The Best Characters From The 'Batman' Universe
Who are the best characters in the Batman universe? From sidekicks to villains, Gotham City is filled with a giant cast of Batman characters who've made appearances in DC comics, movies, TV shows, and video games. This ranked list of popular Batman characters includes fan favorites, like the Joker, Red Hood, and Dick Grayson as well as strong female characters, like Barbara Gordon and Catwoman.
Does Bane from The Dark Knight trilogy or Harley Quinn from Batman: The Animated Series deserve to make the top 10? Help us rank them, and vote up your favorite Batman characters. If you're drawing blanks on their names, feel free to use this list as a handy reference.
- Batman Beyond, Young Justice
- Appears In: Batman Beyond, Young Justice, Batman, Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League Unlimited
- Played By: Will Friedle, Adam West, Kevin Conroy, Val Kilmer, Joe Krajcar
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Batman: The Animated Series
- Appears In: Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Batman: The Animated Series, Fight Batman Fight!, Batman: New Times, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
- Played By: Cesar Romero, Zachary Gordon, Mark Hamill, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jack Nicholson
- Young Justice, The Batman
- Appears In: Young Justice, The Batman, Batman & Robin, Batman, DC Universe
- Played By: Jerry O'Connell, Loren Lester, Chris O'Donnell
- Batman, Batman: The Animated Series
- Appears In: Batman, Batman: The Animated Series, The Batman, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
- Played By: Alan Napier, Alan Shearman, Jim Piddock, Michael Gough, Michael Caine
- Batman: The Animated Series, Batman
- Appears In: Batman: The Animated Series, Batman, Gotham, Batman: Year One, Batman Begins
- Played By: Neil Hamilton, Bob Hastings, Mitch Pileggi, Pat Hingle, Neil Hamilton
- Batman: Under the Red Hood
- Appears In: Batman: Under the Red Hood
- Played By: Neil Patrick Harris
- Teen Titans, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
- Appears In: Teen Titans, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, DC Universe
- Played By: Ron Perlman, Bruce Davison
- Justice League: Doom, The Dark Knight Rises
- Appears In: Justice League: Doom, The Dark Knight Rises
- Played By: Danny Trejo, Tom Hardy, Carlos Alazraqui
- Maggie, Catwoman
- Appears In: Maggie, Catwoman, Batman: New Times, Grayson, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
- Played By: Adrienne Barbeau, Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether, Eartha Kitt, Courtney Thorne-Smith
- Batman: Under the Red Hood, DC Universe
- Appears In: Batman: Under the Red Hood, DC Universe
- Played By: Vincent Martella, Alexander Martella
- Batman: Under the Red Hood, DC Universe
- Appears In: Batman: Under the Red Hood, DC Universe
- Played By: Jensen Ackles
- Batman, Batman: Under the Red Hood
- Appears In: Batman, Batman: Under the Red Hood, Batman, Batman Forever, DC Universe
- Played By: John Astin, Frank Gorshin, John Glover, Jim Carrey, Frank Gorshin
- Batman & Robin
- Appears In: Batman & Robin
- Played By: Uma Thurman
- Batman Begins, The Dark Knight
- Appears In: Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Batman: Gotham Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, DC Universe
- Played By: Simon Pegg, Cillian Murphy
- The Batman, Birds of Prey
- Appears In: The Batman, Birds of Prey, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, DC Universe
- Played By: Melissa Gilbert, Yvonne Craig, Ilyssa Fradin, Melinda McGraw, Alicia Silverstone
- Batman: The Animated Series, The Dark Knight Rises
- Appears In: Batman: The Animated Series, The Dark Knight Rises, Batman, The Dark Knight, Batman Forever
- Played By: Aaron Eckhart, Billy Dee Williams, Tommy Lee Jones
- Batman Begins, The Dark Knight Rises
- Appears In: Batman Begins, The Dark Knight Rises, Batman: Under the Red Hood, DC Universe
- Played By: Jason Isaacs, Liam Neeson, Ken Watanabe, Josh Pence
- DC Universe
- Appears In: DC Universe
- Batman & Robin
- Appears In: Batman & Robin
- Played By: Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Justice League, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
- Appears In: Justice League, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, DC Universe
- The Batman, The Batman vs. Dracula
- Appears In: The Batman, The Batman vs. Dracula, Batman Returns, Alyas Batman en Robin, Batman
- Played By: Burgess Meredith, Danny DeVito, Burgess Meredith
- DC Universe
- Appears In: DC Universe
- Played By: Stuart Allan
- DC Universe
- Appears In: DC Universe
- Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Daddy Day Care
- Appears In: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Daddy Day Care, DC Universe
- Played By: Jimmy Bennett, Josh Keaton
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Lucius Fox
The Dark Knight Rises, Batman Begins- Appears In: The Dark Knight Rises, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Batman: Gotham Knight, DC Universe
- Played By: Morgan Freeman
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