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==Cast==
* [[Patrick Stewart]] as [[Charles Xavier (film character)|Professor Charles Xavier]]: A powerful [[telepathic]] mutant confined to a wheelchair who founded a School for "Gifted Youngsters", Xavier is a [[pacifist]] who believes humans and mutants can live together in harmony. He uses the [[Cerebro]] device, designed by Magneto and himself, to track and locate mutants across the world. A natural genius, Xavier is regarded as an authority on genetic mutation.
* [[Hugh Jackman]] as [[Logan (film character)|Logan / Wolverine]]: A mysterious mutant who suffers from amnesia and has little to no recollection of his past life before he was grafted with an indestructible [[Adamantium (comics)|adamantium]] skeleton. Wolverine is a gruff loner, but is in love with Jean Grey and acts as a father figure to Rogue. He wields
* [[Ian McKellen]] as [[Magneto (film character)|Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto]]: Once Xavier's ally, Magneto now believes mutants are superior to humans and that a genetic war is coming. Magneto wields the ability to manipulate metal magnetically, as well as the power to create magnetic fields and fly. He wears a helmet that renders him immune to Xavier's powers and all related telepathic powers. Imprisoned after his scheme in the first film, he is drugged by William Stryker for information about Cerebro and the Xavier Institute, before making his escape and forming an alliance with the X-Men to stop Stryker. He has demonstrated sophisticated knowledge in matters of genetic manipulation and engineering. The character's helmet was slightly redesigned as McKellen found wearing it uncomfortable in ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0591281/s Louise Mingenbach], United Colors of ''X2'', 2003, [[20th Century Fox]]</ref>
* [[Halle Berry]] as [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Ororo Munroe / Storm]]: An African mutant and teacher at Xavier's School who can control the weather with her mind. Storm befriends Nightcrawler. Berry dropped out of [[Jennifer Lopez]]'s role in ''[[Gigli]]'' to reprise the role.<ref>{{cite web |first=Lew |last=Irwin |url=https://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2001-10-31#celeb4 |title=Lopez Ousts Berry From ''Gigli'' |website=[[Internet Movie Database]] |date=October 31, 2001 |access-date=March 7, 2008 |archive-date=March 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316050826/http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2001-10-31#celeb4 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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