'The Batman': 15 Actors Who Could Play Harvey Dent, AKA Two-Face

With The Batman casting news bringing us Colin Farrell as the Penguin and Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth on Tuesday, it has come time for director Matt Reeves to turn his attention to the filling the role of Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, who first appeared in "Detective Comics" #66 back in 1942.

Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, Dent is a member of Batman's rogues gallery of villains, though he has been a conflicted foe at times. It remains to be seen which direction Reeves is taking the character -- will he be a young ADA close in age to star Robert Pattinson, or will he be older, a la Jeffrey Wright's Commissioner Gordon? And will he even be a "he" in this movie? I don't recall anyone suggesting Farrell as the Penguin, so perhaps Reeves will surprise us all with some gender-flipped casting? I was hoping that's what he would do with the role of Alfred, but alas...

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There are no shortage of great actors out there, performers who would make a meal out of the character of Harvey Dent, though it remains unclear whether Dent will ultimately become Two-Face in The Batman, or whether Reeves will force us to wait until the sequel for that ghastly transformation.

In the end, we put our heads together to come up with a list of 15 actors who we think could play Gotham's coin-flipping District Attorney.

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Adam Driver

I don't know if Adam Driver would want to play a villain again so soon after Star Wars, but it's worth remembering that Warner Bros. wanted him to play Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman, and he went with Star Wars instead. Of course, Harvey Dent is a very different character than Kylo Ren, so if Driver did want to do a comic book movie, The Batman may present a great opportunity.

Rebecca Ferguson

Rebecca Ferguson is the best part of WB's own Doctor Sleep. She's mesmerizing as Rose the Hat, and its her villainous turn in that Stephen King adaptation that could convince the studio to gender-flip the character of Dent and cast a second female villain alongside Zoe Kravitz's Catwoman.

Sterling K. Brown

I nearly put Courtney B. Vance on this list because he played ADA Carver in Law & Order, so Harvey Dent wouldn't be too much of a stretch... but Two-Face would. I just can't see that. However, there's another actor whose middle initial I know who I could see wearing a horrific grin on his face, and that would be Sterling K. Brown, Sure, he played a small part in Black Panther, but he hasn't really played a major comic book character yet, so Reeves & Co. should snap him up while they still can. He already crusaded for justice once before on American Crime Story.

Daniel Kaluuya

Daniel Kaluuya was absolutely terrifying in Widows, and the power of that performance resided within his eyes -- same as Get Out, really. That's a helpful talent to rely on when the rest of your face has melted off. Kaluuya is already an Oscar-nominated actor at age 30, and like Brown, he played a relatively small role in Black Panther, which shouldn't disqualify him from a major role in a DC movie. You wouldn't want to lose him to Marvel, would you?

Jennifer Lopez

I know, I know, but hear me out! Not only does Jennifer Lopez project the strength of a District Attorney, but Harvey Dent is a character who loses half his face. Can you imagine a beauty like J-Lo looking in the mirror after that and how that might affect her? How it might push her off the edge and pervert her sense of justice? Plus, WB chases heat, and besides maybe Adam Driver, there's no one hotter on this list than J-Lo, who could snag an Oscar nom for Hustlers.

Shia LaBeouf

Don't call it a comeback! Shia LaBeouf has always been a great actor, and this year he proved it to the doubters with his back-to-back turns in Honey Boy and The Peanut Butter Falcon. As we all know, Shia has a dark side, and if Matt Reeves can harness that intensity, he could be perfect as Dent.

Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy proved to everyone with her Oscar nomination for Can You Ever Forgive Me? that she is more than a comedy superstar, she's a damn good actress in the right role. I can see her taking a tough stance on crime in Gotham, only to pay a vicious price that turns her to the dark side. Plus, she's a box office star, and it never hurts to cast one of those in your movie -- something Reeves has resisted thus far.

Lucas Hedges

I nearly put Ansel Elgort on this list, but The Goldfinch didn't win him any fans at Warner Bros. and Lucas Hedges is the better actor right now. Yes, he's young, but perhaps Dent could be an ADA in The Batman, rather than the full-fledged District Attorney of Gotham. The idea of seeing him go toe-to-toe with Robert Pattinson's Caped Crusader sounds like a blast to me.

Lakeith Stanfield

Lakeith Stanfield would've made a great Joker in another life, but I'm not sure I see it happening in this one. That's why he should tackle a different Batman villain, one that gives him a few different notes to play, since he's an actor who can be hard to pin down.

Dominic West

Dominic West would very much be in the Aaron Eckhart mold, and if Colin Farrell plays the Penguin then there may be enough shaky accents for one movie, but he's a hell of an actor who can play both sides of the coin, so to speak. West has an element of danger that would serve him well as Dent.

Lucy Liu and Jennifer Jason Leigh

Tarantino villains Lucy Liu and Jennifer Jason Leigh would be awfully interesting as Dent, especially Liu, who was a surprisingly commanding presence in Kill Bill Vol. 1. She also offers some diversity, which is sorely needed in comic book movies. But Leigh might have the most devilish grin on this entire list, and that evil twinkle in the character actress' eye would be awfully hard to forget.

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell is an Oscar-winning actor who stars in WB's upcoming awards hopeful Richard Jewell, and he's nearly the same age as Jeffrey Wright, who will play Commissioner Gordon. Wouldn't it be interesting if Gordon watched Dent's rise in politics over the years and they had some history together?

Will Poulter

Never forget that Bandersnatch star Will Poulter nearly played Pennywise in WB/New Line's It franchise. The studio likes him, plus, he has already played a Two-Face of sorts in The Little Stranger. The Lord of the Rings series may take him out of the running, but if not, he already has experience spending hours in a makeup chair, as seen above.

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

There's just something about Kelvin Harrison Jr. He's got star qualities. Just look at his performance in Luce. He might as well have been playing a politician like Harvey Dent. All smiles and very polite in public, but you can tell there's something darker lurking beneath his shiny exterior. Could Kelvin wind up being the next Will Smith? That may be lofty thinking, but he could be a gamble that pays off for Warners. It all depends on how old Reeves sees the character.