The following is a list of cast members who voiced or portrayed characters appearing in the Batman films. The list is sorted by film and character, as some characters may have been portrayed by multiple actors.
Actors Lewis Wilson and Robert Lowery first appeared as the character in the serial films, Batman (1943) and Batman and Robin (1949). While Adam West reprised his role as Batman from the 1960s television series in Batman: The Movie (1966).
In the Burton / Schumacher films, this iteration of the character is first portrayed by Michael Keaton in Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992) and later would reprise the role in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film, The Flash. Actor Val Kilmer would later replace Keaton in the role in Batman Forever (1995) and would also be replaced by George Clooney in Batman & Robin (1997). The series was later cancelled due to the lukewarm reception to Batman & Robin.
Actor, Kevin Conroy voiced the character in multiple theatrical and Direct-to-DVD films as multiple iterations of the character. This started with reprising his role from the DC Animated Universe in (1993), (1998), (2000), (2003) and Batman and Harley Quinn (2017). Conroy would later voice the character in multiple films in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies.
In Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy, this iteration of the character is portrayed by Christian Bale in Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). In 2016, a new iteration of the character was introduced in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), portrayed by Ben Affleck. In the films , Suicide Squad (both 2016), Justice League (2017) as well as filming additional scenes in the film's director's cut (2021) and in The Flash (2022).
Will Arnett voices the character in The Lego Movie franchise as well as a spin-off The Lego Batman Movie (2017). In Joker (2019), Dante Pereira-Olson portrays a younger version of Bruce Wayne in a minor role. Robert Pattinson portrays a younger iteration of the character in Matt Reeves' film The Batman (2022), which is intended to launch a Batman shared universe, with two sequels planned and two spin-off television series in development for Max.
| Characters | Batman | Batman and Robin | Batman: The Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 1949 | 1966 | |
| Bruce Wayne | Robert Lowery | Adam West | |
| Richard "Dick" Grayson | Douglas Croft | Johnny Duncan | Burt Ward |
| Alfred Pennyworth | William Austin | Eric Wilton | Alan Napier |
| Dr. Daka | J. Carrol Naish | colspan="2" | |
| Linda Page | Shirley Patterson | colspan="2" | |
| James Gordon | Lyle Talbot | Neil Hamilton | |
| Vicki Vale | Jane Adams | ||
The Burton and Schumacher series was a series of American superhero films with the first two installments directed by Tim Burton and the following two installments directed by Joel Schumacher. The two Burton-films left a legacy and influenced Hollywood's modern marketing and development techniques of the superhero film genre.[1] While Schumacher's Batman & Robin (1997) is regarded as one of the worst rated superhero films of all time.[2] Many Batman storylines serve as inspiration such as , the tone of The Dark Knight Returns, The Man Behind the Red Hood! and Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper. In 2023, it retroactively confirmed that the Burton-directed and Schumacher-directed films are set in two different continuities.[3]
| Characters | Batman | Batman Returns | Batman Forever | Batman & Robin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1992 | 1995 | 1997 | |
| Bruce Wayne | Michael Keaton | Michael Keaton | Val Kilmer | George Clooney |
| Introduced in Batman | ||||
| Bob | Tracey Walter | colspan="3" | ||
| Mayor Borg | Lee Wallace | colspan="3" | ||
| Harvey Dent | Billy Dee Williams | Tommy Lee Jones | ||
