List of DC Comics' shared universe films actors

The DC Comics' shared film universe is a media franchise and shared fictional universe that is the setting of superhero films produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, 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 / Superman in the films Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), while Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot are set to portray Bruce Wayne / Batman and Diana Prince / Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), respectively. All three actors are slated to reprise their roles in Justice League Part One (2017) and Justice League Part Two (2019), Ray Fisher and Jason Momoa are set to portray Victor Stone / Cyborg and Arthur Curry / Aquaman respectively in their own solo films; Cyborg (2020) and Aquaman (2018), after first appearing in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, while Ezra Miller is set to portray Barry Allen / The Flash in The Flash (2018).

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.
Character Man of Steel
(2013)		 Batman v Superman:
Dawn of Justice
(2016)		 Suicide Squad
(2016)		 Wonder Woman
(2017)		 Justice League
Part One
(2017)		 The Flash
(2018)		 Aquaman
(2018)		 Shazam
(2019)		 Justice League
Part Two
(2019)		 Cyborg
(2020)
Tor-An Richard Cetrone[1]  
Carrie Farris Christina Wren[2][3]  
Jor-El Russell Crowe[4]  
Kal-El / Clark Kent
Superman		 Henry Cavill[5][6]   Henry Cavill[7]   Henry Cavill  
Dev-Em II Revard Dufresne[1]  
Faora Antje Traue[8]  
Emil Hamilton Richard Schiff[9]  
Nathan Hardy Christopher Meloni[10]  
Jonathan Kent Kevin Costner[11]  
Martha Kent Diane Lane[12][13]  
Nadira Apollonia Vanova[14]  
Lois Lane Amy Adams[15][16]   Amy Adams[17]  
Lana Lang Jadin Gould[18]  
Steve Lombard Michael Kelly[19]  
Lara Lor-Van Ayelet Zurer[20]  
Pete Ross Joseph Cranford[21]  
Swanwick Harry Lennix[22]  
Jax-Ur Mackenzie Gray[23]  
Car-Vex Samantha Jo[24]  
Perry White Laurence Fishburne[25][16]  
General Zod Michael Shannon[26]  
Arthur Curry
Aquaman		   Jason Momoa[27]   Jason Momoa[28]   Jason Momoa[29]   Jason Momoa[28]  
Mercy Graves   Tao Okamoto[30]  
Lex Luthor   Jesse Eisenberg[31]  
Alfred Pennyworth   Jeremy Irons[32]  
Diana Prince
Wonder Woman		   Gal Gadot[33]   Gal Gadot[34][35]   Gal Gadot  
Victor Stone
Cyborg		   Ray Fisher[36]   Ray Fisher[37]   Ray Fisher[37][38]
Bruce Wayne
Batman		   Ben Affleck[7]   Ben Affleck[17]   Ben Affleck  
TBA   Holly Hunter[39]  
TBA   Scoot McNairy[39]  
TBA   Callan Mulvey[39]  
TBA   Jena Malone[39]  
TBA   Patrick Leahy[40]  
Rick Flag   Joel Kinnaman[41]  
George Harkness
Captain Boomerang		   Jai Courtney[42]  
The Joker   Jared Leto[42]  
Waylon Jones
Killer Croc		   Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje[43]  
Floyd Lawton
Deadshot		   Will Smith[42]  
June Moone
Enchantress		   Cara Delevingne[42]  
Nanaue
King Shark		   Raymond Olubowale[44]  
Harleen Quinzel
Harley Quinn		   Margot Robbie[42]  
Chato Santana
El Diablo		   Jay Hernandez[45]  
Bette Sans Souci
Plastique 		  Karen Fukuhara[46]  
Amanda Waller   Viola Davis[47]  
Christopher Weiss
Slipknot		   Adam Beach[48]  
TBA   Scott Eastwood[44]  
TBA   Common[49]  
TBA   Jim Parrack[50]  
TBA   Ike Barinholtz[50]  
TBA   Alex Meraz[51]  
TBA   David Harbour[52]  
Barry Allen
The Flash		   Ezra Miller[53][54]   Ezra Miller[53]  
Black Adam   Dwayne Johnson[55]  

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