2014's Gotham television series features a big, talented ensemble of actors and actresses who helped bring the Batman characters to life.
Gotham's Main Heroes:
Jim Gordon, the show's lead character and the main protector of the city of Gotham
Harvey Bullock, Gordon's partner in the Gotham City Police Department
Bruce Wayne, a kid who will grow up to be Gotham's greatest hero
Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce's guardian and closest co-worker
Leslie Thompkins: A love interest of Gordon's who assists Gordon and the other heroes
Lucius Fox, one of Bruce's helpers in his missions
Gotham's Anti-Heroes:
Barbra Kean: A love interest of Gordon's, who is unpredictable and dangerous
Selina Kyle (Catwoman), Bruce's love interest who commits crimes, but often helps the heroes
Ivy Pepper (Poison Ivy), Selina's best friend
Captain Barnes, a police captain who has conflicting views with Gordon about how to stop crime
Gotham's major villains:
Oswald Cobblepot (the Penguin), a mob boss who remains a major villain throughout the entire show
Edward Nygma (the Riddler), an employee at the GCPD with a split-personality problem
Fish Mooney, Butch Gilzean, Carmine Falcone, Sal Maroni, Theo Galavan, Tabitha Galavan and Sofia Falcone, Penguin's mob rivals
Hugo Strange, the mastermind behind Arkham Asylum
Victor Zsasz, a violence-loving henchman
Victor Fries (Mr. Freeze), an ice-themed villain who wants to cure his wife
Bridgit Pike (Firefly), a fire-themed villain who is friends with Selina
Jervis Tetch (the Mad Hatter), a villainous hypnotist
Ra's al Ghul, a brilliant villain who's much older than he appears
Nyssa al Ghul, Ra's al Ghul's daughter
Eduardo Dorrance (Bane), a muscular, imposing threat
Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska, twin brothers who share many of the same attributes as the Joker
Some of the show's cast members had been involved in Batman productions before ever appearing in the show.
Benjamin McKenzie played James Gordon, the protagonist of Gotham. This was his second time playing a Batman character. In Batman: Year One, an animated film from 2011, Benjamin McKenzie voiced Batman.
Morena Baccarin played Leslie Thompkins in Gotham. She voiced Talia al Ghul in 2014's Son of Batman and 2016's Batman: Bad Blood.
Peyton List was one of the three actresses who played Poison Ivy in Gotham. She voiced Poison Ivy in 2019's Batman: Hush.
Michael Chiklis played Captain Barnes. He voiced the villainous Deathstroke in 2020's Deathstroke: Knights and Dragons.
Paul Reubens played the Penguin's father in Gotham. However, this wasn't the first time that he played the Penguin's father. He first played the Penguin's father in 1992's Batman Returns.
Jeffrey Combs played an employee of the villainous Dollmaker in Gotham. He voiced the Scarecrow in 1997's The New Batman Adventures. He also voiced the Question, who is a member of the Justice League, in 2004's Justice League Unlimited.
Gotham's Main Heroes:
Jim Gordon, the show's lead character and the main protector of the city of Gotham
Harvey Bullock, Gordon's partner in the Gotham City Police Department
Bruce Wayne, a kid who will grow up to be Gotham's greatest hero
Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce's guardian and closest co-worker
Leslie Thompkins: A love interest of Gordon's who assists Gordon and the other heroes
Lucius Fox, one of Bruce's helpers in his missions
Gotham's Anti-Heroes:
Barbra Kean: A love interest of Gordon's, who is unpredictable and dangerous
Selina Kyle (Catwoman), Bruce's love interest who commits crimes, but often helps the heroes
Ivy Pepper (Poison Ivy), Selina's best friend
Captain Barnes, a police captain who has conflicting views with Gordon about how to stop crime
Gotham's major villains:
Oswald Cobblepot (the Penguin), a mob boss who remains a major villain throughout the entire show
Edward Nygma (the Riddler), an employee at the GCPD with a split-personality problem
Fish Mooney, Butch Gilzean, Carmine Falcone, Sal Maroni, Theo Galavan, Tabitha Galavan and Sofia Falcone, Penguin's mob rivals
Hugo Strange, the mastermind behind Arkham Asylum
Victor Zsasz, a violence-loving henchman
Victor Fries (Mr. Freeze), an ice-themed villain who wants to cure his wife
Bridgit Pike (Firefly), a fire-themed villain who is friends with Selina
Jervis Tetch (the Mad Hatter), a villainous hypnotist
Ra's al Ghul, a brilliant villain who's much older than he appears
Nyssa al Ghul, Ra's al Ghul's daughter
Eduardo Dorrance (Bane), a muscular, imposing threat
Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska, twin brothers who share many of the same attributes as the Joker
Some of the show's cast members had been involved in Batman productions before ever appearing in the show.
Benjamin McKenzie played James Gordon, the protagonist of Gotham. This was his second time playing a Batman character. In Batman: Year One, an animated film from 2011, Benjamin McKenzie voiced Batman.
Morena Baccarin played Leslie Thompkins in Gotham. She voiced Talia al Ghul in 2014's Son of Batman and 2016's Batman: Bad Blood.
Peyton List was one of the three actresses who played Poison Ivy in Gotham. She voiced Poison Ivy in 2019's Batman: Hush.
Michael Chiklis played Captain Barnes. He voiced the villainous Deathstroke in 2020's Deathstroke: Knights and Dragons.
Paul Reubens played the Penguin's father in Gotham. However, this wasn't the first time that he played the Penguin's father. He first played the Penguin's father in 1992's Batman Returns.
Jeffrey Combs played an employee of the villainous Dollmaker in Gotham. He voiced the Scarecrow in 1997's The New Batman Adventures. He also voiced the Question, who is a member of the Justice League, in 2004's Justice League Unlimited.
