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“I was, like, a Batman kid.

Batman was my superhero growing up,” the actor said during a recent appearance on theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast.

Bill Skarsgård at the Nosferatu London premiere

I think there’d be a fucking cool Joker in me, probably, somewhere.

I think that would be pretty sick."

Skarsgard then revealed that Heath Ledger is his favorite Joker.

David Dastmalchian as Jack Delroy in Late Night with the Devil

The role was most recently taken on in live-action by Joaquin Phoenix inJoker: Folie a Deux.

Nosferatu is out now in theaters.

Bill Skarsgard as Count Orlok in Nosferatu stood in a window

Heath Ledger as Joker in The Dark Knight

Jovan Adepo in It: Welcome to Derry

Matt Hagen

Robert Eggers and Martin Scorsese side-by-side

Wyatt Russell, Sebastian Stan, Hannah John-Kamen and David Harbour in Thunderbolts

Mister Terrific in Superman

Sgt. Rock in DC comics

Milly Alcock as Supergirl

Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman

David Corenswet as Superman

Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock in Speed

Deadpool

Gabriel Luna as Tommy in The Last of Us

Oblivion Remastered "Sir Vancealot"

Skyblivion

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Jonah Hauer-King as Conrad in Doctor Who: ‘Lucky Day’.