12 Actors Who Should Play The Joker In Scorsese's Origin Movie

12. Bill Skarsgard

If the remake of It goes as it looks like it might, Bill Skarsgard can probably expect a pretty significant career boost immediately afterwards - riding a similar wave to the one Tim Curry enjoyed in the wake of his own incredible performance as Pennywise.

Obviously, the clown link is a little on the nose, but Skarsgard would work as the Joker for exactly the same reasons he looks so good as Pennywise. He has a slightly unsettling look, he's intense and nails the blend of supernatural creepy and kids TV presenter creepy, and we already know he suits facepaint.

Skarsgard would offer exactly the kind of intense, unnerving performance that would suit a The Man Who Laughs sort of break-down origin.