Actors



This page provides a list of actors and actresses who have played various DC Comics characters in both film and television. Some of the actors listed have only provided their voice to characters in DC's animated projects and/or video games. See Other Media for articles pertaining to specific movies and television programs.

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J. Carroll Naish
J. Carrol Naish played the role of Prince Daka in the 1943 Batman serial.

Jack Angel
Jack Angel provided the voice for the Flash, Hawkman and Samurai on the Challenge of the Super Friends animated television series.

Jack Larson
Jack Larson played Jimmy Olsen in the motion picture Superman and the Mole Men (1951). He continued to play the role in the resulting successful television series The Adventures of Superman (1952-1958). In 1991 he played Lou in the episode Paranoia of the television series The Adventures of Superboy. In and episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, he played an older Jimmy Olsen in the episode Brutal Youth. He later made a brief cameo appearance in the first American Express Seinfeld commercial. His latest cameo was in the motion picture Superman Returns (2006) in which he plays a bartender named Bo.

Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson played the role of The Joker/Jack Napier in the motion picture Batman (1989).

Jack O'Halloran
Jack O'Halloran played the role of Non in Superman: The Movie (1978) and Superman II (1980).

=== James Marsters === James Marsters played the role of the Brain InterActive Construct/Milton Fine on the Smallville television series. He is best known for his role as Spike on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Jane Adams
Jane Adams played the role of Vicki Vale in the 1949 Batman and Robin movie serial. She is the first actress to ever play the part of Batman's paramour on screen. ===Jeff Tyler=== Jeff Tyler played the role of Frank Iverson on the Isis televsion series.

Jeep Swenson
Jeep Swenson played the role of Bane in the 1997 motion picture Batman and Robin. ===Jim Carrey=== Jim Carrey played the role of The Riddler/Dr. Edward Nygma in the 1995 motion picture Batman Forever.

Jimmy Weldon
Jimmy Weldon provided the voice for Solomon Grundy on the Challenge of the Super Friends animated television series. ===Joanna Pang=== Joanna Pang played the role of Cindy Lee on the Isis televsion series.

John Astin
In 1967, John Astin played the role of The Riddler in the television series Batman after the show's original Riddler, Frank Gorshin, left the show. Astin played the character for two episodes (Batman's Anniversary and A Riddling Controversy) before Gorshin returned to the series. He is best known for his role as Gomez Addams in the 1960s television series The Addams Family.

===John DeSantis=== John DeSantis played the role of the Traveler on the "Slumber" episode of Smallville.

John DiMaggio
John DiMaggio provided the voice for Brother Blood on the Teen Titans animated series and the Joker in Batman: Under the Red Hood. He is also Aquaman in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, as well as various other roles. ===John Hamilton=== John Hamilton (1887-1958) played Perry White in the motion picture Superman and the Mole Men (1951). He continued to play the role in the resulting successful television series The Adventures of Superman (1952-1958).

John Hurt
John Hurt played the role of Adam Sutler in the 2006 film V for Vendetta. The character is based upon the comic series character Adam Susan. ===John Shea=== John Shea portrayed Lex Luthor in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman which ran from 1993-1997.

John Wesley Shipp
John Wesley Shipp portrayed The Flash/Barry Allen in the television series The Flash which ran on CBS from 1990-1991.

Johnny Duncan
John Duncan played the role of Robin in the 1949 Batman and Robin movie serial.

Josh Albee
Josh Albee played the role of Ernie Rothchild on the Isis televsion series.

Julie Newmar
Julie Newmar played the role of Catwoman/Selina Kyle in the 1966 Batman televsion series. Even though the 1966 Batman movie was completed before the TV series aired (with Lee Meriwether in the role of Catwoman) Julie Newmar is considered the first actress to play the role. In 2003 Newmar starred in a comedic retrospective about the Batman TV series, in which she plays a version of herself, entitled Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt. She also played Martha Wayne alongside Adam West in Batman: The Brave And The Bold.

Justin Whalin
Justin Whalin played the role of Jimmy Olsen in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman from season two thru season four (1994-1997).