| Lieutenant Max Eckhardt | William Hootkins | colspan="3" | ||
| James Gordon | Pat Hingle | |||
| Carl Grissom | Jack Palance | colspan="3" | ||
| Alicia Hunt | Jerry Hall | colspan="3" | ||
| Alexander Knox | Robert Wuhl | colspan="3" | ||
| Jack Napier | Jack Nicholson Hugo E. Blick | David U. Hodges | ||
| Alfred Pennyworth | Michael Gough | Michael Gough | ||
| Vicki Vale | Kim Basinger | colspan="3" | ||
| Martha Wayne | Sharon Holm | Eileen Seeley | ||
| Thomas Wayne | David Baxt | Michael Scranton | ||
| Introduced in Batman Returns | ||||
| Oswald Cobblepot | Danny DeVito | colspan="2" | ||
| Esther Cobblepot | Diane Salinger | colspan="2" | ||
| Tucker Cobblepot | Paul Reubens | colspan="2" | ||
| The Ice Princess | Cristi Conaway | colspan="2" | ||
| Selina Kyle | Michelle Pfeiffer | colspan="2" | ||
| Mayor of Gotham City | Michael Murphy | colspan="2" | ||
| The Organ Grinder | Vincent Schiavelli | colspan="2" | ||
| The Poodle Lady | Anna Katarina | colspan="2" | ||
| Charles "Chip" Shreck | Andrew Bryniarski | colspan="2" | ||
| Max Shreck | Christopher Walken | colspan="2" | ||
| The Tattooed Strongman | Rick Zumwalt | colspan="2" | ||
| The Thin Clown | Doug Jones | colspan="2" | ||
| Introduced in Batman Forever | ||||
| Dr. Burton | René Auberjonois | |||
| Gossip Gerty | Elizabeth Sanders | |||
| John Grayson | Larry A. Lee | |||
| Mary Grayson | Glory Fioramonti | |||
| Richard "Dick" Grayson | Chris O'Donnell | |||
| Mayor of Gotham City | George Wallace | |||
| Dr. Chase Meridian | Nicole Kidman | |||
| Edward Nygma | Jim Carrey | |||
| Spice | Debi Mazar | |||
| Fred Stickley | Ed Begley Jr. | |||
| Sugar | Drew Barrymore | |||
| Introduced in Batman & Robin | ||||
| Antonio Diego | Michael Reid MacKay Robert Swenson | |||
| Nora Fries | Vendela Kirsebom | |||
| Victor Fries | Arnold Schwarzenegger | |||
| Ms. B. Haven | Vivica A. Fox | |||
| Pamela Isley | Uma Thurman | |||
| Dr. Lee | Michael Paul Chan | |||
| Julie Madison | Elle Macpherson | |||
| Barbara Wilson | Alicia Silverstone | |||
| Dr. Jason Woodrue | John Glover | |||
The Dark Knight is a trilogy of American superhero films all directed by Christopher Nolan. The first reboot of the Batman film series, it is credited for revitalizing the Batman character in popular culture, shifting its tone towards a darker and more serious/realistic tone and style. Many Batman storylines serve as inspiration such as , The Killing Joke, The Long Halloween, Knightfall, The Dark Knight Returns and No Man's Land. The trilogy has been ranked among the greatest ever made.
See main article: List of DC Extended Universe cast members and Characters of the DC Extended Universe. The DC Extended Universe (DCEU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films starting in 2013 with Man of Steel and ending in 2023 with Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. It was based on characters that appear in American comic books published by DC Comics. The DCEU introduced multiple pre-established supporting and antagonistic characters from the Batman mythos. The inspiration for the DCEU version of Batman is based on The Dark Knight Returns and A Death in the Family. The reception to the franchise and depiction of its characters/storylines has generally been mixed among critics and fans.
The Batman franchise is an American media franchise and shared universe created by filmmaker Matt Reeves and producer Dylan Clark. The franchise is centered on a series of superhero and crime films and television series focusing primarily on the Batman and the supporting characters from the Batman mythos. It started in 2022 as the third reboot of the Batman film series, with a Batman trilogy and a number of films and series spin-offs centered on members of Batman's rogues gallery in development. The storylines, , The Long Halloween, and Ego served as inspiration.
