Results: Actors Who Have Played Superman at the MOVIES (JUST MOVIES)

Christopher Reeve (1978-87). The movie saw Reeve sharing the big screen with Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman, who played Superman's father and mortal enemy, Lex Luthor, respectively. The critically acclaimed production led to three sequels, all of which featured Reeve in the cape. He reprised the dual role of Superman and Clark Kent in 1980, in 1983 and again in 1987 with Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. In 1995, Reeve suffered a spinal injury in a horse riding accident and became paralyzed from the neck down. The incident prevented him from playing Superman again, but Reeve remained a significant part of the franchise until and even after his death in 2004. Was he your favorite Superman?

Brandon Routh. Superman Returns (2006) stars Brandon Routh as Clark Kent / Superman, Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane and Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor. The film centers on Superman as he returns to Earth after a five-year absence, whereupon he discovers that his love interest, Lane, has moved on with her life and that his archenemy, Luthor, is plotting a scheme to kill him and reshape North America. Was he your favorite Superman?

Henry Cavill made history as the first non-American actor to play Superman in 2013. The British star starred in Man of Steel, the next big-screen, big-budget reboot. Beyond the 2016 follow-up film, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Cavill's Superman has extended out into the DC Universe. He appeared with other heroes in later films, Justice League and Black Adam. Was he your favorite Superman?

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Did you know a new Superman movie is being filmed in Cleveland, OH this year? Superman is getting a fresh face in James Gunn's new film installment, Superman: Legacy. David Corenswet will be donning the cape on screen alongside a new Lois Lane, Rachel Brosnahan.