Kane Richmond
Kane Richmond played the role of Spy Smasher/Alan Armstrong in the 12 chapter Republic Pictures serial entitled Spy Smasher (1942).

===Kate Bosworth=== Kate Bosworth played Lois Lane in the motion picture Superman Returns (2006).

Katharine Isabelle
Katharine Isabelle played the role of Sarah Conroy on the "Slumber" episode of Smallville. She's also known for the character Ginger Fitzgerald in the werewolf horror trilogy, Ginger Snaps.

Katie Holmes
Katie Holmes played Rachel Dawes in Batman Begins. Also known for playing Josephine Potter in The WB series Dawson's Creek. ===Kelly Thordson=== Kelly Thordson played the role of Joel Moss on the Isis televsion series.

Ken Wolger
Ken Wolger played the role of Art Byron on the Isis televsion series.

===Kevin Michael Richardson=== Kevin Michael Richardson provided the voice for the Joker on the 2004 animated series The Batman. He also provided the voice for Mammoth and Trigon on the Teen Titans animated series. He currently voices Martian Manhunter on Young Justice.

Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey played Lex Luthor in the motion picture Superman Returns (2006).

Khary Payton
Khary Payton provided the voice for Cyborg on the Teen Titans animated series. He also plays Kaldur'ahm (Earth-16) in Young Justice animated series.

Kirk Alyn
Kirk Alyn (1910-1999) became the first actor to play a live action Superman/Clark Kent in two 15 chapter Columbia serials entitled Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950). In 1952 he played the lead role in another 15 chapter serial entitled Blackhawk.

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Lane Smith
Lane Smith (1936-2005) played the role of Perry White in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997).

===Lauren Tom=== Lauren Tom provided the voice for Jinx and Gizmo on the Teen Titans animated series.

Larry Storch
Larry Storch Povide the voice for the joker on the new adventures of batman and robin.

Lee Meriwether
Lee Meriwether played the role of Catwoman/Selina Kyle in the 1966 motion picture Batman. In 2003, Meriweather starred in a comedic retrospective about the Batman TV series, in which she plays a waitress, entitled Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt.

===Lesley Ann Warren=== Lesley Ann Warren played Lois Lane in the 1975 ABC TV musical entitled It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!. The musical was based on the 1966 Broadway musical of the same name.

Lewis Wilson
Lewis Wilson (1920-2000) played the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in the 1943 Batman movie serial. He is the first actor to ever play the part of Batman. He was succeeded by Robert Lowery who played Batman in the 1949 Batman and Robin movie serial.

===Lori Loughlin=== Lori Loughlin played the role of Black Canary/Caroline Lance in the episode Sins of the Mother in the WB television series Birds of Prey (2002-2003).

===Lyle Talbot=== Lyle Talbot (1902-1996) played the role of George Pierce in the 15 chapter Columbia serial The Vigilante (1947). Two years later he played the role of Commissioner Gordon in the Batman and Robin (1949) movie serial. He later starred in the second Superman serial in 1950 called Atom Man vs. Superman as Atom Man which was later revealed to be Luthor (not called Lex Luthor at the time). {{:Actors:Lynda Carter===Lynda Day George=== Lynda Day George played the role of Fausta Grables in the 1976 ABC television series The New Original Wonder Woman. Ironically, Lynda's character masqueraded as Wonder Woman who was played by Lynda Carter (same spelling).

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===Maggie Gyllenhaal=== Maggie Gyllenhaal played Rachel Dawes in the Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight. She replaced Katie Holmes who played her in the previous film due to Katie's scheduling conflicts. ===Marc McClure=== Marc McClure played the role of Jimmy Olsen in Superman: The Movie (1978), Superman II (1980), Superman III (1983) and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987). He also played the role in the 1984 film Supergirl. He is the only actor from the Christopher Reeve Superman franchise to appear in all five films. In 2008, McClure appeared as Dax-Ur in an episode of the Smallville television series entitled Persona.

Marguerite Chapman
Marguerite Chapman played the role of Eve Corby in the 1942 Spy Smasher serial by Republic Pictures.

