6. William H. Macy
Thanks to some of his previous performances in certain movies Fargo, Mystery Men or Magnolia for example you might immediately consider Macy to be an ill fit for the role of Jim Gordon. But take a look at the face fit. Jim Gordon, to me, is slightly geeky. Hes the alpha dog of the GCPD, but hes a Beta male. Hes the human anchor to the Batman world; if anyone is us, if anyone has our point of view on Batman, its Gordon. With that said, theres a relatable meekness to Macy that Id consider to be a big part of Jim Gordon; a part of him that just doesnt want to be where he has to be, to do what he has to do. Now think about those previous roles of Macys again if he were to tone down the meekness a little for a performance in a new Batman movie, he might just make the perfect Gordon.