Stories about Batman, his friends and enemies gained unprecedented popularity after the launch of the Christopher Nolan franchise . Television men decided to use this trend, so the Gotham television series appeared. The roles and actors were so loved by viewers that the project was extended for the third season. So what is it about in this series?
Gotham: roles and actors. Benjamin Mackenzie as Commissioner Gordon
The series about "Gotham" - Batman's hometown - was shot with the support of the Fox children's channel. Accordingly, the main characters of this story appear to us a little in an unexpected guise: all the usual characters in the frame are played by teenagers. Perhaps the most adult performer on the set is Benjamin Mackenzie, who got the role of Commissioner Gordon, an honest law enforcement officer in the city of Gotham.
The roles and actors who played them overnight became popular among teenagers. Finally, Benjamin Mackenzie waited for his finest hour . A forty-year-old native of the city of Austin has acted in films since 2002, but he did not achieve much recognition until 2014. Mackenzie was constantly on the sidelines: in the project "Military Legal Service" he played only an episodic role, in the series "Lonely Hearts" he played a secondary character Ryan Atwood. True, in the thriller "88 minutes", the actor managed to collaborate with Al Pacino himself. But the Gotham series is the first project in which Mackenzie is assigned the “main violin”.
Gotham (Season 1): actors and roles. Donal Log in the role of Harvey Bullock
Commissioner Gordon appears on the Fox television series as a young man. It covers almost the beginning of his career in the city. As reinforcements, Gordon received a partner Harvey Bullock. Together they have been trying for many seasons to eradicate crime in the city of Gotham.
Roles and actors - this is what makes the project memorable. Donal Log has a well-known name to attract additional fans to the series. Log began filming in television series in 1990. Among the most famous films at the start of his career, one can single out the legendary X-Files and the comedy The North Side.
In 1993, the actor appeared in the historical drama "Gettysburg" with Tom Berenger. Then there was a role in “Little Women” with Winona Ryder and Kirsten Dunst. Here you can see the young Christian Bale, who in the future will become Batman in the film Christopher Nolan.
Also, during his career, Log managed to star in such films as “Thin Red Line”, “Runaway Bride”, “Patriot” and “Scam”.
David Mazous as Bruce Wayne
The series “Gotham”, the actors and roles of which are actively discussed by journalists, first appeared on the screens in September 2014. According to the plot, the main character of the whole action - Bruce Wayne - is only thirteen years old. The boy only lost his parents and Commissioner Gordon, who investigated this case, gradually becomes his friend and mentor.
The role of young Batman was entrusted to David Mazouz - a native of the sunny state of California. David has Greek, French, and American roots. The boy began acting in films and commercials from the age of 9. Moreover, the beginning star of television immediately fell into several very promising projects: “Private Practice”, “Oil as a criminal” and “Office”.
In 2012, David received a major role in the dramatic serial film "Communication." A year later, along with Morgan Freeman and Amanda, Pitt Mazows took part in the filming of the thriller "Particularly Serious Crimes."
Robin Taylor as Penguin
In the film “Gotham” (season 2), the actors and roles practically did not change. For example, Robin Taylor, who was entrusted with the image of supervillain Penguin, was among the regular performers for two seasons.
Robin is a native of Iowa. He graduated from Northwestern University in the suburbs of Chicago and earned a bachelor's degree in theater sciences.
In the movie, Robin has been acting since 2005. In the full-length works “Long House”, “Another Earth” and “Step Forward” Taylor played secondary roles. The "serial" filmography of Taylor looks much more extensive. First, he starred in the project "Law and Order", then played in one episode of the television movie "Life on Mars" and "In the Field of View". At the moment, Robin is only involved in Gotham.
Robin loves to share details from his personal life in an interview: he has been openly gay for 10 years now.
Kamren Bikondova as Selina Kyle
If you look at the plot and the cast of the Gotham-2 project as a whole, the actors and roles belong to the age category up to 17 years. Catwoman, who is quite popular among all generations and ages, is represented in the series by 17-year-old Kamren Rene Bikondova. In the series, the famous thief Selina Kyle is just starting her criminal path.
Camren herself is really similar in appearance to a cat, and is also characterized by incredible flexibility and grace. And all because a girl from the age of 6 is engaged in professional jazz-funk dancing and hip-hop.
Kamren spent her childhood in Hawaii. A little later, she became a member of the professional dance group 8 Flavahz, which almost won the American reality show "Kings of the dance floor."
On screen, Camren flickered since 2011 mainly in dance films. The role of Selina Kyle in “Gotham” brought the girl popularity - from now on she has many fan communities around the world.
Other role performers
As in any show, the series Gotham has an extensive cast. Only in the group of permanent performers there are 20 people. Among them: Erin Richards, Zabrina Guevara, Sean Pertwy, Corey Michael Smith and many others.
Supporting roles were given to artists Cameron Monaghan, Richard Kind, Claire Foley and Carol Kane.