| Characters | The Batman | The Batman – Part II |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2025 | |
| Bruce Wayne | Robert Pattinson | Robert Pattinson |
| Introduced in The Batman | ||
| Annika | Hana Hrzic | |
| Mackenzie Bock | Con O'Neill | |
| Oswald "Oz" Cobblepot | Colin Farrell | |
| Gil Colson | Peter Sarsgaard | |
| Carmine Falcone | John Turturro | |
| James Gordon | Jeffrey Wright | |
| The Joker | Barry Keoghan | Barry Keoghan |
| Kenzie | Peter McDonald | |
| Selina Kyle | Zoë Kravitz | |
| Salvatore Maroni | ||
| Martinez | Gil Perez-Abraham | |
| Don Mitchell Jr. | Rupert Penry-Jones | |
| Edward Nashton | Paul Dano | |
| Alfred Pennyworth | Andy Serkis | |
| Bella Reál | Jayme Lawson | |
| Pete Savage | Alex Ferns | |
| Martha Wayne | ||
| Thomas Wayne | Luke Roberts | |
| Introduced in The Batman – Part II | ||
| Clayface | ||
| Dick Grayson | ||
The DC Universe (DCU) is an upcoming American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films and television series based on characters that appear in American comic books published by DC Comics. It serves as the successor and soft reboot of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The story of the DCU is divided into chapters, starting with "Gods and Monsters" which will begin in 2024 with the animated series Creature Commandos. DC Studios co-Chairmen and co-CEOs, James Gunn and Peter Safran considered the chapter's first film, Superman (2025), to be the true beginning of the DCU.
The Joker franchise are a series of American thriller character study films directed by Todd Phillips focused on the origins and stories of the DC Comics supervillain, the Joker and later Harley Quinn. The series takes inspiration from gritty psychological films such as Taxi Driver (1976) and The King of Comedy (1982), both directed by Martin Scorsese as well as loosely adapting plot elements from the storylines and , although the filmmakers otherwise did not look to specific comics for inspiration.
| Characters | Joker | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2024 | |
| Arthur Fleck | Joaquin Phoenix | |
| Introduced in Joker | ||
| GCPD Detective Burke | Bill Camp | |
| Joe Chill | ||
| Sophie Dumond | Zazie Beetz | |
| Penny Fleck | Frances Conroy | |
| Murray Franklin | Robert De Niro | |
| GCPD Detective Garrity | Shea Whigham | |
| Gary | Leigh Gill | |
| Alfred Pennyworth | Douglas Hodge | |
| Randall | Glenn Fleshler | |
| Gene Ufland | Marc Maron | |
| Bruce Wayne | Dante Pereira-Olson | |
| Martha Wayne | Carrie Louise Putrello | |
| Thomas Wayne | Brett Cullen | |
| Introduced in Joker: Folie à Deux | ||
| Harvey Dent | ||
| Harleen Quinzel | Lady Gaga | |
| TBA | Brendan Gleeson | |
| TBA | Catherine Keener | |
| TBA | Harry Lawtey | |
| TBA | Jacob Lofland | |
The DC Animated Universe (DCAU) was a shared universe centered on a group of animated television series based on DC Comics characters and stories. It initially began with in 1992 and ended with Justice League Unlimited in 2006. Five feature films, four primarily focusing on Batman and his supporting characters are also in the continuity that continued to be released years later.
| Character | Mask of the Phantasm | SubZero | Return of the Joker | Mystery of the Batwoman | Batman and Harley Quinn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1998 | 2000 | 2003 | 2017 | ||
| Bruce Wayne | Kevin Conroy | |||||
| Introduced in the DC Animated Universe | ||||||
| Ace the Bat-Hound | Frank Welker | colspan="2" | ||||
| Bane | Héctor Elizondo | |||||
| Harvey Bullock | Robert Costanzo | Robert Costanzo | ||||
