Frequent Collaborators of James Gunn
by slash388 | created - 19 Aug 2021 | updated - 1 month ago | Public
1. Michael Rooker
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy
Michael Rooker was born on April 6, 1955 in Jasper, Alabama. When he was thirteen, his parents divorced and he went with his mother to live in Chicago. He caught the acting bug while attending college, and began appearing in local stage productions. On first breaking into film, his intensity and "...
Grant Grant (Slither), Abe (Super), Yondu Udonta (The Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special), Brian Durlin/Savant (The Suicide Squad)
2. Sean Gunn
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Sean Gunn is an American actor who is known for his collaborations with his brother James Gunn. He famously played Kraglin and did the physical portrayal of Rocket before being dubbed over by Bradley Cooper in the Guardians of the Galaxy films. He also portrayed Weasel and Calendar Man in The ...
Toby (Super), Kraglin Obfonteri (The Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special), Weasel (The Suicide Squad, Creature Commandos), Calendar Man (The Suicide Squad), G.I. Robot (Creature Commandos), Maxwell Lord (Superman)
3. Chris Pratt
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy
Christopher Michael "Chris" Pratt was born on June 21, 1979 in Virginia, Minnesota and raised in Lake Stevens, Washington, to Kathleen Louise (Indahl), who worked at a supermarket, and Daniel Clifton Pratt, who remodeled houses. He is of mostly Norwegian descent. He graduated from Lake Stevens High...
Peter Quill/Star-Lord (The Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special)
4. Zoe Saldana
Actress | Guardians of the Galaxy
Zoe Saldana was born on June 19, 1978 in Passaic, New Jersey, to Asalia Nazario and Aridio Saldaña. Her father was Dominican and her mother is Puerto Rican. She was raised in Queens, New York. When she was 10 years old, she and her family moved to the Dominican Republic, where they would live for ...
Gamora (The Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy)
5. Dave Bautista
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy
David Michael Bautista, Jr. was born on January 18, 1969 in Washington, D.C., to Donna Raye (Mullins) and David Michael Bautista, a hairdresser. He has Filipino and Greek ancestry.
When WCW officials told him he'd never make it in sports entertainment, Bautista pushed himself to achieve his dream of...
Drax the Destroyer (The Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special)
6. Bradley Cooper
Actor | A Star Is Born
Bradley Charles Cooper was born on January 5, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, Gloria (Campano), is of Italian descent, and worked for a local NBC station. His father, Charles John Cooper, who was of Irish descent, was a stockbroker. Immediately after Bradley graduated from the ...
Rocket Raccoon (The Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special)
7. Vin Diesel
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy
Vin Diesel was born Mark Sinclair in Alameda County, California, along with his fraternal twin brother, Paul Vincent. He was raised by his astrologer/psychologist mother, Delora Sherleen (Sinclair), and adoptive father, Irving H. Vincent, an acting instructor and theatre manager, in an artists' ...
Groot (The Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special)
8. Pom Klementieff
Actress | Avengers: Infinity War
Pom Klementieff (born 3 May 1986) is a French actress. She was trained at the Cours Florent drama school in Paris and has appeared in such films as Loup (2009), Sleepless Night (2011) and Hacker's Game (2015). She plays the role of Mantis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the ...
Mantis (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special), Dancer (The Suicide Squad)
9. Karen Gillan
Actress | Selfie
Karen Sheila Gillan was born and raised in Inverness, Scotland, as the only child of Marie Paterson and husband John Gillan, who is a singer and recording artist. She developed a love for acting very early on, attending several youth theatre groups and taking part in a wide range of productions at ...
Nebula (The Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special)
10. Sylvester Stallone
Actor | Rocky
Sylvester Stallone is an athletically built, dark-haired American actor/screenwriter/director/producer, the movie fans worldwide have been flocking to see Stallone's films for over 40 years, making "Sly" one of Hollywood's biggest-ever box office draws.
Sylvester Stallone was born on July 6, 1946, ...
Stakar Ogord/Starhawk (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Nanaue/King Shark (The Suicide Squad)
11. Nathan Fillion
Actor | Castle
Nathan Fillion was born on 27 March 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is the son of Cookie (Early) and Bob Fillion, both retired English teachers, and has an older brother, Jeff. His father is of French-Canadian descent, and his mother is of English, German, Finnish, and Norwegian ancestry. In ...
