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.
- Richard Griffiths: Terrorist.
- Michael J. Shannon: U.S. President's aide.
Appeared in Superman III (1983):
- Annette O'Toole: Lana Lang.
- 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.
- Jo Martin: Police Prison Official.
- 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.
- Tom Wilkinson: Carmine Falcone.
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.
- Tiny Lister: Tatooed prisoner.
- 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).
- Will Estes: Officer Simon Jansen.
- 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.
- Duane Henry: SWAT in Dive Bar.
- Christopher Judge: Mercenary Assassin.
- Fredric Lehne: Exchange Security Chief.
- Ben Mendelsohn: John Daggett.
- Matthew Modine: Foley.
- Glen Powell: Trader.
- 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.
The Batman
Are slated to appear for the first time in The Batman (2022):
- Paul Dano: Edward Nashton / The Riddler.
- Colin Farrell: Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin.
- Zoë Kravitz: Selina Kyle / Catwoman.
- Robert Pattinson: Bruce Wayne / Batman.
- Peter Sarsgaard: Gotham District Attorney.
- Andy Serkis: Alfred Pennyworth.
- John Turturro: Carmine Falcone.
- Jeffrey Wright: Commissioner James Gordon.
Miscellaneous
Wonder Woman (1974)
Appeared in Wonder Woman (TV Film, 1974):
- Cathy Lee Crosby: Diana Prince / Wonder Woman.
- Ricardo Montalbán: 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) (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.
- Guy Henry: Conrad Heyer.
- 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.
- Matt Frewer: Moloch.
- Eddie the Truck Driver in Supergirl.
- 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.
- Gotham District Attorney in The Batman (2022).
- Mark Strong: Thaal Sinestro.
- Taika Waititi: Thomas Kalmaku.
Foreign dubs
French (European)
- Féodor Atkine: William Rockwood / V in V for Vendetta.
- Jor-El in Superman Returns.
- Detective Fine in Watchmen.
- Daniel Beretta: Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze in Batman & Robin.
- Maïk Darah: Dr. Amanda Waller in Green Lantern.
- Jacques Frantz: Lieutenant Max Eckhardt in Batman.
- Tomar-Re in Green Lantern.
- Murray Franklin in Joker.
- Claude Giraud: Harvey Dent / Two-Face in Batman Forever.
- Philippe Peythieu: Alexander Knox in Batman.
- Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin in Batman Returns.
- Dr. Burton in Batman Forever.
- Eric Finch in V for Vendetta.
Italian
- Giancarlo Giannini: Jack Napier / The Joker in Batman.
Japanese
Any film with more than one dub will be listed by character, rather than actor for the sake of clarity.
Superman and Supergirl
Appeared in Superman: The Movie (1978):
- Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent: Isao Sasaki (TV Asahi first dub), Hiroki Tochi (TV Asahi second dub), Toru Ohira (in-flight version)
- Young Clark Kent: Hideyuki Hori (TV Asahi first dub)
- Louis Lane: Noriko Ohara (in-flight version)
- Lex Luthor: Takayuki Sugo (TV Asahi first dub), Banjo Ginga (TV Asahi second dub)
- Jor-El: Toru Ohira (TV Asahi first dub)
- Lara-El: Toshiko Sawada (TV Asahi first dub)
- Miss Teschmacher: Noriko Ohara (TV Asahi first dub)
- Jimmy Olsen: Toru Furuya (TV Asahi first dub)
- Perry White: Takeshi Aono (TV Asahi second dub)
Appeared in Superman II (1980):
- General Zod: Kazuhiro Yamaji (TBS)
- Sheriff: Chafurin (TV Asahi second dub)
Appeared in Superman III (1983):
- Yuriko Fuchizaki: Additional voices
Appeared in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
- Norio Wakamoto: Nuclear Man
- Kikuko Inoue: Additional voices
Appeared in Supergirl (1984):
- Toshio Furukawa: Jimmy Olsen
- Nachi Nozawa: Zaltar
- Yosuke Akimoto: Additional voices
Batman
Appeared in Batman (1989):
- Bruce Wayne/Batman: Kōichi Yamadera (TV Asahi)
- Jack Napier/The Joker: Demon Kogure (home video), Toru Ohira (TBS), Kenji Utsumi (TV Asahi)
- Vicky Vale: Mika Doi (TBS), Mami Koyama (TV Asahi)
- Alexander Knox: Hochu Otsuka (home video), Masashi Ebara (TV Asahi)
- Bob: Masashi Hirose (TV Asahi)
- Alicia: Masako Katsuki (TBS)
- Carl Grissom: Gorō Naya (TBS), Chikao Ohtsuka (TV Asahi)
Appeared in Batman Returns (1992):
- Selina Kyle/Catwoman: Toshiko Fujita (TV Asahi)
- Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin: Takeshi Aono (in-flight version)
- Max Shreck: Nachi Nozawa (TV Asahi)