| Michael J. Carter | Bruce Timm | |||||
| Oswald Cobblepot | David Ogden Stiers | |||||
| Charles "Rhino" Daily | Robin Atkin Downes | |||||
| Tim Drake | Dean Stockwell Mathew Valencia | Eli Marienthal | ||||
| Victor Fries | Michael Ansara | colspan="3" | ||||
| Summer Gleeson | Mari Devon | colspan="3" | ||||
| Barbara Gordon | Mary Kay Bergman | Angie Harmon Tara Strong | Tara Strong | |||
| James Gordon | Bob Hastings | Bob Hastings | ||||
| Richard "Dick" Grayson | Loren Lester | Loren Lester | ||||
| Pamela Isley | Paget Brewster | |||||
| The Joker | Mark Hamill | Mark Hamill | colspan="2" | |||
| Terry McGinnis | Will Friedle | colspan="2" | ||||
| Min & Max | Rob Paulsen | |||||
| Renee Montoya | Liane Schirmer | colspan="3" | ||||
| Alfred Pennyworth | Efrem Zimbalist Jr. | Efrem Zimbalist Jr. | ||||
| Harleen Quinzel | Arleen Sorkin | Melissa Rauch | ||||
| Rupert Thorne | John Vernon | colspan="2" | ||||
| Veronica Vreeland | Marilu Henner | colspan="3" | ||||
| Introduced in Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | ||||||
| Andrea Beaumont | Dana Delany Stacy Keach | colspan="4" | ||||
| Carl Beaumont | Stacy Keach | colspan="4" | ||||
| Buzz Bronski | John P. Ryan | colspan="4" | ||||
| Arthur Reeves | Hart Bochner | colspan="4" | ||||
| Charles "Chuckie" Sol | Dick Miller | colspan="4" | ||||
| Salvatore Valestra | Abe Vigoda | colspan="4" | ||||
| Introduced in Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | ||||||
| Dean Arbagast | Dean Jones | colspan="3" | ||||
| Dr. Gregory Belson | George Dzundza | colspan="3" | ||||
| Hotchka and Shaka | Frank Welker | colspan="3" | ||||
| Koonak | Rahi Azizi | colspan="3" | ||||
| Introduced in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | ||||||
| Charles Buntz | Donald Patrick Harvey | colspan="2" | ||||
| Delia and Deidre Dennis | Melissa Joan Hart | colspan="2" | ||||
| Benjamin Knox | Henry Rollins | colspan="2" | ||||
| Jordan Pryce | Mark Hamill | colspan="2" | ||||
| Stewart Winthrop III | Michael Rosenbaum | colspan="2" | ||||
| Woof the Hyena-Man | Frank Welker | colspan="2" | ||||
| Introduced in Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman | ||||||
| Sonia Alcana | Elisa Gabrielli Kyra Sedgwick | |||||
| Cyndi Almouzni | ||||||
| Roxanne Ballantine | Kelly Ripa Kyra Sedgwick | |||||
| Kathy Duquesne | Kimberly Brooks Kyra Sedgwick | |||||
| Carlton Duquesne | Kevin Michael Richardson | |||||
| Kevin | Tim Dang | |||||
| Introduced in Batman and Harley Quinn | ||||||
| Dr. Harold Goldblum | Rob Paulsen | |||||
| Alec Holland | John DiMaggio | |||||
| Bobby Liebowitz | Trevor Devall | |||||
| Sarge Steel | John DiMaggio | |||||
| Wesley | Eric Bauza | |||||
| Jason Woodrue | Kevin Michael Richardson | |||||
The DC Universe Animated Original Movies are a series of American direct-to-video superhero animated standalone films based on DC Comics characters and stories. Gotham Knight (2008) is set in the continuity of the Dark Knight trilogy. While Assault on Arkham (2014) is set in the continuity of the video game franchise. The Batman storylines adapted were The Dark Knight Returns, The Doom That Came to Gotham, Gotham by Gaslight, The Killing Joke, Under the Hood and Year One.
The DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU) was an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films, that featured plot elements inspired by The New 52 continuity. It is a part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line of animated films. The storylines loosely adapted were Batman and Son, Night of the Owls and Hush.
