very power-hungry, and is transformed into the evil Dr. Doom after
04:09an experiment goes wrong.
04:11Victor, this disease is progressive, degenerative.
04:13I have to notify someone.
04:15That's terrible news."
04:18The Fantastic Four wasn't the actor's only notable production.
04:21He also starred on the FX series Nip-Tuck, where he played Dr. Christian Troi.
04:25After Nip-Tuck ended, McMahon appeared in the action thriller Red and the drama You're
04:30Not You.
04:31In 2015, he appeared in the sci-fi adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End, before
04:35returning to the Marvel Universe in 2017 for the Hulu original Runaways.
04:40But 2020 changed everything for McMahon, when he nabbed the part of Jess LeCroy on CBS's
04:45FBI Most Wanted.
04:46McMahon was featured prominently on the show's first three seasons.
04:49When his character was killed off in 2022, it opened the door for him to go back to the
04:53big screen.
04:54In 2024, he appeared in The Supremes' Earls All You Can Eat.
04:58Kerry Washington played Alicia Masters in the two Fantastic Four movies.
05:02Alicia is a blind artist who offers emotional support to the Thing as he struggles to accept
05:06his appearance.
05:07Over the course of the two films, she also develops a romantic relationship with him.
05:11Washington appeared in a handful of movies, including Night Catchers and Lakeview Terrace
05:15after Fantastic Four, but easily her most notable post-Fantastic Four role is as Olivia
05:20Pope on the Shonda Rhimes-produced Scandal, which ran for seven seasons on ABC.
05:25Sticking mostly to television, Washington recently starred in and executive-produced
05:29Little Fires Everywhere, Unprisoned, and the narrative podcast series The Prophecy.
05:35Hamish Linklater played Doctor Doom's ill-fated assistant Leonard in the first Fantastic Four,
05:39acting as a supporting figure to Doctor Doom's villainous schemes.
05:43Although his part in Fantastic Four was minor, Linklater's career has exploded in recent
05:47years.
05:48He famously played Matthew Kimball on The New Adventures of Old Christine before jumping
05:52back to the big screen in flicks like Battleship, 42, and The Big Short.
05:57Then in 2017, he landed the role of Clark on FX's Legion.
06:00But after a breakout performance as Father Paul in the 2021 Netflix horror series Midnight
06:05Mass, Linklater became a hot commodity in the TV world.
06:08He appeared in the miniseries Gaslit and Manhunt, and even voiced Batman in Prime Video's
06:13hit 2024 animated series, Batman Caped Crusader.