The Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Batman Universe
by jasonocallaghan772 | created - 19 May 2015 | updated - 04 Jul 2015 | PublicBatman (1989) Batman Returns (1992) Batman Forever (1995) Batman & Robin (1997) Batman Triumphant (1999) Batman No Man's Land (2001) Batman Arkham Asylum(2004) Batman Under The Hood (2008) Batman Shadow Of The Bat (2010) Batman Gotham Uprising (2012) Batman Heart Of Hush (2014) Batman A Death Of A Family (2016) Batman Gotham Knight (2018)
1. Tim Burton
Producer | Edward Scissorhands
Timothy Walter Burton was born in Burbank, California, to Jean Rae (Erickson), who owned a cat-themed gift shop, and William Reed Burton, who worked for the Burbank Park and Recreation Department. He spent most of his childhood as a recluse, drawing cartoons, and watching old movies (he was ...
Directed Batman (1989) Batman Returns (1992) Batman Arkham Asylum (2004)
2. Joel Schumacher
Director | The Phantom of the Opera
Joel Schumacher was an American film director, film producer, screenwriter and fashion designer from New York City. He rose to fame in the 1980s for directing the coming-of-age drama "St. Elmo's Fire" (1985), and the vampire-themed horror film "The Lost Boys" (1987). In the 1990s, he worked on two ...
Directed Batman Forever (1995) Batman & Robin (1997) Batman Triumphant (1999)
3. Pete Travis
Writer | The Gunman
Pete Travis is known for The Gunman (2015), Dredd (2012) and Vantage Point (2008).
Directed Batman No Man's Land (2001)
4. Sam Mendes
Producer | 1917
Samuel Alexander Mendes was born on August 1, 1965 in Reading, England, UK to parents James Peter Mendes, a retired university lecturer, and Valerie Helene Mendes, an author who writes children's books. Their marriage didn't last long, James divorced Sam's mother in 1970 when Sam was just 5-...
Directed Batman Under The Hood (2008)
5. Robert Rodriguez
Producer | El mariachi
Robert Anthony Rodriguez was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, USA, to Rebecca (Villegas), a nurse, and Cecilio G. Rodríguez, a salesman. His family is of Mexican descent.
Of all the people to be amazed by the images of John Carpenter's 1981 sci-fi parable, Escape from New York (1981), none ...
Directed Batman Shadow Of The Bat (2010)
6. Darren Aronofsky
Writer | Pi
Darren Aronofsky was born February 12, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up, Darren was always artistic: he loved classic movies and, as a teenager, he even spent time doing graffiti art. After high school, Darren went to Harvard University to study film (both live-action and animation). He won ...
Directed Batman Gotham Uprising (2012)
7. David Fincher
Director | Se7en
David Fincher was born in 1962 in Denver, Colorado, and was raised in Marin County, California. When he was 18 years old he went to work for John Korty at Korty Films in Mill Valley. He subsequently worked at ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) from 1981-1983. Fincher left ILM to direct TV commercials...
Directed Batman Heart Of Hush (2014) Batman A Death Of A Family (2016) Batman Gotham Knight (2018)
8. Michael Keaton
Actor | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Quirky, inventive and handsome American actor Michael Keaton first achieved major fame with his door-busting performance as fast-talking ideas man Bill Blazejowski, alongside a nerdish morgue attendant (Henry Winkler), in Night Shift (1982). He played further comedic roles in Mr. Mom (1983), Johnny...
Bruce Wayne/Batman Batman (1989) Batman Returns (1992) Batman Arkham Asylum (2004)
9. Val Kilmer
Actor | The Doors
Val Kilmer was born in Los Angeles, California, to Gladys Swanette (Ekstadt) and Eugene Dorris Kilmer, who was a real estate developer and aerospace equipment distributor. His mother, born in Indiana, was from a Swedish family, and his father was from Texas. Val studied at Hollywood's ...
Bruce Wayne/Batman Batman Forever (1995)
10. George Clooney
Actor | The Ides of March
George Timothy Clooney was born on May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nina Bruce (née Warren), a former beauty pageant queen, and Nick Clooney, a former anchorman and television host (who was also the brother of singer Rosemary Clooney). He has Irish, English, and German ancestry. Clooney ...
Bruce Wayne/Batman Batman & Robin (1997)
11. Bruce Thomas
Actor | Legally Blonde
Bruce Thomas was born on May 17, 1961 in the USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Legally Blonde (2001), Son of Batman (2014) and Hall Pass (2011).
Bruce Wayne/Batman Batman Triumphant (1999) Batman No Man's Land (2001)
12. Josh Brolin
Actor | Avengers: Endgame
Rugged features and a natural charm have worked for Josh Brolin, the son of actor James Brolin. He has played roles as a policeman, a hunter, and the President of the United States.
Brolin was born February 12, 1968 in Santa Monica, California, to Jane Cameron (Agee), a Texas-born wildlife activist,...
Bruce Wayne/Batman Batman Under The Hood (2008) Batman Shadow Of The Bat (2010) Batman Gotham Uprising (2012)
13. Karl Urban
Actor | Star Trek
Originally from Wellington, New Zealand, Karl Urban now lives in Auckland. Born on June 7, 1972, he is the son of a leather-goods manufacturer (who had hoped that Karl would follow in his footsteps). His first acting role was when he was 8 -- he had a line on a television series. However, he did ...
