Artist Nolan Harris shared on social networks a striking piece of art that brings together every Joker appeared in films, including the version connected to Matt Reeves’s Batman universe.
In total, six distinct Jokers exist across the on-screen canon. Their portrayals span decades and genres, each leaving a unique imprint on the character and the broader Batman mythos. The actors behind these performances are:
- Cesar Romero – Batman’s Joker in the 1960s television series and its beloved original run, noted for a brighter, campier energy that helped define a new kind of comic-book villain on screen.
- Jack Nicholson – Batman in 1989, bringing a flamboyant, urbane menace that blended menace with dark humor and larger-than-life style.
- Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (2008), delivering a layered, chaotic performance that redefined the Joker as an agent of anarchy whose tactics were as psychological as they were sensational.
- Jared Leto – Suicide Squad (2016) and the Justice League Snyder Cut (2021), presenting a modern, stylized take that split opinion but pushed the character into contemporary pop-culture territory with a daring aesthetic.
- Joaquin Phoenix – Joker (2019), offering a standalone, character-focused origin story that explored social alienation, mental health, and the origins of a notorious villain with unsettling realism.
- Barry Keoghan – Batman (2022), contributing a shadowy, enigmatic phase that hints at a future, more ambiguous interpretation of the Joker onscreen.
Fans can follow the artist’s work across various social platforms to see how these interpretations inspire new generations of fans and artists alike.
Readers can read our review of Matt Reeves’s The Batman to see how the cinematic universe around the caped crusader has evolved and how the Joker figures into this evolving legacy.
Which Joker do you like the most?
Source: VG Times