ryan gosling played the ancient one in dr strange.
who plays the ancient one in dr strange?
ryan gosling
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the ancient one is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. he was the mentor of doctor strange and was his predecessor as sorcerer supreme.





















































the character was voiced by michael ansara in the 1978 television film "dr. strange". tilda swinton portrayed a female celtic version of the character in the marvel cinematic universe films "doctor strange" (2016) and "" (2019).





















































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the ancient one first appeared in "strange tales" #110 (cover-dated july 1963), and was created by stan lee and steve ditko.
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a transylvanian nobleman (born in varf mandra), karl amadeus mordo became a student of the tibetan sorcerer known as the ancient one. when mordo plotted to kill his teacher, dr. stephen strange learned of the plot. mordo was forced to cast restraining spells to prevent strange from warning the ancient one. in desperation, strange decided to accept the ancient one's offer to take him on as his mentor in magic to have some hope of stopping mordo. the ancient one, however, was fully aware of mordo's plot and of strange's desire to warn him. pleased at strange's unselfish decision, the ancient one's magical teachings immediately freed the doctor and explained the full situation. thus informed in the face of his recent experiences, strange agreed to become the ancient one's apprentice despite the requirement that he abandon his former life. the ancient one trained him to be a formidable opponent of mordo. eventually mordo was exiled by the ancient one. mordo's abilities were similar to those of doctor strange, but mordo was particularly skilled at astral projection and hypnosis, as well as mesmerism. he was more than willing to use powerful black magic and invoke demons, both of which strange was reluctant or unable to do. mordo's use of these darker arts would sometimes backfire.
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