Samuel Sterns is a character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and first appeared in the 2008 film The Hulk. He was a doctor at Grayburn College who was finding a cure for Bruce Banner.
Sterns was portrayed by Tim Blake Nelson.a The character is based on The Leader from The Hulk comics published by DC Comics.
Background[]
Samuel Sterns was a cellular biologist and Grayburn College professor who was finding a cure for Bruce Banner. Sterns managed to engineer a temporary antidote for Banner's condition but was also forced to repeat this process with Emil Blonsky, transforming him into the Abomination.
However, he was arrested by Black Widow.