| Character | Son of Batman | Nightwing and Robin | Batman vs. Robin | Batman: Hush | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2015 | 2015 | 2016 | 2019 | |
| Bruce Wayne | Jason O'Mara | Jason O'Mara | Jason O'Mara | ||
| Introduced in the DC Animated Movie Universe | |||||
| Basil Karlo | Adam Gifford | ||||
| Kal-El / Clark Kent | Jerry O'Connell | ||||
| Lois Lane | Rebecca Romijn | ||||
| Lex Luthor | |||||
| Harleen Quinzel | Hynden Walch | ||||
| Amanda Waller | Vanessa Williams | ||||
| Martha Wayne | colspan="2" | ||||
| Thomas Wayne | Kevin Conroy | colspan="2" | |||
| Slade Wilson | Thomas Gibson | colspan="4" | |||
| Introduced in Son of Batman | |||||
| Ra's al Ghul | Giancarlo Esposito | colspan="4" | |||
| Talia al Ghul | Morena Baccarin | Morena Baccarin | |||
| Bane | John Smith | colspan="4" | |||
| Oswald Cobblepot | Robbie Patterson | colspan="2" | |||
| Harvey Dent | |||||
| James Gordon | Bruce Thomas | Bruce Thomas | |||
| Richard "Dick" Grayson | Sean Maher | Sean Mahner | |||
| Joker | Dee Bradley Baker | Jason Spisak | |||
| Waylon Jones | Fred Tatasciore | colspan="4" | |||
| Francine Langstrom | Diane Michelle | colspan="4" | |||
| Kirk Langstrom | Xander Berkeley | colspan="4" | |||
| Rebecca Langstrom | Kari Wahlgren | colspan="4" | |||
| Alfred Pennyworth | David McCallum | David McCallum | James Garrett | ||
| Ubu | Bruce Thomas | colspan="4" | |||
| Damian Wayne | Stuart Allan | Stuart Allan | Stuart Allen | ||
| Introduced in Nightwing and Robin | |||||
| Jonathan Crane | Michael Rosenbaum | Chris Cox | |||
| Talon | Jeremy Sisto | colspan="2" | |||
| Introduced in Batman vs. Robin | |||||
| Court of Owls Grandmaster | colspan="2" | ||||
| Court of Owls Lieutenant | colspan="2" | ||||
| Kate Kane | Yvonne Strahovski | ||||
| Anton Schott | "Weird Al" Yankovic | colspan="2" | |||
| Samantha Vanaver | Grey DeLisle | colspan="2" | |||
| Introduced in Batman: Bad Blood | |||||
| Black Mask | Steven Blum | ||||
| Blockbuster | John DiMaggio | ||||
| Robin Atkin Downes | |||||
| Firefly | Steven Blum | ||||
| Lucius Fox | Ernie Hudson | ||||
| Luke Fox | Gaius Charles | ||||
| Barbara Gordon | |||||
| Hellhound | Matthew Mercer | ||||
| Heretic | Travis Willingham | ||||
| Colonel Jacob Kane | Geoff Pierson | ||||
| Killer Moth | Jason Spisak | ||||
| Kori | Kari Wahlgren | ||||
| Noah Kuttler | Jason Spisak | ||||
| Renee Montoya | Vanessa Marshall | ||||
| Chuckie Sol | Matthew Mercer | ||||
| Jervis Tetch | Robin Atkin Downes | ||||
| Tusk | John DiMaggio | ||||
| Introduced in Batman: Hush | |||||
| Thomas Elliot | Maury Sterling | ||||
| Victor Fries | |||||
| Pamela Isley | Peyton List | ||||
| Selina Kyle | Jennifer Morrison | ||||
| Lady Shiva | Sachie Alessio | ||||
| Edward Nygma | Geoffrey Arend | ||||
The Tomorrowverse is the name given to an American media franchise and shared universe that serves as the successor and soft reboot of the DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU). It is a part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line of animated films. The storyline adapted so far is .
The Batman '66 films are two American animated superhero films serving as a continuation from the 1960s Batman TV series.
| Characters | Batman (TV series) | Batman: | Batman vs. Two-Face |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–68 | 2016 | 2017 | |
| Bruce Wayne | Adam West | ||
| Richard "Dick" Grayson | Burt Ward | ||
| Introduced in the television series | |||
| Catwoman | Julie Newmar | ||
| Aunt Harriet Cooper | Lynne Marie Stewart | ||
| Warden Crichton | Thomas Lennon | ||
| James Gordon | Jim Ward | ||
| Joker | Jeff Bergman | ||
| King Tut | Wally Wingert | ||
| Chief Miles O'Hara | Thomas Lennon | ||
| Penguin | William Salyers | ||
| Alfred Pennyworth | Steven Weber | ||
| Riddler | Wally Wingert | ||
| Introduced in Batman vs. Two-Face | |||
| Lucilee Diamond | |||
| Harvey Dent | William Shatner | ||
| Harleen Quinzel | Sirena Irwin | ||
| Hugo Strange | Jim Ward | ||