Fan Casting Ken Watanabe as Magneto in X-Men (2025)

fredericarrowsmith made this fan casting suggestion on August 26, 2022. What do you think? See below to cast your vote, or click here to see all fan casting suggestions for this role.

Ken Watanabe as Magneto in X-Men (2025)

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65 years old
Ken Watanabe (born October 21, 1959) is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor. To English-speaking audiences he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribay...
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Ken Watanabe

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Magneto (Erik Lehnsherr)

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X-Men (2025)

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Ken Watanabe is known for his roles in Godzilla, Letters from Iwo Jima, and Inception. He has been suggested by fans for 3,964 roles on myCast, including Dalinar Kholin in The Stormlight Archive. Similar actors include Hiroyuki Sanada, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and Donnie Yen. Ken Watanabe was suggested to play Magneto in X-Men (2025) by fredericarrowsmith. Other actors sugggested to play this role include Ralph Fiennes, Michael C. Hall, and Mark Strong. X-Men (2025) has 14 roles, including Wolverine, Professor X, and Cyclops.

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