Kal-El/Superman

**Superman**, born as **Kal-El** and named **Clark Kent** by his adoptive parents, Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent, two humble farmers from Kansas. At a young age, Clark moved to Metropolis and became a reporter at the Daily Planet, there, he would meet the love of his life, Lois Lane, his best friend, Jimmy Olsen, and his arch-nemesis, Lex Luthor. Over the years, Superman developed a well-storied relationship with fellow superhero Batman, forming the Justice League with the caped crusader, uniting in aid with other superheroes such as Flash, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, and various others to combat forces such as Brainac, Lobo, Darkseid, Mongul, and much more.

## Appearances

### Radio

#### 1990s

* **Superman: Doomsday and Beyond (1993)**

**Main:** Stuart Milligan
### Shorts

#### 1940s

* **Superman (1941-1943)**

**Main:** Bud Collyer
The Famous-Studios *Superman* shorts are considered to be among the most iconic pieces of the Superman mythos, and indeed, the mythology of America itself.

#### 2010s

* **Super Best Friends Forever (2012)**

**Main:** Keith Ferguson
* **Tales Of Metropolis (2013)**

**Main:** David Kaye
* **DC Super Pets (2013)**

**Main:** Armin Shimerman
* **DC Super Friends (2015)**

**Main:** Matthew Mercer
* **DC Super Hero Girls: Super Shorts (2018)**

**Main:** Max Mittelman
#### 2020s

* **DC Showcase: Death in the Family (2020)**

**Main:** Nolan North
### Serials

#### 1940s

* **Superman (1948)**

**Main:** Kirk Alyn
#### 1950s

* **Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)**

**Main:** Kirk Alyn
### Film

#### 1950s

* **Superman and the Mole Men (1951)**

**Main:** George Reeves
#### 1960s

* **the Adventures of Superboy (1961)**

**Main:** Johnny Rockwell
#### 1970s

* **Superman (1978)**

**Main:** Christopher Reeve (Adult), Lee Quigley and Elizabeth Sweetman (Baby), Aaron Smolinski (Young), Jeff East (Teenager)
#### 1980s

* **Superman II (1980)**

**Main:** Christopher Reeve
* **Superman III (1983)**

**Main:** Christopher Reeve
* **Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)**

**Main:** Christopher Reeve
#### 1990s

* **Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (1996)**

**Main:** Tim Daly, Jesse Batten
#### 2000s

* **Superman Returns (2006)**

**Main:** Brandon Routh, Stephan Bender (Aged 15)
* **Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006)**

**Main:** Tim Daly
* **Superman: Doomsday (2007)**

**Main:** Adam Baldwin
* **Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)**

**Main:** Kyle MacLachlan
**Other:** Luis Miguel Perez (Spanish), Guilherme Briggs (Portuguese)
* **Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)**

**Main:** Tim Daly
#### 2010s

* **Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)**

**Main:** Mark Harmon
**Other:** Luis Miguel Perez, (Spanish), Guilherme Briggs (Portuguese), Ingo Albrecht (German)
* **Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)**

**Main:** Tim Daly
**Other:** Luis Miguel Perez, (Spanish), Guilherme Briggs (Portuguese), Emmanuel Jacomy (French)
* **Joker's Playhouse (2010)**

**Main:** David Kaye
* **Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (2010)**

**Main:** George Newbern
* **Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2011)**

**Main:** Sam Daly
**Other:** Jose Duran
* **All-Star Superman (2011)**

**Main:** James Denton
**Other:** Luis Miguel Perez (Spanish), Guilherme Briggs (Portuguese)
* **Justice League: Doom (2012)**

**Main:** Tim Daly
**Other:** Luis Miguel Perez (Spanish), Guilherme Briggs (Portuguese)
* **LEGO Batman: The Movie (2013)**

**Main:** Travis Willingham
**Other:** Hikaru Hanada (Japanese)
* **Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 (2013)**

**Main:** Mark Valley
**Other:** Luis Miguel Perez (Spanish)
* **Superman: Unbound (2013)**

**Main:** Matt Bomer
* **Man of Steel (2013)**

**Main:** Henry Cavill, Cooper Timberline (Aged 9), Dylan Sprayberry (Aged 13)
* **JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (2014)**

**Main:** Peter Jessop, Grey DeLisle (Baby)
**Other:** Jose Duran (Spanish)
* **The LEGO Movie (2014)**

**Main:** Channing Tatum
**Other:** Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese), Luis Daniel Ramirez (Spanish), Adrien Antoine (Hebrew), Nir Ron (Japanese)
* **Justice League: War (2014)**

**Main:** Alan Tudyk
**Other:** Jose Duran (Spanish)
* **LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom (2015)**

