Stephen Strange (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Stephen Vincent Strange, M.D. Ph.D is a major character of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch and based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. He appears in the MCU movies Doctor Strange (2016), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), and as well as in the television series What If...? (2021).

He is a powerful sorcerer and leading member of the Masters of the Mystic Arts. He used to be brilliant yet arrogant neurosurgeon before suffering a car accident that resulted in his hands being crippled. When Western medicine failed to restore his hands, Strange embarked on a journey that led him to the Masters of the Mystic Arts as well as the discovery of magic and alternate dimensions. And after saving the world from Dormammu and Kaecilius, he became more polite, calmer and smarter than ever before.


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