20 Greatest Performances In Superhero Movies
9. Aaron Eckhart - Harvey Dent (The Dark Knight)
Heath Ledger takes such a large (and thoroughly justified) share of The Dark Knight's acclaim that it's easy to forget the movie's other incredible performance.
Aaron Eckhart is perfectly cast as the White Knight of Gotham, dashingly handsome and ridiculously charming but also capable of savage intensity once eventually transformed into Two-Face.
While some lament the fact that such an iconic villain was tacked onto the end of the movie, Eckhart's performance is a brilliantly tragic mix of steely, righteous determination and ferocious anger.
It's tough to picture anyone else in the role now (especially Billy Dee Williams), with his work quite easily surpassing that of the titular superhero himself.