Every Actor Who's Played The Joker In Live-Action
This article contains spoilers for The Batman.
As one of the most iconic Batman villains of all time, the Joker has appeared in numerous live-action movie and TV adaptations. Going by the moniker of the Clown Prince of Crime, the Joker remains a fan-favorite DC character and regularly tops lists of the greatest comic book characters of all time. Naturally, the Joker has been re-interpreted by various writers, artists, animators, and actors throughout his long history that started all the way back in 1940. Different iterations have seen the Joker portrayed as everything from a maniacally laughing nuisance to a cold-blooded killer, and sometimes both at once.
Batman's Joker is famous for his ever-changing origin story; however, most agree that he was likely a petty criminal who was knocked into a vat of chemicals by Batman, and his appearance and attitude are the result of the permanent chemical effects. Fittingly, just as the fictional Joker's origin is unclear, the creative origin is also disputed with Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson claiming credit while only acknowledging some contribution from Bill Finger's writing. While he was set to be killed off in his initial run, editorial intervention kept him alive and allowed him to live on as Batman's archnemesis. Over time, their relationship has developed to become one of the most complex in the superhero genre — with the continuing sense that Batman needs the Joker in some fundamental way, and vice versa.
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Over the years, a total of seven actors (playing eight versions of the character) have played the Joker in movies and TV projects. And while he didn't portray the character in live-action, Mark
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