**Main:** Nolan North
* **LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs Bizarro League (2015)**

**Main:** Nolan North
**Other:** Hikaru Hanada (Japanese)
* **LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Gotham City Breakout (2016)**

**Main:** Nolan North
**Other:** Hikaru Hanada (Japanese)
* **LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash (2016)**

**Main:** Nolan North
**Other:** Hikaru Hanada (Japanese), Gadi Levy (Hebrew)
* **Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015)**

**Main:** Jerry O'Connell
* **Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)**

**Main:** Jerry O'Connell
* **Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)**

**Main:** Henry Cavill
* **Justice League Dark (2017)**

**Main:** Jerry O'Connell
* **The Lego Batman Movie (2017)**

**Main:** Channy Tatum
* **Justice League (2017)**

**Main:** Henry Cavill
* **Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018)**

**Main:** Nicolas Cage
* **The Death of Superman (2018)**

**Main:** Jerry O'Connell
* **The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)**

**Main:** Channy Tatum
* **Reign of the Supermen (2019)**

**Main:** Jerry O'Connell
* **Batman: Hush (2019)**

**Main:** Jerry O'Connell
* **Shazam! (2019)**

**Main:** Ryan Hadley
* **Justice League vs. the Fatal Five (2019)**

**Main:** George Newbern
#### 2020s

* **Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020)**

**Main:** Darren Criss
* **Superman: Red Son (2020)**

**Main:** Jason Isaacs, Tara Strong (Young)
* **LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters (2020)**

**Main:** Nolan North
### Television

#### 1950s

* **Adventures of Superman (1952-1958)**

**Main:** George Reeves
#### 1960s

* **The New Adventures of Superman (1966-1970)**

**Main:** Bud Collyer
* **The Adventures of Superboy (1966-1969)**

**Main:** Bob Hastings
* **The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967-1968)**

**Main:** Bud Collyer
* **The Batman/Superman Hour (1968-1969)**

**Main:** Bud Collyer
* **Sesame Street (1969-present)**

**Main:** Lennie Weinrib
#### 1970s

* **Super Friends (1973)**

**Main:** Danny Dark
* **It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman (1975)**

**Main:** Bob Holiday
* **The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977-1978)**

**Main:** Danny Dark
* **Challenge of the Superfriends (1978)**

**Main:** Danny Dark
* **The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1979)**

**Main:** Danny Dark
#### 1980s

* **Super Friends (1980-1983)**

**Main:** Danny Dark
**Other:** Gabriele Calindri (Italian), Michel Vigné (French),
* **Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984-1985)**

**Main:** Danny Dark
* **The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985-1986)**

**Main:** Danny Dark
* **Superman (1988)**

**Main:** Beau Weaver, Townsend Coleman ("The Beast Beneath These Streets/First Date")
* **Superboy (1988-1992)**

**Main:** John Newton (Seasons 1-2), Gerard Christopher (Seasons 2-4)
#### 1990s

* **Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1997)**

**Main:** Dean Cain, Tim Thomerson (In "I've Got You Under My Skin")
* **The Superman/Batman Adventures (1995)**

**Main:** Danny Dark
* **Superman: The Animated Series (1996-2000)**

**Main:** Tim Daly, Jesse Batten (Baby)
**Other:** Hikaru Hanada (Japanese), Jose Luis Angulo (Spanish), Ingo Albrecht (German), Emmanuel Jacomy (French), Nir Ron (Hebrew)
* **The New Batman/Superman Adventures (1997-2000)**

**Main:** Tim Daly
* **Batman Beyond (1999-2001)**
* **Christopher McDonald**

#### 2000s

* **Static Shock (2000)**
* **Main:** George Newbern

**Other:** Victor Hugo Aguilar (Spanish), Guilherme Briggs (Portuguese), Emmanuel Jacomy (French)
* **Smallville (2001-2010)**

**Main:** Tom Welling, Malkolm Alburquenque (Child), Jackson Warris (In 8th Grade), John Glover (Possession)
* **Justice League (2001-2004)**

**Main:** George Newbern
* **Justice League Unlimited (2004-2006)**

**Main:** George Newbern, Shane Haboucha (De-Aged)
* **The Batman (2004-2008)**

**Main:** George Newbern
* **Krypto the Superdog (2005-2006)**

**Main:** Michael Dangerfield
* **Legion of Super Heroes (2006-2008)**

**Main:** Yuri Lowenthal
**Other:** Alessio De Filippis (Italian), Emmanuel Garijo (French), Liron Lev (Hebrew)
* **Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008-2011)**

