Captain America was a superhero. According to some accounts, Captain America was fictional (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio, COMIC: Moving In) but according to others, he was a real individual existed in Earth-616 (COMIC: Camelot Lost) Earth-33⅓, (COMIC: Doctor Who? 64) and Earth-238. (COMIC: Waiting for the End of the World)
Danielle Cage was another version of Captain America. (COMIC: Clone Drive)
Biography
Captain Britain recalled fighting alongside Captain America, referring to him as one of "the world's greatest heroes". (COMIC: Camelot Lost)
Other references
Captain America was a "skinny little guy" who later became a hero. The Twelfth Doctor claimed this showed how being a hero could happen to anyone. One of the villains fought by Captain America was the Red Skull. The Doctor believed all he needed to win in a fight with Batman was his shield and his wits. Maxwell Collins argued that Batman would win instead. (COMIC: Moving In)
Grant had a poster of Captain America on the door of his childhood bedroom, as well as another poster next to the window depicting him next to Wolverine. (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio)
Parallel universes
Earth-33⅓
A version of Captain America existed in Earth-33⅓. In this universe, once entered the Doctor's TARDIS, along with Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and Jet Lagg when the Fifth Doctor landed it in New York during a crimewave. (COMIC: Doctor Who? 64)
Earth-238
On Earth-238, Captain America was among the superheroes taken to death camps. (COMIC: Waiting for the End of the World)
Behind the scenes
Multiple DWU actors have played roles in the Captain America film series:
- David Bradley played the tower keeper in the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger.
- Michael Brandon played Senator Brandt in The First Avenger.
- Jenna-Louise Coleman (as she was then credited) played Connie in The First Avenger.
- JJ Feild played James Montgomery Falsworth in The First Avenger.
- Sophie Colquhoun played Bonnie in The First Avenger.
- Hayley Atwell played Peggy Carter in The First Avenger and the 2014 film Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
- Toby Jones played Dr Arnim Zola in The First Avenger and The Winter Soldier.
- Jenny Agutter and Alan Dale played members of the SHIELD council in The Winter Soldier.