- Charles Shreck: Kenyuu Horiuchi (TV Asahi)
- Mayor of Gotham City: Yosuke Akimoto (home video)
Appeared in Batman Forever (1995):
- Bruce Wayne/Batman: Jurota Kosugi (TV Asahi)
- Dick Grayson/Robin: Mitsuru Miyamoto (home video), Kazuhiro Yamaji (TV Asahi)
- Harvey Dent/Two-Face: Takayuki Sugo (home video), Kiyoshi Kobayashi (TV Asahi)
- Dr. Chase Meridian: Atsuko Tanaka (home video), Rika Fukami (TV Asahi)
- Edward Nygma/The Riddler: Bin Shimada (home video), Toshio Furukawa (TV Asahi)
- James Gordon: Kenichi Ogata (home video)
- Sugar: Yumi Touma (TV Asahi)
Appeared in Batman & Robin (1997):
- Bruce Wayne/Batman: Rikiya Koyama (TV Asahi)
- Dick Grayson/Robin: Toshiyuki Morikawa (TV Asahi)
- Barbara Wilson/Bat-Girl: Maya Okamoto (home video)
- Dr. Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy: Keiko Toda (home video), Atsuko Tanaka (TV Asahi)
- Dr. Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze: Ryuzaburo Otomo (home video), Tessho Genda (TV Asahi)
- Bane: Daisuke Gori (home video)
- Julie Madison: Kaya Matsutani (TV Asahi)
Appeared in Batman Begins (2005)
- Bruce Wayne/Batman: Tomoyuki Dan (theatrical dub), Hiroki Tochi (NTV) Hiroki Takahashi (Fuji TV)
- young Bruce Wayne: Akiko Yajima (NTV)
- Henri Ducard/Ra's Al Ghul: Norio Wakamoto (Fuji TV)
- Ra's al Ghul decoy: Toru Okawa (theatrical dub), Masaki Terasoma (Fuji TV)
- James Gordon: Rokuro Naya (theatrical dub), Kazuhiro Yamaji (NTV), Hochu Otsuka (Fuji TV)
- Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow: Koji Yusa (theatrical dub), Toshihiko Seki (NTV)
- Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb: Yosuke Akimoto (NTV)
- Judge Faden: Kiyoyuki Yanada (NTV)
- Thomas Wayne: Masaki Terasoma (NTV)
Appeared in The Dark Knight (2008):
- The Joker: Keiji Fujiwara (home video), Hochu Otsuka (TV Asahi)
- Harvey Dent/Two-Face: Kazuhiko Inoue (TV Asahi)
- James Gordon: Fumihiko Tachiki (home video)note
- James Gordon Jr.: Hana Takeda (home video), Yumiko Kobayashi (TV Asahi)
- Rachel Dawes: Takako Honda (home video)
- Major Anthony Garcia: Yoji Ueda (home video), Masashi Ebara (TV Asahi)
- Anna Ramirez: Romi Park (home video)
- Mike Engel: Naoya Uchida (TV Asahi)
- Sal Maroni: Jin Yamanoi (home video)
- Lau: Atsushi Imaruoka (home video)note
- Gambol: Taiten Kusunoki (home video), Ryuzaburo Otomo (TV Asahi)
- The Chechen: Hiroshi Tsuchida (home video)
- Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow: Junichi Suwabe (TV Asahi)
- Rossi: Yasuhiro Mamiya (TV Asahi)note
Appeared in The Dark Knight Rises (2012):
- Mie Sonozaki: Selina Kyle/Catwoman
- Kazuhiro Yamaji: Bane
- Hiroshi Tsuchida: John Blake
- Mutsumi Tamura: Jane
Appeared in Joker (2019)
- Hiroaki Hirata: Arthur Fleck/The Joker
- Akio Nojima: Murray Franklin
- Takayuki Sugo: Thomas Wayne
Miscellaneous
Appeared in Catwoman (2004) (2004):
- Patience Phillips/Catwoman: Takako Honda (home video), Rika Fukami (TV Asahi)note
- Detective Tom Lone: Jurota Kosugi (home video), Kenyuu Horiuchi (TV Asahi)
- George Hedare: Hochu Otsuka (TV Asahi)
- Ophelia Powers: Toshiko Sawada (TV Asahi)
- Laurel Hedare: Mami Koyama (TV Asahi)
- Wesley: Mitsuaki Madono (TV Asahi)
Appeared in Constantine (2005):
- John Constantine: Rikiya Koyama (home video), Toshiyuki Morikawa (TV Asahi)
- Angela and Isabel Dodson: Yuko Kaida (home video)
- Chas Kramer: Shinji Kawada (home video), Shintaro Asanuma (TV Asahi)
- Beeman: Nobuo Tobita (home video)
- Balthazar: Jin Yamanoi (home video), Masashi Ebara (TV Asahi)
- Archangel Gabriel: Atsuko Tanaka (home video), Masako Katsuki (TV Asahi)
- Lucifer: Yoshito Yasuhara (home video), Nachi Nozawa (TV Asahi)
Appeared in V for Vendetta (2006):
- Takayuki Sugo: V
- Mayumi Asano: Evey
- Toshiko Sawada: Delia Surridge
- Jin Yamanoi: Dominic
- Misa Watanabe: Valerie
Appeared in Watchmen (2009):
- Takaya Hashi: Edward Blake/The Comedian
- Keiji Fujiwara: Jon Osterman/Dr.Manhattan
- Urara Takano: Sally Jupiter/Silk Specter
- Yuko Kaida: Laurie Jupiter/Silk Specter II
- Nobuo Tobita: Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias
- Kazuhiro Yamaji: Walter Kovacs/Rorschach
- Kenichi Ogata: Bernard
- Kinryu Arimoto: Lawrence Schneider
Appeared in Jonah Hex (2010):
- Hisao Egawa: Jonah Hex
Appeared in Green Lantern (2011):
- Yasunori Matsumoto: Hal Jordan/Green Lantern
- Yuko Kaida: Carol Ferris
- Tokuyoshi Kawashima: Dr. Hector Hammond
- Masaki Terasoma: Abin Sur
- Yasuhiro Mamiya: Kilowog
- Kenji Utsumi: Parallax