**Main:** Roger Rose
**Other:** Guilherme Briggs (Portuguese), Emmanuel Jacomy (French), Eldad Prives
* **Batman Black and White (2008)**

**Main:** Joseph May
* **Superman: Red Son (2009)**

**Main:** David Lodge
#### 2010s

* **MAD (2010-2013**

**Main:** Kevin Shinick, Hugh Davidson, Gary Anthony Williams, Larry Dorf, Chris Cox
**Other:** Juan Carlos Tinoco
* **Young Justice (2010-2020)**

**Main:** Nolan North
**Other:** Hikaru Hanada (Japanese), Luis Miguel Perez, (Spanish), Guilherme Briggs (Portuguese), Emmanuel Jacomy (French), Nir Ron (Hebrew)
* **Robot Chicken DC Comics Special (2012)**

**Main:** Breckin Meyer
* **スーパーマン @ Tokyo (2012)**

**Main:** Jeff Bennett
* **Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise (2014)**

**Main:** Breckin Meyer
* **DC Super Heroes Batman Be-Leaguered (2014)**

**Main:** Nolan North
**Other:** Eldad Prives (Hebrew)
* **Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise (2015)**

**Main:** Breckin Meyer
* **Supergirl (2015-present)**

**Main:** Tyler Hoechlin, Daniel DiMaggio (Young), Kevin Caliber (Silhouettes)
* **The Flash (2014-present)**

**Main:** Tyler Hoechlin
* **Justice League Action (2016-2018)**

**Main:** Jason J. Lewis
* **Legends of Tomorrow (2016-present)**

**Main:** Tyler Hoechlin
* **Arrow (2012-2020)**

**Main:** Tyler Hoechlin
* **Harley Quinn (2019-present)**

**Main:** James Wolk
* **DC Super Hero Girls (2019-present)**

**Main:** Max Mittelman
#### 2020s

* **Superman & Lois (2021-present)**

**Main:** Tyler Hoechlin, Dylan Kingwell (14-years old), Lennix James (Child)
### Plays

#### 1960s

* **It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman (1966)**

**Main:** Bob Holiday
### Video games

#### 2000s

* **Superman: The Man of Steel (2002)**

**Main:** Jeff Kramer
* **Superman: Shadow of Apokolips (2003)**

**Main:** Tim Daly
* **Justice League Heroes (2006)**

**Main:** Crispin Freeman
* **Superman Returns (2006 Video Game)**

**Main:** Brandon Routh
**Other:** Matteo Zanotti (Italian), Damien Boisseau
* **Mortal Kombat v. DC Universe (2008)**

**Main:** Christopher Corey Smith
**Other:** Lorenzo Scattorin (Italian)
#### 2010s

* **DC Universe Online (2011)**

**Main:** Adam Baldwin
**Other:** Emmanuel Jacomy
* **LittleBigPlanet 2 (2011)**

**Main:** Marc Silk
* **LittleBigPlanet PS Vita (2012)**
* **Main:** Marc Silk

* **Superman vs The Elite (2012)**

**Main:** George Newbern
**Other:** Luis Miguel Perez (Spanish), Guilherme Briggs (Portuguese)
* **Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (2012)**

**Main:** Travis Willingham
**Other:** Hikaru Hanada (Japanese), Luis Miguel Perez (Spanish)
* **Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013)**

**Main:** George Newbern
**Other:** Mario Arvizu (Spanish), Antoine Tomé (French)
* **Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (2014)**

**Main:** Travis Willingham
**Other:** Mario Arvizu (Spanish)
* **Infinite Crisis (2015)**

**Main:** Troy Baker, J.B. Blanc ("Nightmare Superman")
* **Lego Dimensions (2015)**

**Main:** Travis Willingham
**Other:** Mario Arvizu (Spanish)
* **Injustice II (2017)**

**Main:** George Newbern
* **Lego DC Super-Villains (2018)**

**Main:** Travis Willingham
### Advertising

#### 2000s

* **The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman (2004)**

**Main:** Patrick Warburton
### Attraction

#### 2010s

* **Justice League: Battle for Metropolis (2015)**

**Main:** Sam Daly
## Trivia

* Superman has been portrayed by three women over the years. Elizabeth Sweetman, Tara Strong, and Grey DeLisle

## See also

**Successors**

* **Eradicator**
* **John Henry Irons/Steel**
* **Kon-El/Superboy**
* **Hank Henshaw/Cyborg Superman**
* **Lex Luthor**
* **Lois Lane**
* **Lana Lang**
* **Jonathan Kent/Superboy**

**Related**

* **Kal-Il/Ultraman**
* **Joseph Meach/Composite Superman**
* **Bizarro Superman**