List of DC Extended Universe cast members


The DC Extended Universe is a media franchise and shared fictional universe that is the setting of superhero films independently produced by Warner Bros., based on characters that appear in DC Comics publications.
As the franchise is composed of films adapted from a variety of DC Comics properties, there are multiple lead actors. Henry Cavill stars as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman in the films Man of Steel and , while Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot portray Bruce Wayne / Batman and Diana Prince / Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, respectively. Affleck reprised his role in Suicide Squad, while Gadot reprises her role in Wonder Woman and will do so again in Wonder Woman 1984. Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, and Ray Fisher portrayed Barry Allen / The Flash, Arthur Curry / Aquaman and Victor Stone / Cyborg in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. All six actors reprised their roles in Justice League and having been featured in cameo appearances in Suicide Squad, are set to reprise their roles in their own respective solo films as well: Miller in an tentatively titledThe Flash film, and Momoa did in Aquaman. Zachary Levi portrays the eponymous protagonist in Shazam!, with Asher Angel playing the character's alter-ego Billy Batson. Additionally, Margot Robbie portrays Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad and reprises her role in Birds of Prey with Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Mary Elizabeth Winstead joining her as Dinah Laurel Lance / Black Canary and Helena Bertinelli / The Huntress, respectively. Robbie will reprise her role again in the tentatively titled The Suicide Squad which has also been confirmed for a 2021 release. A sequel for Aquaman is also confirmed and set to be released in 2022, as well as The Flash film, also scheduled for a 2022 release. Additionally, Dwayne Johnson confirmed the production of a Black Adam film begins in July 2020 for a December 2021 release. A sequel for Shazam! has been confirmed on December 2019 for an April 2022 release.
On May 20, 2020, the production and completion of Zack Snyder's original and unaltered version of Justice League was confirmed to have been greenlit for a 2021 release. The film will be released as Zack Snyder's Justice League on the HBO Max streaming platform, with the original cast confirmed to return for additional ADR.
Other cast members who recur across multiple films and series within the franchise include Amy Adams, Kevin Costner, Jai Courtney, Viola Davis, Jesse Eisenberg, Amber Heard, Jeremy Irons, Joel Kinnaman, Diane Lane, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Joe Morton, Connie Nielsen, Chris Pine, Patrick Wilson and Robin Wright.

Cast and characters


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  • A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's presence in the film has not yet been announced.
  • A indicates a voice-only role
  • A indicates an appearance through photograph.
  • A indicates a cameo role

Introduced in ''Man of Steel''

! scope="row" | Tor-An
! scope="row" | Bibbo Bibbowski
! scope="row" | Kenny Braverman
! scope="row" | Chrissy
! scope="row" | Jor-El
! scope="row" | Kal-El / Clark Kent
Superman
! scope="row" | Dev-Em
! scope="row" | Lor-Em
! scope="row" | Faora
! scope="row" | Carrie Farris
! scope="row" | Emil Hamilton
! scope="row" | Nathan Hardy
! scope="row" | Jenny Jurwich
! scope="row" | Kelex
! scope="row" | Kelor
! scope="row" | Jonathan Kent
! scope="row" | Martha Kent
! scope="row" | Lois Lane
! scope="row" | Lana Lang
! scope="row" | Father Leone
! scope="row" | Steve Lombard
! scope="row" | Lara Lor-Van
! scope="row" | Nadira
! scope="row" | Pete Ross
! scope="row" | Calvin Swanwick
! scope="row" | Jax-Ur
! scope="row" | Car-Vex
! scope="row" | Perry White
! scope="row" | Glen Woodburn
! scope="row" | Ro-Zar
! scope="row" | General Zod
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Introduced in ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice''

! scope="row" | Barry Allen
The Flash
! scope="row" | Charlie
! scope="row" | Chief
! scope="row" | Joe Chill
! scope="row" | Arthur Curry
Aquaman
----Kaan Guldur
----Otis Dhanji
----Kekoa Kekumano
! scope="row" | Doomsday
! scope="row" | June Finch
! scope="row" | Mercy Graves
! scope="row" | Wallace Keefe
! scope="row" | Jenet Klyburn
! scope="row" | Anatoli Knyazev
! scope="row" | Lex Luthor
! scope="row" | Jimmy Olsen
! scope="row" | Alfred Pennyworth
! scope="row" | Diana Prince
Wonder Woman
! scope="row" | Senator Purrington
! scope="row" | Sameer
! scope="row" | Steppenwolf
! scope="row" | Silas Stone
! scope="row" | Victor Stone
Cyborg
! scope="row" | Steve Trevor
! scope="row" | Emmet Vale
! scope="row" | Bruce Wayne
Batman
! scope="row" | Martha Wayne
! scope="row" | Thomas Wayne
! scope="row" | POTUS
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Introduced in ''Suicide Squad''

