Cast and characters
Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel:A 16-year-old Pakistani-American high school student from Jersey City. Kamala is an aspiring artist, avid gamer, and writes superhero fan fiction about heroes such as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel. She gains the ability to harness cosmic energy and create hard light constructs from a magical bangle, and is revealed to be a mutant in the series finale. Executive producer Sana Amanat said Kamala brought a grounded perspective to the MCU with "bright and eager eyes". Vellani said Kamala enjoys the simplicity of a life with powers, instead of worrying about high school, relationships, family drama, or culture and religion. She related to the character due to their similar background, ethnicity, and love for the Marvel universe. Head writer Bisha K. Ali described Kamala as an "avatar" for all of the viewers who had grown up with the MCU.
Matt Lintz as Bruno Carrelli:Kamala's best friend and a tech genius who has a crush on her. Lintz called Bruno "very loyal" to Kamala, more so after she gets her powers, as it creates a new dynamic between them.
Yasmeen Fletcher as Nakia Bahadir:Kamala's close friend, who runs for a position on the mosque board. Fletcher called Nakia "strong" and "kind of a badass", who speaks her mind and is confident in who she is, adding that she is "opinionated and is willing to fight for anything that she believes in", as well as a character that "breaks a lot of the stereotypes for hijab girls". Director Meera Menon felt Nakia had the "ability to communicate confidence" when needed, while still being "a vulnerable teenage kid, figuring it out like everyone else". In Ms. Marvel, Nakia is Lebanese-American and mixed race, like Fletcher, compared to the comics version who is Turkish-American.
Zenobia Shroff as Muneeba Khan:Kamala's mother and Yusuf's wife. She is stricter on Kamala than Yusuf, with Shroff saying it comes from her knowing Kamala's potential while still wanting to "protect her from all that".
Mohan Kapur as Yusuf Khan:Kamala's father and Muneeba's husband. Kapur described Yusuf as "a warm, caring, compassionate man", who is more understanding of Kamala and her dreams than Muneeba.
Saagar Shaikh as Aamir Khan:Kamala's older brother. Shaikh described Aamir as "kind of aloof and is not as funny as he thinks he is", who is also very religious, and serves as a middleman between Kamala and their parents.
Laurel Marsden as Zoe Zimmer: The most popular girl at Kamala's high school and a social media influencer.
Azhar Usman as Najaf: A halal food vendor acquainted with Kamala.
Rish Shah as Kamran:A boy Kamala has a crush on. Shah believed Kamran is able to relate to Kamala so easily because he had a "a lack of belonging and community" and is able to express himself culturally around her.
Arian Moayed as P. Cleary: A Department of Damage Control (DODC) agent.
Alysia Reiner as Sadie Deever: A DODC agent working with Cleary.
Laith Nakli as Sheikh Abdullah: An imam at Kamala's mosque.
Nimra Bucha as Najma: Kamran's mother, who is the leader of the Clandestines, a group of Djinn trying to return to their home Noor dimension after being exiled on Earth.
Travina Springer as Tyesha Hillman: Aamir's wife.
Adaku Ononogbo as Fariha: A member of the Clandestines who wields a spear.
Samina Ahmad as Sana: Kamala's grandmother who lives in Karachi, Pakistan. Zion Usman portrays a young Sana.
Fawad Khan as Hasan: Kamala's great-grandfather.
Mehwish Hayat as Aisha: Kamala's great-grandmother, a member of the Clandestines and the original owner of the bangle.
Farhan Akhtar as Waleed: The leader of the Red Daggers, a group of vigilantes who wear red bandanas and wield throwing knives.
Aramis Knight as Kareem / Red Dagger:A member of the Red Daggers. Knight trained with a dialect coach so he could speak Urdu and have a Pakistani accent to "appear like a kid from Karachi" and was "really happy to represent for the culture".
Recurring in the series are Jordan Firstman as school counselor Gabe Wilson, and Anjali Bhimani and Sophia Mahmud as Aunties Ruby and Zara. Additional guest stars include Ali Alsaleh and Dan Carter as Aadam and Saleem, members of the Clandestines who wield a golden mace and powered whip, respectively; and Vardah Aziz and Asfandyar Khan as Kamala's cousins Zainab and Owais, respectively. Ryan Penagos, vice president and creative executive at Marvel New Media, has a cameo appearance as the cosplay competition host at AvengerCon. Directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah make cameo appearances as a man in the mosque and one of the "Mosque Bros", respectively, while Amanat cameos during Aamir and Hillman's wedding, and G. Willow Wilson cameos as herself as a TikTok commentator. Brie Larson makes an uncredited cameo as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel in the series finale's mid-credits scene. A photo of Jameela Jamil as Titania, who stars as the character in the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022), appears in the series; Jamil was unaware of its inclusion in Ms. Marvel until it aired.
