Cameron MonaghanĬameron Monaghan stands out in that he has played not one, not two, but three different Jokers in the same series. It’s unknown what Reeves has in store for audiences with this new Joker, but the villain has left people grinning and gawking in anticipation. His backstory may rub some audiences the wrong way, but this Joker has proven himself to be a master manipulator in the vein of Hannibal Lecter, as he manages to make the Riddler his ally and get under Batman’s skin.
Appearing in the epilogue and a deleted scene of The Batman, this Joker is born with a disease that has left him with a permanent grin and spends most of his screen time imprisoned in Arkham Asylum. There hasn’t been much of Barry Keoghan’s Joker in Matt Reeves’s new Gotham, but this fresh new talent showed great promise as the Clown Prince of Crime. This scene proved there is more to Leto’s character than just style and flair, and that with the right material, he can be the farthest thing from a bad joke. Referencing how he killed Robin, this scene saw the Joker exploit all the Dark Knight’s failures and losses in a fierce psychological brawl before surprising everyone and teaming up with him. Fortunately, Leto’s Joker displayed a drastic improvement in the “Knightmare” epilogue in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. His character can be somewhat forgiven due to studio interference in the production of Suicide Squad. Jared Leto’s Joker was soured by his questionable character design, limited screen time, and somewhat cringey dialogue. However, due to the show’s campy and child-friendly nature, Romero’s Joker acts more like a silly prankster looking for a laugh, with no desire to kill people or create havoc, which doesn’t quite hold up in the age of modern comic book stories. He even refused to shave his mustache to play the character, and it is clearly visible despite his white makeup. Unlike his successors, who went full-method to play the Joker, Romero never took his character too seriously and just enjoyed himself as the Joker would. Character actor Cesar Romero was the first person to play the Joker in live-action with his role in 1966’s Batman, and his character ate up the wackiness of his comic book counterpart.
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