15 Superhero Voice Actors Who Totally Nailed Their Characters
2. Kevin Conroy: Batman
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Kevin Conroy is Batman. Honestly, no one else can touch him.
It's odd to think how a voice can become so synonymous with a character, but hey, there's a reason why so many comic book readers have ol' Kevin's voice pop into their head when they pick up the latest issue of Detective Comics. You only have to look at the 'I am the night' speech from BTAS to understand that, in no small way, Conroy is the definitive Batman. It's a role that's followed the actor for over twenty years now, one that's spanned across film, TV and - much like Sorkin's Harley - video games too.
It's clear that Conroy loves to don the etherial cape and cowl of the caped crusader, and indeed, it's even clearer that fans love him all the more for it. He's set to reprise the character again in this month's Batman and Harley Quinn, which will mark his 250th-ish (he's made a lot of them) appearance as the character.
Clearly something must be working, and, if you're somehow still unconvinced, a quick BTAS binge is always a good idea.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
