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 upcoming DC Extended Universe films The Flash and Batgirl (both 2022). 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 voices 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 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998), Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000), Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (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 portrayed by Ben Affleck. In the films Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad (both 2016), Justice League (2017) as well as filming additional scenes in the film's director's cut (2021) and in the upcoming film 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 HBO Max.
Other prominent cast members who appear in the films and/or series within the franchise include Burgess Meredith, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, Mark Hamill, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Heath Ledger, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, J. K. Simmons, Joaquin Phoenix, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, Andy Serkis and Colin Farrell.
This section shows characters who will appear or have appeared in noteworthy roles.
Character | Serial films | ||
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Batman | Batman and Robin | ||
1943 | 1949 | ||
Bruce Wayne Batman |
Lewis Wilson | Robert Lowery | |
Richard "Dick" Grayson Robin |
Douglas Croft | Johnny Duncan | |
Alfred Pennyworth | William Austin | Eric Wilton | |
Dr. Daka | J. Carrol Naish | ||
Linda Page | Shirley Patterson | ||
James Gordon | Lyle Talbot | ||
Vicki Vale | Jane Adams |
Main article: List of Batman (TV series) characters |
Character | Television series | Batman: The Movie |
Warner Bros. Animation films | |
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Batman | Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders |
Batman vs. Two-Face | ||
1966–68 | 1966 | 2016 | 2017 | |
Introduced in the television series | ||||
The Archer | Art Carney | No voice actor | ||
The Black Widow | Tallulah Bankhead | |||
Bookworm | Roddy McDowall | Jeff Bergman | ||
Catwoman | Julie Newmar Eartha Kitt |
Lee Meriwether | Julie Newmar | |
Harriet Cooper | Madge Blake | Madge Blake | Lynne Marie Stewart | |
Warden Crichton | David Lewis | Thomas Lennon | ||
Commissioner Gordon | Neil Hamilton | Neil Hamilton | Jim Ward | |
Dick Grayson Robin |
Burt Ward | Burt Ward | ||
The Joker | Caesar Romero | Caesar Romero | Jeff Bergman | |
William McElroy King Tut |
Victor Buono | No voice actor | Wally Wingert | |
Chief Miles O'Hara | Stafford Repp | Stafford Repp | Thomas Lennon | |
The Penguin | Burgess Meredith | Burgess Meredith | William Salyers | |
Alfred Pennyworth | Alan Napier | Alan Napier | Steven Weber | |
The Riddler | Frank Gorshin John Astin |
Frank Gorshin | Wally Wingert | |
Bruce Wayne Batman |
Adam West | Adam West | ||
Introduced in Batman: The Movie | ||||
Bluebeard | Gil Perkins | |||
Vice Admiral Fangschleister | Milton Frome | |||
Commodore Schmidlapp | Reginald Denny | |||
Introduced in Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders | ||||
Miranda Moore | Sirena Irwin | |||
Professor Carter Nichols | No voice actor | |||
Introduced in Batman vs. Two-Face | ||||
Harvey Dent Two-Face |
William Shatner | |||
Lucilee Diamond | Lee Meriwether | |||
Harleen Quinzel | Sirena Irwin | |||
Hugo Strange | Jim Ward |
Main article: Batman in film § Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher series (1989–1997) |
The Burton-Schumacher films consists of Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), directed by Tim Burton. The later films, Batman Forever (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997), directed by Joel Schumacher, serve as a soft-reboot and are lesser-acclaimed then the previous films.
Main article: Batman in film § The Dark Knight trilogy (2005–2012) |
The Dark Knight Trilogy consists of Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), all directed by Christopher Nolan. The trilogy has been ranked and considered among the greatest superhero films ever made.[1] While Batman: Gotham Knight (2008), is an animated anthology film consisting of six segments set between the first two film installments.
Main articles: Batman in film § DC Extended Universe (2016–present), and List of DC Extended Universe cast members |
Character | Joker films | ||
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Joker | Joker: Folie à Deux | ||
2019 | 2024 | ||
Introduced in Joker | |||
GCPD Detective Burke | Shea Whigham | ||
Clark | Brian Tyree Henry | ||
Sophie Dumond | Zazie Beetz | ||
Arthur Fleck The Joker |
Joaquin Phoenix | ||
Penny Fleck | Frances Conroy Hannah GrossY |
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Murry Franklin | Robert De Niro | ||
GCPD Detective Garrity | Bill Camp | ||
Gary | Leigh Gill | ||
Alfred Pennyworth | Douglas Hodge | ||
Randall | Glenn Fleshler | ||
Gene Ufland | Marc Maron | ||
Hoyt Vaughn | Josh Pais | ||
Bruce Wayne | Dante Pereira-Olson | ||
Martha Wayne | Carrie Louise Putrello | ||
Thomas Wayne | Brett Cullen | ||
Introduced in Joker: Folie à Deux | |||
Dr. Harleen Quinzel | Lady Gaga | ||
TBA | Brendan Gleeson | ||
TBA | Catherine Keener | ||
TBA | Jacob Lofland | ||
TBA | Harry Lawtey |
Main article: DC Animated Universe § Recurring cast and characters |
Main article: DC Animated Movie Universe § Recurring cast and characters |
This section shows characters who will appear or have appeared in noteworthy roles.