A list of actors and actresses from DC Comics live action film adaptations that have their own page on TV Tropes and the characters they play.
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Superman
Superman Serials
Appeared in Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950):
- Kirk Alyn: Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman.
- Blackhawk in the eponymous 1952 serial.
- General Sam Lane in the 1978 Superman movie.
Superman Film Series
Appeared in Superman: The Movie (1978):
- Ned Beatty: Otis.
- Marlon Brando: Jor-El.
- Richard Donner: Cameo.note
- Glenn Ford: Jonathan Kent.
- Gene Hackman: Lex Luthor.
- Larry Hagman: Major.
- John Hollis: Krypton Elder.
- Russian General in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.
- Trevor Howard: First Elder.
- Margot Kidder: Lois Lane.
- Christopher Reeve: Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman.
- Terence Stamp: General Zod.
Appeared in Superman II (1980):
- Jean-Pierre Cassel: French officer at the White House.
Appeared in Superman III (1983):
- Frank Oz: Surgeon.
- Richard Pryor: August "Gus" Gorman.
- Robert Vaughn: Ross Webster.
Appeared in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
- Jim Broadbent: Jean Pierre Dubois.
- Jon Cryer: Lenny Luthor.
Appeared in Superman Returns (2006):
- Kate Bosworth: Lois Lane.
- Frank Langella: Perry White.
- James Marsden: Richard White.
- Kal Penn: Stanford.
- Parker Posey: Kitty Kowalski.
- Brandon Routh: Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman.
- Eva Marie Saint: Martha Kent.
- Kevin Spacey: Lex Luthor.
Supergirl
Appeared in Supergirl (1984):
- Peter Cook: Nigel.
- Faye Dunaway: Selena.
- Mia Farrow: Alura In-Ze.
- Peter O'Toole: Zaltar.
- Helen Slater: Kara Zor-El / Linda Lee / Supergirl.
Batman
The Batman Serial
Appeared in The Batman (1943 serial):
Batman Film Series
Appeared in Batman (1989):
- Kim Basinger: Vicky Vale.
- Michael Gough: Alfred Pennyworth.
- Michael Keaton: Bruce Wayne / Batman.
- Jack Nicholson: Jack Napier / The Joker.
- Jack Palance: Carl Grissom.
- Billy Dee Williams: Harvey Dent.
Appeared in Batman Returns (1992):
- Danny Devito: Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin.
- Doug Jones: Thin Clown.
- Michelle Pfeiffer: Selina Kyle / Catwoman.
- Paul Reubens: Tucker Cobblepot.
- Vincent Schiavelli: Organ-grinder.
- Christopher Walken: Max Shreck.
Appeared in Batman Forever (1995):
- René Auberjonois: Dr. Burton.
- Drew Barrymore: Sugar.
- Jim Carrey: Edward Nygma / The Riddler.
- Jon Favreau: Assistant.
- Kevin Grevioux: Mook of Two-Face.
- Singer in Steel.
- Nicole Kidman: Dr. Chase Meridian.
- Val Kilmer: Bruce Wayne / Batman.
- Tommy Lee Jones: Harvey Dent / Two-Face.
- Chris O'Donnell: Dick Grayson / Robin.
Appeared in Batman & Robin (1997):
- George Clooney: Bruce Wayne / Batman.
- Vivica A. Fox: Miss B. Haven.
- John Glover: Dr. Jason Woodrue.
- Elle MacPherson: Julie Madison.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger: Victor Fries / Mister Freeze.
- Alicia Silverstone: Barbara Wilson / Batgirl.
- Robert Swenson: Antonio Diego / Bane (venom-empowered).
- Uma Thurman: Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy.
- Jesse Ventura: Arkham Asylum guard.
Dark Knight Trilogy
Appeared in Batman Begins (2005):
- Christine Adams: Jessica.
- Christian Bale: Bruce Wayne / Batman.
- Michael Caine: Alfred Pennyworth.
- Morgan Freeman: Lucius Fox.
- Jack Gleeson: Little boy.
- Rutger Hauer: William Earle.
- Katie Holmes: Rachel Dawes.
- Cillian Murphy: Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow.
- Liam Neeson: Henri Ducard/Ra's Al-Ghul.
- Gary Oldman: Commissioner James "Jim" Gordon.
- Linus Roache: Thomas Wayne.
- Ken Watanabe: Ra's al Ghul decoy.
Appeared in The Dark Knight (2008):
- Nestor Carbonell: Mayor Anthony Garcia.
- David Dastmalchian: Thomas Schiff.
- Aaron Eckhart: Harvey Dent / Two-Face.
- William Fichtner: Bank Manager.
- Maggie Gyllenhaal: Rachel Dawes. note
- Anthony Michael Hall: Mike Engel.
- Heath Ledger: The Joker.
- Eric Roberts: Salvatore "Sal" Maroni.
- Keith Szarabajka: Detective Gerard Stephens.
- Michael Jai White: Gambol.
Appeared in The Dark Knight Rises (2012):
- Marion Cotillard: Miranda Tate / Talia al Ghul.