Bruce Wayne/Batman Batman Heart Of Hush (2014) Batman A Death Of A Family (2016) Batman Gotham Knight (2018)
14. Michael Gough
Actor | Batman & Robin
Tony Award-winning English actor Michael Gough, best known for playing the butler Alfred Pennyworth in the first four Batman (1989, 1992, 1995 & 1997) movies and for playing the arch-criminal Dr. Clement Armstrong in The Avengers (1961) episode "The Cybernauts", was an accomplished performer on ...
Alfred Pennyworth Batman (1989) Batman Returns (1992) Batman Forever (1995) Batman & Robin (1997) Batman Triumphant (1999)
15. John Hurt
Actor | Nineteen Eighty-Four
One of stage, screen and TV's finest transatlantic talents, slight, gravel-voiced, pasty-looking John Vincent Hurt was born on January 22, 1940, in Shirebrook, a coal mining village, in Derbyshire, England. The youngest child of Phyllis (Massey), an engineer and one-time actress, and Reverend ...
Alfred Pennyworth Batman No Man's Land (2001) Batman Arkham Asylum (2004) Batman Under The Hood (2008) Batman Shadow Of The Bat (2010) Batman Gotham Uprising (2012)
16. Peter Capaldi
Actor | Doctor Who
Peter Capaldi was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to Nancy (Soutar) and Gerald John Capaldi. His parents owned an ice cream business. He is of Italian (from his paternal grandfather), Scottish, and Irish descent. Capaldi attended drama classes and was accepted into the Glasgow School of Art. After ...
Alfred Pennyworth Batman Heart Of Hush (2014) Batman A Death Of A Family (2016) Batman Gotham Knight (2018)
17. Chris O'Donnell
Actor | Batman & Robin
Christopher Eugene O'Donnell was born on June 26th, 1970 in Winnetka, Illinois, to Julie Ann (Rohs) and William Charles O'Donnell, Sr., who managed a CBS radio station, WBBM-AM. He is the youngest child in his family, with four sisters and two brothers. His father had Irish ancestry and his ...
Dick Grayson/Robin I/Nightwing Batman Forever (1995) Batman & Robin (1997) Batman Triumphant (1999)
18. Matt Lanter
Actor | Disaster Movie
Matthew Mackendree Lanter was born April 1, 1983 in Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, to Jana Kay (Wincek) and Joseph Hayes Lanter. He has a sister, Kara. When he was eight years old, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where his father's family is from. His recent ancestry includes Polish, English, ...
Dick Grayson/Robin I/Nightwing Batman Under The Hood (2008) Batman Shadow Of The Bat (2010)
19. Liam Hemsworth
Actor | The Hunger Games
Liam Hemsworth was born on January 13, 1990, in Melbourne, Australia, and is the younger brother of actors Chris Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth. He is the son of Leonie (van Os), a teacher of English, and Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counselor. He is of Dutch (from his immigrant maternal ...
Dick Grayson/Robin I /Nightwing Batman A Death Of A Family (2016) Batman Gotham Knight (2018)
20. Jensen Ackles
Actor | Supernatural
Jensen Ross Ackles, better known as simply Jensen Ackles, was born on March 1, 1978, in Dallas, Texas, to Donna Joan (Shaffer) and actor Alan Ackles. He has English, German, and Scottish ancestry. Jensen grew up in Richardson, Texas, together with his older brother, Joshua, and a younger sister, ...
Jason Todd/Robin II/Red Hood Batman Triumphant (1999) Batman No Man's Land (2001) Batman Under The Hood (2008)
21. Tyler Posey
Actor | Teen Wolf
Tyler was born in Santa Monica, California, and lives in the Los Angeles area with his two dogs. He is the son of Cyndi Garcia (1959-2014) and actor/writer John Posey. He is of Mexican (mother) and British Isles (father) descent. Tyler developed an early interest in the arts, and began his acting ...
Jason Todd/Robin II/Red Hood Batman A Death Of A Family (2016) Batman Gotham Knight (2018)
22. Logan Lerman
Actor | The Perks of Being a Wallflower
One of today's leading talents across both independent and mainstream film, Logan Lerman is an immensely talented actor who takes on challenging roles and brings dynamic characters to life on screen.
Logan was born in Beverly Hills, to a Jewish family. His parents are Lisa (Goldman), who worked as ...
Tim Drake/Robin III/Red Robin Batman Shadow Of The Bat (2010) Batman Gotham Uprising (2012)
23. Kodi Smit-McPhee
Actor | Let Me In
Kodi Smit-McPhee started acting at the age of 9. He dropped out of high school in his first year to pursue acting and currently resides in Los Angeles as does his father Andy McPhee and sister Sianoa Smit-McPhee, who are also actors.
He made his feature film debut alongside Eric Bana in 2007's "...
Tim Drake/Robin III/Red Robin Batman A Death Of A Family (2016) Batman Gotham Knight (2018)
24. Alicia Silverstone
Actress | Clueless
Alicia Silverstone was born on October 4, 1976 in San Francisco, California, the youngest of three children. She is the daughter of Didi (Radford), a former flight attendant, and Monty Silverstone, a real estate investor. Her English-born father is from a Jewish family, while her Scottish-born ...
Barbara Wilson/Batgirl Batman & Robin (1997) Batman Triumphant (1999)
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