Bill Pardy (Slither),The Holy Avenger (Super), Alien prisoner (Guardians of the Galaxy), Cory Pitzner/T.D.K. (The Suicide Squad), Master Karja (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Guy Gardner/Green Lantern (Superman)
12. Steve Agee
Actor | Peacemaker
Steve Agee is an American comedian and actor known for his collaborations with superhero film director James Gunn, particularly as John Economos and the on-set portrayal of King Shark before getting dubbed over by Sylvester Stallone in the DC Extended Universe works The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker...
Comic book store jerk (Super), Gef (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), John Economos (The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker, Creature Commandos)
13. Elizabeth Banks
Actress | The Hunger Games
Elizabeth Banks was born Elizabeth Mitchell in Pittsfield, a small city in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts near the New York border, on February 10, 1974. She is the daughter of Anne Marie (Wallace), who worked in a bank, and Mark Phineas Mitchell, a factory worker. Elizabeth describes ...
Starla Grant (Slither), Amy (Movie 43)
14. Seth Green
Actor | Robot Chicken
Seth Green has starred in numerous films and television series including the Austin Powers trilogy, The Italian Job (2003), Without a Paddle (2004), Party Monster (2003), Can't Hardly Wait (1998), Old Dogs (2009) and dozens more, including starring roles in Sexy Evil Genius (2013), The Story of Luke...
Howard the Duck (The Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy)
15. Gregg Henry
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy
Gregg Henry has worked with many well-known filmmakers. For James Gunn: Slither (2006), Super (2010), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). For Brian De Palma: Scarface (1983), Body Double (1984). Raising Cain (1992), Femme Fatale (2002), The Black Dahlia (2006),...
Jack MacReady (Slither), Detective John Felkner (Super), Jason Quill (The Guardians of the Galaxy Trilogy)
16. Rob Zombie
Writer | Grindhouse
Robert Bartleh Cummings, more famously known as Rob Zombie, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on January 12, 1965. He is the oldest son of Louise and Robert Cummings, and has a younger brother, Michael David (aka Spider One; b. 1968), who is the lead singer of Powerman 5000. Growing up, Zombie ...
Dr. Karl (Slither), God (Super), Ravager navigator (Guardians of the Galaxy), Unseen Ravager (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2)
17. Stephen Blackehart
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Stephen Blackehart was born in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). He was previously married to Mercedes Blackehart.
Quill (Super), Knowhere dispatcher (Guardians of the Galaxy), Brahl (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), Briscoe (The Suicide Squad), Charlie the Gorilla (Peacemaker), Steemie (The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
18. Lloyd Kaufman
Producer | The Toxic Avenger
Stanley Lloyd Kaufman never really wanted to make movies, he wanted to work in Broadway musicals. During his years in Yale he was introduced to "B" pictures and the works of Roger Corman. Lloyd later got the opportunity to executive-produce a short movie made by a fellow student. The film, called "...
Sad drunk (Slither), Prisoner (Guardians of the Galaxy), Dancing man in bar (The Suicide Squad), Gridlemop (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
19. Laura Haddock
Actress | Guardians of the Galaxy
Laura Haddock was born on August 21, 1985 in England, UK. She is an actress, known for Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017). She was previously married to Sam Claflin.
Meredith Quill (Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2)
20. Stan Lee
Producer | Doctor Strange
Stan Lee was an American comic-book writer, editor, and publisher, who was executive vice president and publisher of Marvel Comics.
Stan was born in New York City, to Celia (Solomon) and Jack Lieber, a dress cutter. His parents were Romanian Jewish immigrants. Lee co-created Spider-Man, the Hulk, ...
Xandarian ladies' man (Guardians of the Galaxy), Watcher (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2)
21. John Cena
Actor | The Suicide Squad
John Felix Anthony Cena was born on April 23, 1977 in West Newbury, Massachusetts to Carol Cena and John Joseph Cena. He is of Italian (father) and French-Canadian and English (mother) descent, and is the grandson of baseball player Tony Lupien. When he was in college, he played football. He then ...
Christopher Smith/Peacemaker (The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker)
22. Jennifer Holland
Actress | Peacemaker
In 2022 Jennifer Holland can be seen starring as Emilia Harcourt in HBO Max's highly anticipated action series "Peacemaker." Based on the DC Comics and executive produced and written by James Gunn, "Peacemaker" is the first DC Extended Universe television series, and follows Peacemaker (John Cena) ...
