- Primary Subject: Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 Joker Casting
- Key Update: At San Diego Comic-Con 2026, the team behind Batman: Caped Crusader announced the voice actor for Joker.
- Status: Confirmed
- Last Verified: July 24, 2026
- Quick Answer: House of the Dragon actor Matthew Needham will voice a cold, restrained version of The Joker in Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 on Prime Video.
Batman: Caped Crusader has finally announced the actor who will be voicing The Joker in the upcoming second season.
The hit DC animated series is set to return with a sophomore chapter that will continue the adventures of the Caped Crusader in 1940s Gotham City. Fans are looking forward to seeing which villains will be introduced in the upcoming season, especially the long-awaited arrival of the Clown Prince of Crime.
Who Voices The Joker in Batman: Caped Crusader?
During the recent panel at San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that House of the Dragon star Matthew Needham is voicing The Joker in the second season of Batman: Caped Crusader.
In case you're not familiar with the actor, he plays Larys Strong in the Game of Thrones prequel series, which is currently airing its third season.
The team behind the series brought high energy to San Diego with an exclusive world premiere screening of the second season premiere episode. Fans in attendance were among the very first to preview the new season, soaking in the dark, atmospheric world that has made the series a standout success.
Following the screening, executive producers James Tucker and Geoffrey Thorne took the stage alongside voice cast members Hamish Linklater and Jamie Chung for a lively panel discussion about the upcoming season.
Adding to the event's excitement, Needham made a special appearance to personally break the news of his casting as The Joker, which received a positive reaction from the crowd.
The actor shared that the showrunners were set on a European interpretation of the Joker. Though he was inclined to play the classic, wildly laughing version of the character, the directors kept steering him toward a colder, more restrained performance. He added that his approach was partly inspired by the 1979 horror film When a Stranger Calls.
What to Expect in Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2
Batman: Caped Crusader is a hard-boiled animated series that follows the fearsome vigilante in his early years. Forged in the fire of tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human: The Batman. Night after night, against overwhelming odds, he wages his relentless one-man war on crime.
The voice cast for the second season includes Hamish Linklater, Eric Morgan Stuart, Michelle C. Bonilla, Krystal Joy Brown, Jason Watkins, Gary Anthony Williams, Ronan Raftery, Jamie Chung, Matthew Needham, Wunmi Mosaku, Laraine Newman, Grey DeLisle, John DiMaggio, Zach Hoffman, William Salyers, Josh Brener, Bumper Robinson, Cedric Yarbrough, Tom Kenny, Roger Craig Smith, Blythe Melin, Fryda Wolff, Kevin Michael Richardson, Juliet Donenfeld, and Robin Atkin Downes.
All episodes of the second season of Batman: Caped Crusader will be released on Prime Video worldwide on July 31.
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