===Mark Pillow=== Mark Pillow played the role of Nuclear Man in the motion picture Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987).

Mark Strong
Mark Strong played the role of Thaal Sinestro in the Green Lantern movie.

Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando (1924-2004) played the role of Superman's Kryptonian father Jor-El in the 1978 motion picture Superman: The Movie. He reprised the role for the film's sequel Superman II, but his appearances were ultimately cut from the original theatrical release of the film. Brando received top billing for Superman even above that of Christopher Reeve. Unused footage and archival voice recordings of Brando were edited and used for unique scenes in the 2006 motion picture Superman Returns. Also in 2006 was the direct to DVD release of Superman II: The Donner Cut, in which the missing original footage of Brando was re-cut into this alternate version of the film.

===Marlene Aragon=== Marlene Aragon provided the voice for the Cheetah on the Challenge of the Super Friends animated television series.

Mary Kay Bergman
Provided the voice for Batgirl in Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero.

Melissa Gilbert
Provided the voice for Batgirl in Batman: The Animated Series.

Melissa Joan Hart
Melissa Joan Hart provided the voice for Saturn Girl and Dee Dee in the DCAU.

Michael Bell
Michael Bell provided the voice for the Riddler on the Challenge of the Super Friends animated television series. He has also provided the voice of an unnamed crime boss in the 2004 animated series The Batman.

Michael Caine
Michael Caine played the role of Alfred Pennyworth in Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008).

Michael Clarke Duncan
Michael Clarke Duncan provided the voice of Kilowog in the Green Lantern movie. ===Michael Gough=== Michael Gough played the role of Alfred Pennyworth in Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Batman Forever (1995) and Batman and Robin (1997). He also reprised his role in selected OnStar Batman commercials in 1999.

===Michael Hogan=== Michael Hogan will be playing the role of Deathstoke on the WB/CW series Smallville

Michael Keaton
Michael Keaton played the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in the motion picture Batman (1989) and its sequel Batman Returns (1992). He was succeeded by Val Kilmer in Batman Forever. many people to this day consider him to be the best portrayer of the dark knight in a motion picture adaptation.

Michael Landes
Michael Landes played the role of Jimmy Olsen in the first season of the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993).

Michael Maitland
Michael Maitland played the role of Chick Jeffers on the Isis televsion series. ===Michael Rye=== Michael Rye provided the voice for Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) and Apache Chief on the Challenge of the Super Friends animated television series.

Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks played the role of Hawkman on the WB/CW series Smallville

Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer played the role of Catwoman/Selina Kyle in the 1992 motion picture Batman Returns. A photo of Pfeiffer as Catwoman can be briefly seen in the 2004 motion picture Catwoman starring Halle Berry.

Ming-Na
Ming-Na provided the voice for Ellen Yin on the 2004 animated series The Batman.

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Olan Soule
Olan Soule (1909-1994) provided the voice for Batman on nearly every iteration of the Superfriends with the exception of Galactic Guardians: The Legendary Super-Powers Show where he was voiced by Adam West. He also played a newscaster on a 1966 Batman TV episode.

Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle played the role of Commissioner Gordon in Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman and Robin. ===Peter MacNicol=== Peter MacNicol provided the voice for Chronos the Time Thief in Justice League Unlimited and Man-Bat on the 2004 Batman animated series, and Kirk Langstrom in The Batman.

Peter Sarsgaard
Peter Sarsgaard played the role of Hector Hammond in the Green Lantern movie. ===Phyllis Coates=== Phyllis Coates played the role of Lois Lane in the 1951 motion picture Superman and the Mole Men. She continued to play Lois during the first season of the television series 'The Adventures of Superman''. Coates appeared in an episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, in 1994, as Ellen Lane, the mother of Teri Hatcher's Lois Lane.

Rachel Skarsten
Rachel Skarsten played the role of Dina Redmond, the daughter of Caroline Lance (a.k.a. Black Canary) in the television series Birds of Prey (2002-2003).