Emilia Harcourt (The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker), Administrator Kwol (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
23. Chukwudi Iwuji
Actor | Designated Survivor
Chuk Iwuji was born in Nigeria in 1975. When he was ten his parents began working for the United Nations Organization and moved to Ethiopia, sending their son to a boarding school in England. He got in to Yale University to major in Economics but was interested in acting and joined the university's...
Clemson Mum (Peacemaker), The High Evolutionary (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
24. Viola Davis
Actress | Fences
Viola Davis is a critically revered actress of film, television, and theater and has won rave reviews for her multitude of substantial and intriguingly diverse roles. Audiences across the United States and internationally have admired her for her work- including her celebrated, Oscar-nominated ...
Amanda Waller (The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker, Creature Commandos)
25. Elizabeth Debicki
Actress | The Great Gatsby
Debicki was born in Paris to a Polish father and an Australian mother of Irish descent who were both dancers. When she was five, the family moved to Melbourne, where she grew up with two younger siblings. She became interested in ballet at an early age and trained as a dancer until deciding to ...
Ayesha (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
26. Michael Rosenbaum
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Michael Owen Rosenbaum is an American actor and pod-caster. He is known for portraying Lex Luthor on the Superman television series Smallville, a role that TV Guide included in their 2013 list of "The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time". Rosenbaum is also known for portraying Martinex in Guardians of...
Martinex T'Naga (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
27. Maria Bakalova
Maria Bakalova was born on June 4, 1996 in Burgas, Bulgaria. At the age of six she started singing and flute lessons. She studied at the National School of Arts in Burgas, majoring in acting for drama theater and a second major in flute. After that she studied at the National Academy for Theatre ...
Cosmo the Spacedog (The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Princess Ilana Rostovic (Creature Commandos)
28. Daniela Melchior
Actress | The Suicide Squad
Daniela Melchior is a Portuguese actress and model who started in Portuguese-language films such as Parque Mayer and The Black Book. She did the Portuguese dubbing voice for Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, originally voiced by Hailee Steinfeld. She made her English-language debut ...
Cleo Cazo/Ratcatcher 2 (The Suicide Squad), Ura (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
29. Linda Cardellini
Actress | Scooby-Doo
Linda Edna Cardellini was born in Redwood City, California, to Lorraine (Hernan) and Wayne David Cardellini, a businessman. She is of Italian (from her paternal grandfather), Irish (from her mother), German, English, and Scottish descent. Linda grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, California, the...
Pet store employee (Super), Lylla (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
30. Mikaela Hoover
Actress | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mikaela Mehrizi Hoover was born on July 12 in Colbert, Washington and is the first of 4 siblings. Mikaela started taking dance classes at age 2 and stared school plays and local commercials as a child. She was a cheerleader in high school and the captain of her high school dance team as well as ...
Holly (Super), Nova Prime's assistant (Guardians of the Galaxy), Camila (The Suicide Squad), Floor (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
31. Christopher Fairbank
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy
Probably best known as Moxy in the television series of Auf Wiedersen Pet he was born in Essex, educated in Canterbury then moved to Liverpool when he was 17. He made his stage debut in 1974 as Prince Henry in The Wisest Fool at the Civic Theatre in Darlington when as understudy he had to go on ...
The Broker (Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
32. Rhett Miller
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Rhett Miller was born on September 6, 1970 in Austin, Texas, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), The Break-Up (2006) and Otherhood (2019).
Bzermikitokolok (The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
33. Pete Davidson
Actor | The King of Staten Island
Pete Davidson is an American comedian and actor who is a featured player on Saturday Night Live (1975), as of September 2014. He was raised on Staten Island, New York, and is the son of Amy (Waters) and Scott Matthew Davidson. Pete's father, a firefighter, died during the 9/11 attacks.
Davidson ...
Dick Hertz/Blackguard (The Suicide Squad), Phlektik (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
34. Terence Rosemore
Actor | Haunted Mansion
Terence Rosemore was born in Great Falls, Montana and raised in New Orleans where he got his start as an Actor in Ted Gilliam's Dashiki Theatre Company. He is an award winning Filmmaker and Actor whose career has touched five decades. Rosemore has appeared in dozens of feature films including ...
Narblik (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), Crew chief (The Suicide Squad), Gurb (The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special), Xlomo Smeth (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Otis (Superman)
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