Superman in film
Recurring characters
List indicator(s) This table only includes characters which have appeared in multiple films. A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's presence in the film has not yet been announced.

Superman in film

Section Title: Recurring characters
Table Section Text: List indicator(s) This table only includes characters which have appeared in multiple films. A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's presence in the film has not yet been announced.

Character	Christopher Reeve series	Superman Returns	DC Extended Universe

Superman	Superman II	Superman III	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	Man of Steel	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Justice League	Shazam!

1978	1980	1983	1987	2006	2013	2016	2017	2019

Kal-El Clark Kent Superman	Christopher Reeve	Brandon Routh	Henry Cavill	Henry Cavill	Ryan Hadley

Jeff East	Aaron Smolinski	Christopher Reeve

Lee Quigley

Stephan Bender	Dylan Sprayberry

Elizabeth Sweetman	Cooper Timberline

Lois Lane	Margot Kidder	Kate Bosworth	Amy Adams

Lex Luthor	Gene Hackman	Gene Hackman	Kevin Spacey	Jesse Eisenberg	Jesse Eisenberg

Jor-El	Marlon Brando	Marlon Brando	Marlon Brando	Russell Crowe

Lara Lor-Van	Susannah York	Susannah York	Ayelet Zurer

Jonathan Kent	Glenn Ford	Glenn Ford	Kevin Costner	Kevin Costner	Kevin Costner

Martha Kent	Phyllis Thaxter	Eva Marie Saint	Diane Lane

Perry White	Jackie Cooper	Frank Langella	Laurence Fishburne

Jimmy Olsen	Marc McClure	Sam Huntington	Michael Cassidy

General Dru-Zod	Terence Stamp	Michael Shannon	Michael Shannon

Greg Plitt

Lana Lang	Diane Sherry	Annette O'Toole	Jadin Gould	Emily Peterson

Brad Wilson	Brad Flock	Gavan O'Herlihy

Non	Jack O'Halloran

Ursa / Faora	Sarah Douglas	Antje Traue

Eve Teschmacher	Valerie Perrine

Otis	Ned Beatty

Jenny Jurwich	Rebecca Buller

Calvin Swanwick	Harry Lennix

Carrie Ferris	Christina Wren

Kelor	Carla Gugino

Father Leone	Coburn Goss

Glen Woodburn	Chad Krowchuk

Bibbo Bibbowski	Jack Larson	Bruce Bohne

Pete Ross	Jack Foley	Josheph Cranford

Joseph Cranford

President of the United States	E. G. Marshall	Robert Beatty	Patrick Wilson

Bruce Wayne Batman	Ben Affleck	Ben Affleck	Bill Dean

Brandon Spink

Diana Prince Wonder Woman	Gal Gadot	Picture

Alfred Pennyworth	Jeremy Irons

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Cavill starred in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League.

final_sentence: Cavill starred in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League.