Random Members Of MCU Whose Ages You Were Totally Wrong About (17 items)

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  (#1) Nick Fury

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  Some promotional material pegs Nick Fury’s birth date as December 21, 1951. However, that may not count as true canon. It's clear Fury is considering retirement before the events of Captain Marvel, which takes place in the '90s. So, it wouldn’t be much of a stretch for Fury to be approaching 70 - actor Samuel L. Jackson’s real age - when he crumbles to dust at the end of Infinity War. 
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  (#15) Captain America

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  For a centenarian, Steve Rogers looks pretty darn good. Fittingly, Captain America was born on July 4, 1918. And he's about 100 years old when Infinity War takes place in 2018. He’s only in his mid-30s biologically speaking, though. 
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  (#4) The Grandmaster Is As Old As The Universe

  Characters like the Grandmaster and his brother, the Collector, are known as the Elders of the Universe in the pages of Marvel Comics, and they’re each billions of years old. According to actor Jeff Goldblum, who portrayed the character in Thor: Ragnarok, the MCU follows comic canon. Goldblum revealed in an interview that the Grandmaster was born shortly after the Big Bang, making him just a hair under 14 billion years old. 
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  (#11) Iron Man

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  Tony Stark's timeline is suitably well-defined. His birthday is on May 29, 1970, making him 48 years old when he travels to Titan to take on Thanos in Infinity War. That may seem like an overly ripe age for an Iron Man, but Robert Downey Jr. is actually five years older than his character.
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  (#8) Ancient One

  • Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme

  The origins of Doctor Strange’s mentor, the Ancient One, are shrouded in mystery. However, she is approximately 700 years old when she dies in Strange’s 2016 debut film. Presumably, the Ancient One was born in the 14th century, fitting well with her apparent Celtic heritage. She may be the oldest human character thus far in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 
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  (#9) Star-Lord

  • Guardians of the Galaxy

  Peter Quill's age is fairly obvious. Audiences know he's 8 years old in 1988 when Yondu abducts him. So, he's approximately 37 by the time Infinity War rolls around in 2018. Actor Chris Pratt is more than a year older than his character and certainly seems more youthful than a man approaching 40.

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