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![]() Actors who have played the Joker. Top: Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Mark Hamill (voice) Center: Heath Ledger, Jared Leto, Joaquin Phoenix Bottom: Cameron Monaghan (as Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska). | |
Created by | Bill Finger Bob Kane Jerry Robinson |
Original source | Comics published by DC Comics |
First appearance | Batman #1 (April 25, 1940) |
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The Joker, a supervillain in DC Comics and archenemy of the superhero Batman, has appeared in various media. WorldCat (a catalog of libraries in 170 countries) records over 250 productions featuring the Joker as a subject, including films, television series, books, and video games. [1] Live-action films featuring the character are typically the most successful. [2]
The Joker has been portrayed by Cesar Romero in the 1966–1968 Batman television series and the 1966 Batman film; Jack Nicholson in the 1989 film Batman ; Heath Ledger in the 2008 film The Dark Knight ; Jared Leto in the 2016 film Suicide Squad and the 2021 director's cut Zack Snyder's Justice League ; Cameron Monaghan in the Fox series Gotham ; Joaquin Phoenix in the 2019 film Joker and the 2024 sequel Joker: Folie à Deux ; and Barry Keoghan in the 2022 film The Batman . Ledger and Phoenix won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor, respectively, for their performances, making the Joker one of the only three characters played by two actors to be awarded an Oscar for both portrayals (the others being Vito Corleone from The Godfather and Anita from West Side Story ). [3] [4] [5] Mark Hamill, among others, has provided the Joker's voice in animation and video games.
The Joker appears in television series set in the DC Animated Universe (DCAU), voiced by Mark Hamill. [34] [35] [27]
Mark Hamill reprises his role as the Joker in the main trilogy of the Batman: Arkham franchise while Troy Baker voices a younger version in the prequels Arkham Origins, Origins Blackgate, and Arkham Shadow. [113] [114] [115] [27] This depiction of the Joker has received widespread acclaim as critics have lauded the voice acting and the exploration of his rivalry with Batman. [116] [117] [118] [119] The Joker won the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards' "Character of the Year" award for his role in Arkham City. [120]
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Actor | Live-action television | Live-action film | Records | Animated television | Radio | Animated film | Video games | Live performance | Web series | Podcasts |
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Caesar Romero | 1966–1968 | 1966 | 1966 V | |||||||
Lennie Weinrib | 1977 V | |||||||||
Jack Nicholson | 1989 | |||||||||
Kerry Shale | 1989 V | |||||||||
Mark Hamill | 2002 V | 1992–2018 V | 1993–2024 V | 1994–2024 V | ||||||
Kevin Michael Richardson | 2004–2008 V | 2005 V | ||||||||
Heath Ledger | 2008 | |||||||||
Jeff Bennett | 2008–2011 V | 2018 V | ||||||||
Michael Dobson | 2008–2009 V | |||||||||
Mark Frost | 2011, 2012 | |||||||||
Brent Spiner | 2011, 2021 V | 2021–2022 V | ||||||||
Troy Baker | 2015 V | 2014–2021 V | 2013 V | |||||||
Jared Leto | 2016, 2021 | |||||||||
Joaquin Phoenix | 2019, 2024 | |||||||||
Alan Tudyk | 2019–present V | |||||||||
J. P. Karliak | 2024–present V | |||||||||
Barry Keoghan | 2022-present |
Ted Knight was the narrator, plus he played Alfred the Butler, Commissioner Gordon, and the villains. Jane Webb did Batgirl and Catwoman and the other female characters. And I did some of the minor voice work here and there as well, for the first time.
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