Ralph Byrd
Ralph Byrd (1909-1952) played the role of The Vigilante/Greg Sanders in the 15 chapter Columbia serial entitled The Vigilante (1947). ===Reginald Denny=== Reginald Denny played the role of Commodore Schmidlapp in the 1966 Batman movie. He also played King Boris in the eponymous TV series. ===Richard Eastham=== Richard Eastham played the role of Philip Blankenship on the Wonder Woman television series. ===Rino Romano=== Among his many voice credits, Rino Romano played a "Kidnapper" in an episode of Batman Beyond. He later played the role of Kai in an episode of the animated Teen Titans television series. The role he is best known for is that of Batman in the animated television series The Batman (2004-2007) as well as its direct to DVD animated feature The Batman vs Dracula: The Animated Movie (2005).

===Robert Englund=== Robert Englund provided the voice for FeliX Faust in Justice League and the Riddler in The Batman animated series. He's best known for his portrayal of the infamous dream demon, Freddy Krueger, in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise as well as the TV series Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series. He played Willie, an alien from the sci-fi series V.

Robert Lowery
Robert Lowery (1913-1971) played the role of Batman in the 1949 Batman and Robin movie serial. Preceding him in the role was Lewis Wilson who played the part in the original 1943 serial. Lowery is the second actor to ever play the part of Batman. Lowery also appeared in a US War Department Official Training Film (No. 8-154) opposite actor George Reeves years before either actors played the roles of Batman and Superman. He later appeared in the television series The Adventures of Superman as Gary Allen in the episode The Deadly Rock first aired in 1956.

Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne (1900-1992) played Inspector Bill Henderson in the television series The Adventures of Superman (1952-1958). In 1991 he played a news vendor named Reggie in the episodes Sight Unseen and Sins of the Father in the television series The Flash.

===Roger Allam=== Roger Allam played the role of Lewis Prothero in the 2006 film V for Vendetta.

Ronalda Douglas
Ronalda Douglas played the role of Renee Carroll on the Isis televsion series.

===Ryan Reynolds=== Ryan Reynolds played Hal Jordan in the Green Lantern movie.

Rupert Graves
Ruper Graves played the role of Dominic Stone in the 2006 film V for Vendetta.

Ruth Forman
Ruth Forman provided the voice for Giganta on the Challenge of the Super Friends animated television series.

Sab Shimono
Sab Shimono provided one-half of the voice for K3NT on the Legion of Super-Heroes animated series.

Sam Flint
Sam Flint played the role of Admiral Corby in the 1942 Spy Smasher serial by Republic Pictures.

Sam Huntington
Sam Huntington played Jimmy Olsen in the motion picture Superman Returns (2006). ===Sam Witwer=== Sam Witwer played the role of Davis Bloome on the television series Smallville. ===Sarah Douglas=== Sarah Douglas played the role of Ursa in Superman: The Movie and Superman II. She also played Dr. Lana Zurrell in the 1989 film Return of the Swamp Thing.

Scott Menville
Scott Menville provided the voice for Robin on the Teen Titans animated series.

Shannon Farnon
Shannon Farnon provided the voice for Wonder Woman on the Super Friends animated television series.

Shawn Harrison
Shawn Harrison provided the voice for Timber Wolf on the Legion of Super-Heroes animated series.

Sherry Alberoni
Sherry Alberoni provided the voice for Wendy Harris on the Super Friends animated television series.

Shirley Patterson
Shirley Patterson played the role of Linda Page in the 1943 Batman serial.

Sinéad Cusack
Sinéad Cusack played the role of Delia Surridge in the 2006 film V for Vendetta.

Stanley Ralph Ross
Stanley Ralph Ross provided the voice for Gorilla Grodd on the Challenge of the Super Friends animated television series.

Stan Jones
Stan Jones (1926-1998) provided the voice for Lex Luthor on the Challenge of the Super Friends animated television series. ===Stephen Rea=== Stephen Rea played the role of Eric Finch in the 2006 film V for Vendetta.

Steve Harris
Steve Harris provided the voice for Ethan Bennett on the 2004 animated series The Batman.

Susan Eisenberg
Susan Eisenberg provided the voice for Wonder Woman in the DCAU.

Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi played Thomas Kalmaku in the Green Lantern movie.