! scope="row" | Rick Flag
! scope="row" | Jonny Frost
! scope="row" | George Harkness
Captain Boomerang
! scope="row" | Incubus
! scope="row" | The Joker
! scope="row" | Waylon Jones
Killer Croc
! scope="row" | Floyd Lawton
Deadshot
! scope="row" | Zoe Lawton
! scope="row" | June Moone
Enchantress
! scope="row" | Harleen Quinzel
Harley Quinn
! scope="row" | Chato Santana
El Diablo
! scope="row" | Dexter Tolliver
! scope="row" | Amanda Waller
! scope="row" | Christopher Weiss
Slipknot
! scope="row" | Tatsu Yamashiro
Katana
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Introduced in ''Wonder Woman''

! scope="row" | Acantha
! scope="row" | Aella
! scope="row" | Antiope
! scope="row" | Ares
Sir Patrick Morgan
! scope="row" | Artemis
! scope="row" | Etta Candy
! scope="row" | Egeria
! scope="row" | Euboea
! scope="row" | Queen Hippolyta
! scope="row" | Erich Ludendorff
! scope="row" | Epione
! scope="row" | Isabel Maru
Doctor Poison
! scope="row" | Menalippe
! scope="row" | Mnemosyne
! scope="row" | Orana
! scope="row" | Penthiselea
! scope="row" | Philippus
! scope="row" | Timandra
! scope="row" | Trigona
! scope="row" | Venelia
! scope="row" | Zeus
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Introduced in ''Justice League''

! scope="row" | Artemis
! scope="row" | Ancient Atlantean King
! scope="row" | Crispus Allen
! scope="row" | Dr. Henry Allen
! scope="row" | James Gordon
! scope="row" | Mera
! scope="row" | Elinore Stone
! scope="row" | Slade Wilson
Deathstroke
! scope="row" | Yalan Gur
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Introduced in ''Aquaman''

! scope="row" | King Atlan
The Dead King
! scope="row" | Queen Atlanna
! scope="row" | Tom Curry
! scope="row" | King Ricou
! scope="row" | Rina the Fisherman Queen
! scope="row" | Scales the Fisherman Princess
! scope="row" | David Kane
Black Manta
! scope="row" | The Karathen
! scope="row" | Jesse Kane
! scope="row" | Orm Marius
Ocean Master
! scope="row" | Murk
! scope="row" | King Nereus
! scope="row" | Nuidis Vulko
! scope="row" | Dr. Stephen Shin
! scope="row" | Topo
! scope="row" | Brine King
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Introduced in ''Shazam!''

! scope="row" | Teth Adam
Black Adam
! scope="row" | Billy Batson
Shazam
! scope="row" | Mary Bromfield
! scope="row" | Eugene Choi
! scope="row" | Darla Dudley
! scope="row" | Freddy Freeman
! scope="row" | Mister Mind
! scope="row" | Pedro Peña
! scope="row" | Dr. Thaddeus Sivana
! scope="row" | Mr. Sivana
! scope="row" | Rosa Vásquez
! scope="row" | Víctor Vásquez
! scope="row" | Shazam
The Wizard
! scope="row" | Seven Deadly Sins
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Introduced in ''Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)''

! scope="row" | Maria Bertinelli
! scope="row" | Happy
! scope="row" | Helena Bertinelli
Huntress
Ella Mika
! scope="row" | Cassandra Cain
! scope="row" | Dinah Lance
Black Canary
! scope="row" | Renee Montoya
! scope="row" | Roman Sionis
Black Mask
! scope="row" | Victor Zsasz
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Introduced in ''Wonder Woman 1984''

! scope="row" | Dr. Barbara Ann Minerva
Cheetah
! scope="row" | Maxwell Lord
! scope="row" | TBA
! scope="row" | TBA
! scope="row" | TBA
! scope="row" | TBA
! scope="row" | TBA
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Introduced in ''The Suicide Squad''

!Brian Durlin
Savant
! Richard Hertz
Blackguard
! scope="row" |Javelin
! scope="row" | Abner Krill
Polka-Dot Man
! scope="row" |TBA
!Mongal
! scope="row" | Christopher Smith
Peacemaker
! scope="row" | Ratcatcher

!John Monroe
Weasel
! scope="row" | TBA
! scope="row" | TBA
! scope="row" | TBA
! scope="row" | TBA
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Introduced in ''Black Adam''

!Albert Rothstein
Atom Smasher
!Adrianna Tomaz
Isis
!Courtney Whitmore
Stargirl
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Introduced in ''Shazam! 2''

!TBA
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Introduced in ''The Flash''

!Iris West

Additional Media: ''Zack Snyder's Justice League''

The confirmed release of Zack Snyder's Justice League will mark the first time in the DC Extended Universe that a film with two entirely different versions exist within the continuity of the franchise. The confirmed cast for the film, which has been revealed by director Snyder via social media, and is mostly shared by both the unaltered and the theatrical version of the film, is listed as follows. Returning cast members reprise their roles from previous installments of the franchise.
Confirmed main cast:

Confirmed supporting cast:

Characters introduced in deleted scenes

A number of characters in the films comprised by the franchise have been introduced in scenes that were not included in the final cut of their respective films. Some of them have recurred in later films, having been previously established as part of the shared universe in said scenes and some have been omitted entirely from the continuity, having yet to be reintegrated in future films. These characters are listed as follows: