Directed by Joss Whedon Written by Joss Whedon   Zak Penn   Cast Robert Downey Jr. ... Tony Stark / Iron Man Chris Evans ... Steve Rogers / Captain America Mark Ruffalo ... Bruce Banner / The Hulk Chris Hemsworth ... Thor Scarlett Johansson ... Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow Jeremy Renner ... Clint Barton / Hawkeye Tom Hiddleston ... Loki Clark Gregg ... Agent Phil Coulson Cobie Smulders ... Agent Maria Hill Stellan Skarsgård ... Selvig Samuel L. Jackson ... Nick Fury Gwyneth Paltrow ... Pepper Potts Paul Bettany ... Jarvis (voice) Alexis Denisof ... The Other Tina Benko ... NASA Scientist Jerzy Skolimowski ... Georgi Luchkov Kirill Nikiforov ... Weaselly Thug Jeff Wolfe ... Tall Thug M'laah Kaur Singh ... Young Girl (as M'laah Singh) Rashmi Rustagi ... Calcutta Woman Powers Boothe ... World Security Council Jenny Agutter ... World Security Council Arthur Darbinyan ... World Security Council Donald Li ... World Security Council Warren Kole ... Carrier Bridge Tech Alicia Sixtos ... Carrier Bridge Tech Jesse Garcia ... Carrier Bridge Tech Maximiliano Hernández ... Agent Jasper Sitwell Dieter Riesle ... Gala Scientist Kenneth Tigar ... German Old Man Walter Perez ... Young Shield Pilot Harry Dean Stanton ... Security Guard Josh Cowdery ... Maintenance Guy Ashley Johnson ... Waitress Katsumi Komatsu ... Japanese Family Yumiko Komatsu ... Japanese Family Momoko Komatsu ... Japanese Family Robert Clohessy ... Police Sergeant Enver Gjokaj ... Young Cop Fernanda Toker ... Office Woman Andrea Vecchio ... News Reporter Robin Swoboda ... News Reporter Brent McGee ... Faceless Pilot Jamie McShane ... Celebration Montage Interviewee Michael Zhang ... Celebration Montage Interviewee William Christopher Stephens ... Celebration Montage Interviewee (as Wiliams Christopher Stevens) Kelley Robins Hicks ... Celebration Montage Interviewee (as Kelley Robins Hicks) Romy Rosemont ... Shawna Lynde James Eckhouse ... Senator Boynton Stan Lee ... Stan Lee Pat Kiernan ... Pat Kiernan Thomas Roberts ... Thomas Roberts Damion Poitier ... Man #1 Uncredited Cast Davis Allsop ... Café patron Hank Amos ... S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Catherine Anderson ... German Pedestrian Ricardo Andres ... Lentil Merchant Paulie Andrew ... Pedestrian Logan Bennett ... S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Mayank Bhatter ... Celebration Montage Man Shaving Beard Sharita Bone ... Gala Guest Jason Botsford ... Museum Gala Patron Stephen Bullard ... Scared Spectator Mary Kate Campbell ... Stuttgart Biergarten patron Kadrolsha Ona Carole ... Museum Gala Patron Max Cavenham ... Mercenary Gene N. Chavez ... S.H.I.E.L.D. Guard Dale Coffman ... NYPD Police Officer Suzie Coker ... Museum Patron Layla Cushman ... Gala Guest Robert Dean ... Soldier Alex DeCourville ... Tourist Rick Dremann ... Museum Gala Guest Mark Falvo ... S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Keith Fausnaught ... Pedestrian John Fecek ... Reluctant Loki Worshipper Lorena Fernández ... Woman in the Museum Lou Ferrigno ... The Hulk (voice) Rod Fielder ... Pedestrian Dezaré Foster ... Civilian Eric Frank ... Stuttgart Citizen Mariah E. Garcia ... Civilian Richard Garcia ... S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Jorge J. González ... Stuttgart Driver Tina Grimm ... NYC Pedestrian Israel Hall ... S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent B.J. Halsall ... Pedestrian Carmen Dee Harris ... Museum Gala Patron Josh Heileman ... Mercenary Dominique Henderson ... Gala Party Goer Hannah Henriques ... Screaming Pedestrian Moe Hindi ... NYC Detective Michael Huante ... Cab Driver Alexander Christopher Jones ... Mercenary Mike Karban ... Pedestrian Tanzeel Kayani ... Hotdog Vendor Carrie Kelley ... Stuttgart Beer Garden Waitress Patrick Kellums ... Mercenary Great Kim ... News Boy Demoine Kinney ... S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Sean Kleefeld ... German Pedestrian Evan Kole ... Principal Annette Lawless ... Hostage Brandon Matthew Layne ... Road Worker Scott Ligon ... Civilian Kimberly J. Mahoney ... Limo Driver Todd Manes ... Helicarrier Medical Team Leader David L. Marston ... New York City Pedestrian Tiffany Sander McKenzie ... Civilian David Michael McMillan ... Cafe Patron Sean Meehan ... Guard Jillian Morgese ... Woman in Restaurant Alexandria Morrow ... Hannah Rippenger Chuck Morsher ... Stuttgart Biergarten Patron Joti Nagra ... Waitress Holly Neelie ... Gala Museum Patron Caleb Daniel Noal ... Extra Donn R. Nottage ... Head Security Guard Joseph O'Brien ... New York City Pedestrian Andrea-Nichole Olivas ... S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Jeremy Orr ... S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Nate Paige ... New York Pedestrian Martin Palmer ... Shiel Employee Francisco Peramos ... Mercenary Maria Perossa ... Museum Gala Guest Roger Petan ... Beer Garden Patron Caleb Pieplow ... Extra Daniel Pimentel ... Helicarrier Shield Agent Frank Powers ... S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent - Loki Escort Jaime Powers ... S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Brent Reichert ... Stuttgart Gala Patron Darwin Reina ... Gala Guest Kelly Ruble ... S.H.E.I.L.D. Agent Gina Sarno ... Restaurant Patron Debbie Scaletta ... Gala Guest Robert B. Schneider IV ... New York City Police Officer Shaun V. Scott ... Agent Scott Kelly Jeff Seich ... New York Police Officer in Firefight Christina Shaffer ... Stuttgart Beer Garden Patron Alonda Shevette ... Lab Tech Douglas Slygh ... Museum Gala Patron Jimmy Star ... Pedestrian Colin Strause ... S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent #4 Robert P. Thitoff ... Gala Patron George Thomas ... S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Shane Thompson ... Pedestrian JT Tomangi ... S.H.I.E.L.D Agent Jerry Lee Tucker ... Mercenary Tai Urban ... Child on News #1 Chris Vaina ... Running Pedestrian Sandra Weston ... Sweeper Jasmine With ... Gala Patron Jacob Francis Worrall ... Carrier Bridge Tech Chase Ziegler ... Gala Guest Seth Zielicke ... Barbershop Produced by Victoria Alonso   Louis D'Esposito   Jon Favreau   Kevin Feige   Alan Fine   Jeremy Latcham   Stan Lee   Patricia Whitcher   Original Music by Alan Silvestri

Additional Info Premiere: April 11, 2012 Theatrical Release: May 04, 2012 DVD Release: September 25, 2012 Blu-ray Release: September 25, 2012 Country: Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Websites: Production Companies Marvel Studios (presents) Paramount Pictures (in association with) Distributors Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures   (2012) (USA) (theatrical) Disney+   (2019) (USA) (video) (VOD) Epix (I)   (2013) (USA) (TV) FX Network   (2014) (USA) (TV) (cable) Hotstar   (2015) (World-wide) (video) Paramount+   (2021) (USA) (video) (VOD) Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment   (2012) (USA) (Blu-ray) Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment   (2012) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.7 / 10 Our Rating 7.3 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.3 / 10 Female Users 5.4 / 10 Site Ranking #34 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 6 total ratings Almost Perfect 4 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Site Ranking #30 Batman Begins (2005) #31 The Silence Of The Lambs (1991) #32 Saving Private Ryan (1998) #33 Joker (2019) #34 The Avengers (2012) #35 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) #36 The Prestige (2006) #37 The Departed (2006) #38 The Green Mile (1999)