3. Elijah Wood
Sometimes in the comic books, the Joker is real dark. Hes chooses his words carefully, hes guttural and almost passive aggressive. Thats the way Nolan interpreted him, and thats the way Ledger played him. And it was awesome. However, other versions of this age-old character have been portrayed as lighter, more maniacal and even playful (despite still being a murderin psychopath of course). This is where Wood steps in. Hes got that high pitched, almost whiny voice that youd associate more with Mark Hamills classic Joker from the Animated Series and the Rocksteady video games. And if you remember how unsettlingly psychotic he looked while he smiled himself to death as the bespectacled Kevin in Sin City, youll remember that he can do creepily happy very, very well indeed. Forget Frodo for a second and just imagine him with the white face, the green hair and the purple suit. I personally think thats pretty close to the mark.