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Over the years we've seen some pretty amazing portrayals of the Joker.
If you'd like to see some of my favourites, check out our "Top 10 Joker Portrayals" video
on the channel!
However, time moves on, and we constantly find ourselves in need of new actors to fill
the comically large shoes.
Get it?
Because he's a clown but also there are big shoes to fill?
Now get ready to write your favourite directors, because it's time for the Top 10 Actors Who
Would Be a Good Joker!
Number 10: Matt Smith.
Chances are you'll know Matt Smith from Doctor Who, where he played the title role.
I'll be honest, I've really only seen him in Doctor Who, but based on what I've seen
he'd be a pretty awesome Joker.
We've seen him shift from manic and happy to dark and brooding in an instant, something
that would serve him very well as The Joker.
He could even keep the bowtie!
Plus, we've seen what he could possibly look like as Joker, minus the lipstick, in the
uber-creepy Rebel Flesh episode of Doctor Who Finally, he has an enormous chin.
And with the Joker, the chin is like, half the battle.
Number 9: Michael Fassbender.
Fassbender is a great actor, and has shown that he's able to take on both a heroic and
villainous role if need be.
I'm sure he'd do a great job as the Joker, especially given his impressive vocal range.
But honestly, I just want him to be Joker for his smile.
Because holy crap, it's like a shark smiling at you.
There would be something so beautiful about having a Joker with a grin that's so incredibly
intimidating; every smirk would strike fear into friend and foe alike.
The only question is, how would the writers find a way to make the Joker hang dong?
Because Fassbender needs to whip that monster out at least once a movie.
Number 8: Christopher Walken.
Christopher Walken would be a pretty cool take on an older Joker.
He doesn't exactly have the vocal range that others on this list have, but I think that
he, more than any of the others, would make the part his own, and bring us a really different
take on the popular villain.
Walken would take the Joker in a completely different direction, both with his unique
voice and physicality, but it could give the character a whole new dimension.
And his strange mannerisms and erratic behaviour would fit beautifully.
I'll admit that this would also be the most dangerous choice because it has the potential
to be really really bad, but I have faith.
Walken is awesome.
Number 7: Daniel Day-Lewis.
Daniel Day-Lewis is one of those actors who could be found on any number of these lists;
Honestly, he could probably play Mary Poppins and be convincing, the guy can ACT.
With his huge amount of experience and critical acclaim, we all know that Daniel Day-Lewis
has the acting chops to pull this part off, plus he straight up has the perfect head shape
for the role.
I'm not saying all casting decisions should be based on head shape, but holy crap the
dude is just a handsome version of Joker, with such a long, angular face.
It's somewhat unlikely that he would actually DO a superhero film, but ya never know!
Don't crush my dreams!
Number 6: Jim Carrey.
Yeah, yeah, I know he's already been the Riddler, but if Josh Brolin can do it, Jim Carrey can
too!
I think of all the members on this list, Jim Carrey is by far the best equipped to play
an over-the-top Joker.
While he may not be quite as flexible nowadays at 55, I think he would give an awesome presence
to the role.
Plus, with his work in more serious movies, and the push towards more complex villains,
I think he'd have a great opportunity to show the dark, twisted side of the Joker and the
humorous side as well.
Number 5: Willem Dafoe.Willem Dafoe is another actor who could do a great job with an older
Joker.
There are so many stories of older Joker that we haven't seen, he'd be perfect!
His face alone is just so unique, with a huge, menacing smile and so many awesome wrinkles.
I mean, just look at him.
How is he not an awesome Joker?
We know he can kill it on the villain front after seeing him as Green Goblin, and it would
be so cool to see him as one of the most prolific villains in both Marvel and DC!
Number 4: Iwan Rheon (Ey-wahn Ray-on).
Definitely said that wrong.
Now, I first came upon Iwan in Misfits where he was playing a super shy and subdued kid,
but most people know him as good ol' Ramsay Bolton from Game of Thrones.
If you've seen him on Game of Thrones, you'll know why he's on this list.
The guy has the capacity to just ooze creepiness, something the Joker definitely shares.
His soft, menacing lines, his creepy as hell smile, and we all know that he can flip out
if the situation calls for it.
He would make for a pretty awesome Joker.
If you're looking for a younger Joker, Iwan Rheon would be a cool choice!
Especially if he changes his name so I can stop slaughtering it!
Number 3: Christoph Waltz.
We've seen Waltz play the villain role quite a bit in recent years, as Hans Landa in Inglourious
Basterds and Blofeld in Spectre, and he is consistently incredible.
To play the Joker you need to command the attention of the audience, and Waltz has that
down to a science.
He can go straight up insane if he has to, but he's also the king of the reeled in but
menacing line.
Best line in the film.
So good.
Plus, his accent would make for a totally chilling Joker voice, especially if he altered
it slightly to be a bit more Americanized.
It may not be so imaginative to say "Hey, you know that guy being lauded as an amazing
villain?
He'd be a good Joker."
But it's true.
He would.
Number 2: Me!
As if I'd pass up this chance, you kidding me?
One of my favourite things to do is to do random rants in the shower as different characters,
and Joker is one of my favourites.
Not because I'm good, but because it's so fun!
And since it's my list and I'm the boss, I'll be subjecting you all to my Joker.
Get ready to skip: "Now comes the part where I relieve you, the little people, of the burden
of your failed and useless lives.
But remember, as my plastic surgeon always said: if you gotta go, go with a smile."
So uh, Mr. Snyder, if you're watching...
Hit me uuuuup.
Now, you may be wondering why I didn't go ahead and put myself as number one.
Well, I'm happy to bump those other actors in favour of a joke, but I wouldn't dare disrespect
the next guy.
Number 1: Mark Hamill.
I feel like pretty much any list of Jokers needs to have Mark Hamill as number one, but
this one would be particularly amazing because he's never actually gotten a chance to play
the Joker in real life!
We all know he's got the voice down pat, and I think he'd be able to nail the physicality
as well.
I would be sooooo on board with a live-action Hamill Joker; Put him as Joker, throw in Pierce
Brosnan as Batman, and bam we've got Batman and Joker battling it out in their sixties!
Make it so!
Whoops, wrong fandom.
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Later nerds!