Sharon Duncan-Brewster and Sterling K. Brown stand together, embracing, while looking at something in the distance.

Where You Can Find the Washington Black Cast in the Worlds of Disney

By the D23 Team

Hulu’s new series, Washington Black, follows the 19th-century adventures of George Washington “Wash” Black, a prodigious scientist with an unexpected destiny. Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, Washington Black sends the title character on a globe-spanning adventure throughout the new series. Wash isn’t the only one exploring the world—in fact, several of the actors in this new series have explored many worlds… of Disney, to be exact! Before you tune into the new series, debuting July 23 on Hulu, meet some of the cast who might just have a familiar face—or voice—from appearing in some fan favorites from the worlds of Disney, Marvel, Indiana Jones, and more!

Sterling K. Brown as Medwin Harris, standing in the woods and aiming a small gun at something off-screen to the right.

Sterling K. Brown (Medwin Harris)

Sterling K. Brown is no stranger to the worlds of Disney, lending his acting (and voice acting) skills to some fan favorites. Most recently, fans will recognize him as Secret Service agent Xavier Collins in Hulu’s Paradise, the political thriller that has quickly risen to the tops of fans must-watch lists. Before that, Marvel fans might have spotted him as N’Jobu, the brother of King T’Chaka and father to Eric Killmonger, in Marvel Studios’ Black Panther.

Anna and Elsa stand in the enchanted forest with lieutenant Destin Mattias.

If you don’t quite recognize his face but definitely know his voice, you might be someone who can’t let go of the Frozen films. In Disney Animation’s Frozen 2, Brown voices lieutenant Destin Mattias, one of Arendelle’s guards who had been trapped in the enchanted forest for 30 years.

Shaunette Renee Wilson, as Big Kit, is pictured in a close-up shot, staring to the left at something off camera.

Shaunette Renee Wilson (Big Kit)

Brown’s not the only member of the Washington Black cast who has appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe—in fact, Shaunette Renee Wilson was in Black Panther alongside Brown! As a member of the fearsome and powerful Dora Milaje, Wilson appeared in a flashback sequence with Brown, where N’Jobu is confronted by King T’Chaka.

Shaunette Renee Wilson as Agent Mason, pictured in a close-up of the character glaring at the camera.

Wilson joined another beloved franchise in 2023, hopping into the adventure of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Agent Mason, a CIA agent thrown into the chaos of Dr. Jürgen Voller’s scheme to restore the Dial of Destiny to travel through time.

Tom Ellis, as Christopher ‘Titch’ Wilde, stands beside an umbrella, staring a machine that is in the foreground and partially out of focus.

Tom Ellis (Christopher ‘Titch’ Wilde)

Nothing brought the worlds of Disney together quite like the ABC series Once Upon a Time. The series combined fantasy stories and fairy tales to create one big adventure, and Tom Ellis joined that adventure in the Season 2 episode Lacey as Robin Hood, bringing his mischievous brand of trouble to the Enchanted Forest.