- Brett Cullen: Congressman Byron Gilly.
- Thomas Wayne in Joker (2019).
- Aidan Gillen: CIA agent Bill Wilson.
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt: John Blake.
- Burn Gorman: Phillip Stryver.
- Tom Hardy: Bane.
- Desmond Harrington: Police Officer.
- Anne Hathaway: Selina Kyle.
- Christopher Judge: Mercenary Assassin.
- Fredric Lehne: Exchange Security Chief.
- Ben Mendelsohn: John Daggett.
- Matthew Modine: Foley.
- Juno Temple: Jen.
- Wade Williams: Warden.
Joker
Appeared in Joker (2019):
- Zazie Beetz: Sophie Dumond.
- Robert De Niro: Murray Franklin.
- Glenn Fleshler: Randall.
- Douglas Hodge: Alfred Pennyworth.
- Todd Phillips: Cameo.
- Joaquin Phoenix: Arthur Fleck / Joker.
- Justin Theroux: "Live With Murray Franklin" guest (cameo).
- Shea Whigham: Detective Burke.
Miscellaneous
Wonder Woman (1974)
Appeared in Wonder Woman (TV Film, 1974):
- Cathy Lee Crosby: Diana Prince / Wonder Woman.
- Ricardo Montalban: Abner Smith.
Swamp Thing
Appeared in Swamp Thing (1982):
- Adrienne Barbeau: Alice Cable.
- Louis Jourdan: Anton Arcane.
- Ray Wise: Dr. Alec Holland.
Steel
Appeared in Steel (1997):
- John Hawkes: Mugger.
- Judd Nelson: Nathaniel Burke.
- Richard Roundtree: Uncle Joe.
Catwoman
Appeared in Catwoman (2004):
- Halle Berry: Patience Phillips / Catwoman.
- Benjamin Bratt: Tom Lone.
- Frances Conroy: Ophelia Powers.
- Penny Fleck in Joker.
- Byron Mann: Wesley.
- Michael Massee: Armando.
- Sharon Stone: Laurel Hedare.
- Brooke Theiss: Ferris Wheel Mom.
Constantine
Appeared in Constantine (2005):
- Djimon Hounsou: Papa Midnite.
- Shia LaBeouf: Chas Kramer.
- Michelle Monaghan: Ellie.
- Keanu Reeves: John Constantine.
- Peter Stormare: Lucifer Morningstar.
- Tilda Swinton: Gabriel.
- Rachel Weisz: Angela and Isabel Dodson.
V for Vendetta
Appeared in V for Vendetta (2006):
- Roger Allam: Lewis Prothero.
- Stephen Fry: Gordon Dietrich.
- Rupert Graves: Dominic.
- John Hurt: High Chancellor Adam Sutler.
- Eddie Marsan: Brian Etheridge.
- Natalie Portman: Evey Hammond.
- Hugo Weaving: V.
Watchmen
Appeared in Watchmen (2009):
- Malin Åkerman: Laurie Jupiter / Silk Spectre II.
- Ted Cole: Dick Cavett.
- Billy Crudup: Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan.
- Matthew Goode: Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias.
- Carla Gugino: Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre I.
- Jackie Earle Haley: Walter Kovacs / Rorschach.
- Michael Kopsa: Paul Klein.
- Stephen McHattie: Hollis Mason / Nite Owl I.
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan: Edward Blake / The Comedian.
- Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Clay in The Losers.
- Jeb Turnbull in Jonah Hex.
- Zack Snyder: American soldier in Vietnam (cameo).
- Patrick Wilson: Daniel Dreiberg / Nite Owl II.
The Losers
Appeared in The Losers (2010):
- Idris Elba: Captain William Roque.
- Chris Evans: Captain Jake Jensen.
- Holt McCallany: Wade Travis.
- Zoe Saldana: Aisha al-Fadhil.
Jonah Hex
Appeared in Jonah Hex (2010):
- Will Arnett: Lieutenant Grass.
- Wes Bentley: Adleman Lusk.
- Josh Brolin: Jonah Hex.
- Michael Fassbender: Burke.
- Megan Fox: Lilah Black.
- John Malkovich: Quentin Turnbull.
- Lance Reddick: Smith.
- Michael Shannon: Dr. Cross Williams.
Green Lantern
Appeared in Green Lantern (2011):
- Angela Bassett: Amanda Waller.
- Clancy Brown: Parallax.
- Michael Clarke Duncan: Kilowog.
- Blake Lively: Carol Ferris.
- Temuera Morrison: Abin Sur.
- Ryan Reynolds: Hal Jordan / Green Lantern.
- Tim Robbins: Robert Hammond.
- Geoffrey Rush: Tomar-Re.
- Peter Sarsgaard: Dr. Hector Hammond.
- Mark Strong: Thaal Sinestro.
- Taika Waititi: Thomas Kalmaku.
Foreign dubs
Italian
- Giancarlo Giannini: Jack Napier/The Joker in 1989's Batman.
Japanese
- Fumihiko Tachiki: James Gordon in Joker.
