Actors Who Played Batman: Robert Pattinson to Christian Bale

1 Lewis Wilson

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Wilson originated the role when he played the superhero in the 1943 film serial Batman.

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2 Robert Lowery

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Lowery took over the role in 1949 for the film serial Batman and Robin alongside Johnny Duncan as Robin.

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3 Adam West

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West played the superhero from 1966 to 1968 in the iconic TV series Batman.

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4 Michael Keaton

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Having previously worked with Tim Burton on Beetlejuice, Keaton teamed up with the director again for Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992).

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5 Val Kilmer

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Kilmer slipped into the batsuit for Joel Schumacher's 1995 film, Batman Forever.

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6 George Clooney

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Schumacher's Batman & Robin (1997) was possibly one of the most controversial adaptations, and Clooney's portrayal was not received well by fans. Clooney himself has even admitted that he thought he destroyed the franchise by playing the role. Maybe the rubber nipples had something to do with it?

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7 Will Arnett

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OK, so maybe he was only the voice of Batman, but it still counts, right? Arnett embraces his role in The Lego Movie almost any chance he gets. We'll have to wait until 2017 for his stand-alone film, The Lego Batman Movie!

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8 Christian Bale

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Bale is the longest-running actor to play Batman in a film series. He famously adopted the role in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

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9 David Mazouz

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While his character on the TV series Gotham hasn't yet grown up to become Batman, Mazouz is one of the youngest actors to take on the role of Bruce Wayne.

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10 Ben Affleck

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Step aside, there's a new superhero in town. Affleck continues the legacy in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

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11 Kevin Conroy

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Conroy voiced Batman in three animated films: "Mask of the Phantasm" (1993), "The Killing Joke" (2016), and "Batman and Harley Quinn" (2017).

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12 Robert Pattinson

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Pattinson is the latest actor to take on Batman. He stars as the DC Comics character in "The Batman" releasing on March 4.

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