Tara Strong
Tara Strong provided the voice for Raven, Elasti-Girl, Gizmo, Jinx and several others on the Teen Titans animated series and played Batgirl in The New Batman Adventures. She also played Huntress and Billy Batson in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.

Ted Cassidy
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979) provided the voice for Black Manta and Brainiac on the Challenge of the Super Friends animated television series. He's most famous for playing Lurch, the Addams Family butler in the eponymous TV series, and played that role in Batman window cameo.

Ted Knight
Ted Knight (1923-1986) was the Narrator of the Filmation cartoons featuring DC Comics superheroes from 1966-1970. He later reprised his role as Narrator when the Super Friends animated television series debuted in 1973. He was also the voice of the Justice League of America's Trouble Alert computer in that series. Ted Knight is also the real name of the first Starman.

Temuera Morrison
Temeura Morrison played Abin Sur in the Green Lantern movie.

Terence Stamp
Terence Stamp played the role of General Zod in Superman: The Movie and Superman II. Stamp's imagery of Zod was also used in a cameo character appearance in the Smallville television series. Also in Smallville, Stamp provides the voice for the spirit of Clark Kent's Kryptonian father, Jor-El.

Teri Hatcher
Teri Hatcher played the role of Lois Lane in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997).

Tim Daly
Tim Daly provided the voice for Superman/Clark Kent in the television series Superman: The Animated Series (1996-1999). Daly also voiced Superman for the video game Superman: Shadow of Apokolips (2002). He reprised the role in the direct to DVD movie entitled Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006) and several other non-DCAU movies.

Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim Pigott-Smith played the role of Peter Creedy in the 2006 film V for Vendetta.

Tom Kenny
Tom Kenny provided the voice for the Penguin in The Batman. He plays Plastic Man and Babyface in the Brave and the Bold. His main claim to fame is the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants.

Tom Tyler
Tom Tyler (1903-1954) portrayed the role of Captain Marvel in the 1941 Republic Pictures 12 chapter serial entitled The Adventures of Captain Marvel.

Tom Welling
Tom Welling played the role of Clark Kent on the television series Smallville (2001-Present...Series finale May 13, 2011 on the CW ). He also played the role of his character's Kryptonian father Jor-El in a flashback episode, and has also played an evil Bizarro version of himself in a two-part episode.

Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones played the role of Two-Face/Harvey Dent in the 1995 motion picture Batman Forever.

Tracy Scoggins
Tracy Scoggins played the role of Cat Grant in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman played the role of Poison Ivy/Dr. Pamela Isley in the 1997 motion picture Batman and Robin.

Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer played the role of Batman in the motion picture Batman Forever (1995) replacing Michael Keaton. He was succeeded by George Clooney in Batman and Robin.

Valerie Perrine
Valerie Perrine played the role of Eve Teschmacher in Superman: The Movie (1978) and Superman II (1980).

Vendela Kirsebom Thomessen
Vendela Kirsebom Thomessen played the role of Nora Fries in the 1997 film Batman and Robin.

Vic Perrin
Vic Perrin (April 26, 1916 – July 4, 1989) was an American actor and voice artist. One of his first TV roles was in a 1953 episode of Adventures of Superman entitled "The Golden Vulture", where he played a hapless sailor on board a freighter run by a self-styled pirate. He also provided the voice for Sinestro on the Challenge of the Super Friends animated television series.

Victor Brandt
Victor Brandt provided the voice for Professor Emil Hamilton on Superman the animated series, and Rupert Thorne on The Batman.

Vivica A. Fox
Vivica Fox played the role of Ms. B Havin in the 1997 motion picture Batman and Robin.

William Austin
William Austin (1884-1975) played the role of Alfred Pennyworth in the 1943 Batman movie serial.

William Callaway
William Callaway provided the voice for Aquaman and Bizarro on the Challenge of the Super Friends animated television series.

Wil Wheaton
Wil Wheaton provided the voice for Cosmic Boy on the Legion of Super-Heroes animated series. Wheaton is more popularly known for playing the role of Wesley Crusher on the science fiction TV series wikipedia:Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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