Haadiza OgwudeCincinnati Enquirer
Sept. 23, 2026, 4:37 p.m. ET
Sci-fi and comic fans, get your costumes ready!
The Queen City’s annual Comic Expo returns Sept. 25-27 to the First Financial Center, 525 Elm St., in downtown Cincinnati.
According to the event’s website, the expo brings together pop culture enthusiasts to celebrate comic books, movies, TV shows, anime and gaming. Attendees can meet fellow fans and industry professionals, compete in costume contests and collect autographs from celebrity guests.
Here’s a look at some of the biggest celebrities coming to the 2026 Cincinnati Comic Expo.
Carmen Electra
Carmen Electra, born Tara Leigh Patrick, is an actress, model and singer from Sharonville. She first rose to fame in 1993 when she released her self-titled album under Prince’s Paisley Park label. She also opened for Prince during his 1992 Diamonds and Pearls tour
Electra later worked for Prince at his Los Angeles nightclub Glam Slam, where she performed with his Erotic City dancers. She is best known for her roles in “Baywatch,” the “Scary Movie” franchise, “Meet the Spartans” and “Epic Movie.”
Hayden Christensen
Hayden Christensen, an actor from Vancouver, Canada, is most famous for playing Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” franchise. He is also known for his roles in “Jumper,” “Life As a House” and “Shattered Glass.”
Richard Armitage
Richard Armitage is an English actor and author known for his roles in “The Hobbit” series, plus “Into the Storm,” “Captain America: The First Avenger,” “Pilgrimage,” “Ocean’s 8” and “The Lodge.”
Catherine Bell
Catherine Bell, an actress from London, England, is best known for portraying Cassandra “Cassie” Nightingale in Hallmark’s “The Good Witch” film and TV franchise. She’s also known for her roles in “Bruce Almighty,” “Men of War,” “JAG” and “Army Wives.”
Kim Coates
Kim Coates, an actor and producer from Saskatoon, Canada, is famous for playing Alexander “Tig” Trager in “Sons of Anarchy” and Declan Gardiner in “Bad Blood.” He’s also appeared in “Solo Mia,” “American Primeval,” “Waterworld” and “Godless.”
Mindy Cohn
Mindy Cohn is an actress and comedian from Los Angeles, who’s famous for playing Natalie Green in the sitcom “The Facts of Life” and for voicing Velma Dinkley in the “Scooby-Doo” franchise.
Tommy Flanagan
Thomas Flanagan is a Scottish actor who is best known for his role as Filip “Chibs” Telford in FX’s “Sons of Anarchy” and its spin-off series, “Mayans M.C.” He’s also known for his roles in “Gladiator,” “House of the Dragon,” “When a Stranger Calls,” “Sleeping Dogs,” “All About the Benjamins” and “Braveheart.”
Summer Glau
Summer Glau, an actress from San Antonio, Texas, is known for her roles in “Firefly,” “Serenity” and “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.”
Emily Hampshire
Emily Hampshire is a Canadian actress from Montreal known for her roles in the following TV shows and movies: “Schitt’s Creek,” “My Awkward Sexual Adventure,” “12 Monkeys,” “The End of Sex,” “The Rig” and “Vision Quest.”
Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson is an actor from Benton Harbor, Michigan. He is best known for playing Winston Zeddemore in the “Ghostbusters” franchise. He’s also known for his roles in the movies “Leds,” “The Basketball Diaries,” “Congo” and “Miss Congeniality” and the TV series “Quantum Leap.”
Pom Klementieff
Pom Klementieff is a French actress known for playing Mantis in Marvel‘s “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise and Paris in the “Mission: Impossible” series.
Matt Lanter
Matt Lanter is an actor and model from Massillon, Ohio. He’s known for his roles in “Timeless,” “Vampires Suck,” “90210,” “The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream,” “Disaster Movie,” “Star-Crossed,” “The Roommate” and “Motorheads.”
Vicki Lawrence
Vicki Lawrence is an Emmy-winning actress, comedian, and singer from Inglewood, California, who is best known for playing Thelma “Mama” Harper in the NBC sitcom “Mama’s Family.” She is also known as a cast member of “The Carol Burnett Show” and for roles in “Eunice,” “Laverne & Shirley” and “Palm Royale.”
Sylvester McCoy
Sylvester McCoy is a Scottish actor best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC series “Doctor Who.” He’s also known for playing the wizard Radagast in “The Hobbit” series.
Thomas Middleditch
Thomas Middleditch is a Canadian actor known for his roles in “Silicon Valley,” “Solar Opposites,” “Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie,” “Replicas” and “Zombieland: Double Tap.”
Temuera Morrison
Temuera Morrison is a New Zealand actor best known for portraying Boba Fett, Jango Fett and all of the clones in the “Star Wars” franchise. He’s also known for his roles in “Chief of War,” the “Moana” series, the “Aquaman” series, “Couples Retreat,” “The Flash” and more.
Aaron Moten
Aaron Moten, an actor from Austin, Texas, is known for his roles in “Fallout,” “Disjointed,” “Father Stu,” “Emancipation,” “The Transfiguration,” “Ironwood,” “Next” and “Native Son.”
Priscilla Presley
Priscilla Presley is an American businesswoman and actress known for her role in the “Naked Gun” series. She is also the former wife of Elvis Presley, to whom she was married from 1967 to 1973.
Leven Rambin
Leven Rambin is an actress from Houston, Texas, who’s known for her roles in the following TV shows and films: “All My Children,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Gone,” “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” “One Tree Hill,” “Wizards of Waverly Place,” “CSI: Miami,” “The Forever Purge” and “The Hunger Games.”
Gina Torres
Gina Torres, an actress from New York, is best known for her roles in “Firefly,” “Serenity,” “Suits,” “Pearson,” “9-1-1: Lone Star,” “Memory of a Killer,” “I Think I Love My Wife” and “The Perfect Find.”
Shantel VanSanten
Shantel VanSanten is an actress from Luverne, Minnesota, known for her roles in “One Tree Hill,” “The Boys,” “Shooter,” “The Final Destination,” “For All Mankind” and “FBI: Most Wanted.”
