A list of Spider-Man movie villains

By Alex Wiggan

Throughout the Spider-Man movie series, many iconic villains have graced the big screen. Some of these foes have appeared in leading roles, as the key threats to Spidey, while others have popped up in brief cameos.

But who are all these villains? Well, if you’re pondering that question, don’t worry, I can help.

In this post I am serving up a list of all the villains that have appeared in a Spider-Man or Spider-Man-related movie. The list will include all the major and minor players, as well as a few background characters who appeared in ‘blink and you miss ‘em’ roles.

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And to be clear, the movies covered in this post include: Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spider-Man 3 (2007), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). Plus, Venom (2018), Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), Morbius (2022), Madame Web (2024), Venom: The Last Dance (2024), and Kraven the Hunter (2024).

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Full list of Spider-Man movie villains

Below is a list of villains who have appeared in the Spider-Man movie series. Presented in alphabetical order, the list includes major and minor characters, as well as brief cameos or nods to their comic book counterparts.

Aaron Davis* – Donald Glover (Spider-Man: Homecoming)
Aaron Davis/Prowler – Mahershala Ali (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Adrian Toomes/Vulture – Michael Keaton (Spider-Man: Homecoming & Morbius)
Adriano Tumino/Vulture – Jorma Taccone (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
Aleksei Sytsevich/Rhino – Paul Giamatti (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Aleksei Sytsevich/Rhino – Alessandro Nivola (Kraven the Hunter)
Alistair Smythe* – B. J. Novak (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Carlton Drake/Riot – Riz Ahmed (Venom)
Cletus Kasady/Carnage – Woody Harrelson (Venom & Venom: Let There Be Carnage)
Convenience store thief/Uncle Ben’s killer – Leif Gantvoort (The Amazing Spider-Man)
Dennis Carradine/Uncle Ben’s killer – Michael Papajohn (Spider-Man & Spider-Man 3)
Dmitri Kravinoff/Chameleon – Fred Hechinger (Kraven the Hunter)
Dr. Curt Connors* – Dylan Baker (Spider-Man 2 & Spider-Man 3)
Dr. Curt Connors/Lizard – Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man & Spider-Man: No Way Home)
Dr. Johnathon Ohnn/The Spot – Jason Schwartzman (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
Dr. Michael Morbius/Morbius – Jared Leto (Morbius)
Dr. Olivia Octavius/Doctor Octopus – Kathryn Hahn (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Dr. Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus – Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2 & Spider-Man: No Way Home)
Edward Brock Jr./Venom – Topher Grace (Spider-Man 3)
Eddie Brock/Venom – Tom Hardy (Venom, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Spider-Man: No Way Home, & Venom: The Last Dance)
Ezekiel Sims – Tahar Rahim (Madame Web)
Flint Marko/Sandman – Thomas Haden Church (Spider-Man 3 & Spider-Man: No Way Home)
Frances Barrison/Shriek – Naomie Harris (Venom: Let There Be Carnage)
Gustav Fiers/The Gentleman – Michael Massee (The Amazing Spider-Man & The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Harry Osborn/New Goblin – James Franco (Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2 & Spider-Man 3)
Harry Osborn/Green Goblin – Dane DeHaan (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Herman Schultz/Shocker II – Bokeem Woodbine (Spider-Man: Homecoming)
J. Jonah Jameson – J. K. Simmons (Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, Spider-Man: Far From Home, & Spider-Man: No Way Home)
Jackson Brice/Shocker I – Logan Marshall-Green (Spider-Man: Homecoming)
Knull – Andy Serkis (Venom: The Last Dance)
Lucien/Milo Morbius – Matt Smith (Morbius)
Mac Gargan/Scorpion – Michael Mando (Spider-Man: Homecoming)
Mac Gargan/Scorpion – Joaquin Cosio (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Max Dillon/Electro – Jamie Foxx (The Amazing Spider-Man 2 & Spider-Man: No Way Home)
Mendel Stromm* – Rob Perkins (Spider-Man)
Miles G. Morales/Prowler – Jharrel Jerome (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
Nikolai Kravinoff – Russell Crowe (Kraven the Hunter)
Norman Osborn/Green Goblin – Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, Spider-Man: No Way Home)
Norman Osborn – Chris Cooper (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
Norman Osborn/Green Goblin – Jorma Taccone (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Phineas Mason/Tinkerer – Michael Chernus (Spider-Man: Homecoming)
Quentin Beck/Mysterio – Jake Gyllenhaal (Spider-Man: Far From Home)
Sergei Kravinoff/Kraven – Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kraven the Hunter)
The Elementals: Molten Man, Hydro-Man, Sandman, Cyclone (Spider-Man: Far From Home)
The Foreigner – Christopher Abbott (Kraven the Hunter)
Tombstone – Marvin Krondon Jones III (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Wilson Fisk/Kingpin – Live Schreiber (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)

Please note: Characters indicated with an asterisk (*) are included on this list because they are considered to be classic Spider-Man villains from the comics, even if their onscreen counterparts don’t appear villainous in the movies, or barely feature.