Every Voice Actor Who Played Batman In The Animated Movies

Animated Batman films have been pretty popular, ever since the debut of the classic hit Mask of the Phantasm. DC has leveraged the popularity of that superhero property in the animated medium for decades since that film was released, with varying degrees of success. Throughout the years, the character of Batman has been voiced by a multitude of different voice actors, each bringing their own distinct flair to the character of Bruce Wayne.

There is no standard typecast for the role, either. Comedians, teen heartthrobs and veteran actors with decades of experience have all had a crack at the character. They’ve portrayed Batman in the early, middle and later stages of his life as he battled crime in the dark, mysterious and foreboding streets of Gotham City.

10 Ben McKenzie

Ben McKenzie is best known to audiences as Ryan Atwood from the popular mid-2000’s series The O.C., but he also voiced the Dark Knight in the 2011 adaptation of Batman: Year One. As the title suggests, the film explored Bruce Wayne’s first year on the job as the Caped Crusader, and the challenges that came with it.

Ironically, McKenzie would later portray a young version of James Gordon in the Batman spinoff TV series Gotham, which ran from 2014 to 2019. It remains to be seen if he’ll lend his voice talents to another animated Batman film, but so far there’s no indication.

9 Jensen Ackles

Supernatural star Jensen Ackles got his shot at voicing the Dark Knight in 2021’s double-feature Batman: The Long Halloween. The story is an adaptation of the popular comic book arc which showcases how Harvey Dent became the villain known as Two-Face. As such, it plays out at an earlier period in the Batman timeline.

Ackles had already lent is voice talents to Batman: Under the Red Hood, released back in 2010. In that film, he played the former Jason Todd, presumed dead, who returns to Gotham as a violent vigilante criminal.

8 Peter Weller

Batman fans were surprised to learn that Peter Weller would be voicing an aged Bruce Wayne in the double feature Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, based on Frank Miller’s popular comic story. The film is iconic for being the first to portray the now-infamous fight between the Caped Crusader and the Man of Steel, which would later be adapted into Zack Snyder’s Batman v. Superman. 

Weller was an interesting choice for the role, particularly because he doesn’t quite seem to fit it. However, Batman’s age in the film does lean in the RoboCop actor’s favor, giving him a more mature and jaded edge that is synonymous with Weller’s more recent acting roles.

7 David Giuntoli

David Giuntoli hasn’t yet established himself as a big name in Hollywood, but that hasn’t stopped him from voicing Batman, which might be a sign of things to come. Giuntoli’s career resides largely in television, where he’s played in everything from Nip/Tuck and Grey’s Anatomy, to Grimm and Cold Case. 

He voiced the Dark Knight in 2021’s Batman: Soul of the Dragon, a story focusing on Bruce Wayne’s early years as he trains to become a vigilante. Giuntoli worked alongside some big name actors, including Mark Dacascos, Kelly Hu and Michael Jai White, among others.

6 Bruce Greenwood

Veteran actor Bruce Greenwood is best known for his ability to play good guys and villains with relative ease. He’s appeared in big Hollywood hits like First Blood, Double Jeopardy, and Star Trek, where he played James Kirk’s authoritative rival Christopher Pike. On TV, he’s starred in shows like Matlock,Mad Men and Young Justice, where he also voiced Batman.

Greenwood first played the character in 2010’s Under the Red Hood, before returning in 2018 for the quirky Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. Recently, he voiced the character again in 2020’s Batman: Death in the Family, an interactive short film with multiple endings.

5 Adam West

How fitting it was that Adam West would reprise his role as Batman after so many decades. Best known for portraying the charmingly campy version of the Caped Crusader on the 1960s television series, West went on to forge a respectable career for himself in various films and television shows.

His career picked up in his later years when Seth McFarlane turned him into a household pop culture staple on Family Guy. He appeared in a number of animated shows before reuniting in 2016 with his Batman castmates in Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders. He’d later reprise the role a second time in Batman vs. Two-Face, his final (and fitting) film role before his death in 2017.

4 Jason O’Mara

Jason O’Mara starred as Jeffrey Mace in one particular meme-worthy moment in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which fans found hilarious due to his portrayal of Batman.  He also portrayed Albert Wesker in 2007’s Resident Evil: Extinction, before the role passed to Shawn Roberts, as well as The Man In The High Castle.

O’Mara has voiced Batman in several animated films, beginning with Justice League: War. He’d follow it up with a grand total of eleven films, making him one of the most prolific Batman voice actors in history. It remains to be seen if he’ll keep voicing the character in the future.

3 Rino Romano

Actor Rino Romano made his mark largely in TV, with appearances on shows like Street Legal, TekWar, Due South and NYPD Blue. Along the way, he began lending his voice talents to a variety of properties like Godzilla,Samurai Jack and Spaceballs: The Animated Series. He’s also lent his voice talents to a number of video game properties including Star Wars, Star Trek and Skylanders.

Romano began voicing the Dark Knight in the lighthearted 2004 animated series The Batman. To date, he’s only voiced the character in one animated feature film, The Batman vs. Dracula, which was also based on the animated series. After the cancelation of The Batman, it’s doubtful Romano will get another crack at the whip.

2  Roger Craig Smith

Standup comedian and voice actor Roger Craig Smith got his start as the voice of Chris Redfield in the Resident Evil video game series. He’s also lent his voice talents to animated films like Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Wreck-It-Ralph and Patlabor: The Movie.

Smith began voicing Batman in the 2013 video game Batman: Arkham Origins. Two years later, he’d migrate the role to the animated film Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts. Smith would reprise the role in two more Unlimited films, before making the transition to 2018’s much-hyped Batman Ninja. He’s also played the character in 2020’s Superman: Red Son. 

1 Kevin Conroy

For most DC fans, Kevin Conroy is Batman, plain and simple. He’s voiced the character for decades at this point, beginning way back in the 1990s with Batman: The Animated Series. Since the start, Conroy’s voice has been a natural fit for both Bruce Wayne, and his alter-ego, weaving seamlessly between the two.

Conroy has voiced the character in 14 animated films, 16 animated television shows, and 13 video games, for a combined total of 43 appearances. He’s the undisputed heavyweight champion of the Batman voice acting crew, and the pinnacle upon which all past, current and future talent will be measured against.

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