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With too many DC movies and TV shows to count, surely there have to besomestand-out characters.
From the iconic to the underrated, these are the 35 greatest DC characters in movies and TV.
(And number one would be Kevin Conroy’s Batman, anyway.)
Mr. Nobody has the power to break through dimensions and change reality.
Mary Shazam (Grace Fulton)
David F. Sandberg’s Shazam!
But this decision freed them to interpret Zari in their own way.
Through Ashe, Zari commands loads of acerbic wit, boldly unafraid to speak her mind.
(Her default state is that of a gelatinous blob, like melted pudding.)
Constantine (Matt Ryan)
Hello, luv.
Lois Lane (Teri Hatcher)
In the era of dial-up internet, Teri Hatcher broke the internet.
Alfred (Michael Caine)
Not all heroes wear capes, but some know how to dry clean them.
Amanda Waller (Viola Davis)
Amanda Waller is, to put it mildly, a hard ass.
Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II)
His entire motivation is to kill Aquaman.
you might’t get any simpler than that.
With a laser-focused Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Black Manta is a character who turns everyone asking “Who?”
to say “Whoa!”
But no one can drop bizarre one-liners with a straight face like John Cena.
When we first meet Peacemaker, he’s nothing more than a deranged man in a costume.
Also, let’s just admit it: He has the coolest Batsuit of all time.
Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter)
You simply can’t beat a legend.
But in the years since her TV debut, Harley Quinn has become more than just another henchwoman.
In 2016, Margot Robbie gave flesh to Harley Quinn in the movie Suicide Squad.
(Truly, you could not escape her Halloween costume that year.)
Bane (Tom Hardy)
“Peace has cost you your strength.
Victory has defeated you.”
But when Ledger died in January 2008, his passing imbued a haunting aura around the whole thing.
Superman (Christopher Reeve)
There are legends, there are icons, and there is Christopher Reeve.
He truly made us all believe that a man could fly.
