During the day, Bruce Wayne is the owner of Wayne Enterprises, a very big and prestigious company in Gotham City. But in the night, he is Batman the cloaked vigilante of Gotham City. Bruce Wayne is played by Christian Bale.

The Joker is probably Batman’Äôs most infamous villain. He comes back to face Batman again in this thrilling movie. He is in Gotham to help get the mob back on its feet. The Joker is played by Heath Ledger.

Harvey Dent is the district attorney of Gotham City that has gone bad. After his girlfriend Rachel Dawes dies he goes a bit psycho and becomes the evil villain Two Face. Harvey Dent is played by Aaron Eckhart.
Rachel Dawes is a childhood friend of Bruce Wayne and is also Harvey Dent's girlfriend. When Rachel dies, it destroys them both. This affects Harvey the most. Harvey ends up teaming up with the Joker and becomes Two Face. Rachel Dawes is played by Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Commissioner Gordon is the main cop in Gotham City. He fakes his death in an attempt to catch the Joker. Thinking that Gordon is dead, the Joker goes wild on the town which eventually brings him to his end when he finds out that Gordon is still alive. Gordon is played by Gary Oldman.