# Batman Begins (2005)  > **Evil fears the knight.** > Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman. **Runtime**: 2h 20m **Genres**: Drama, Crime, Action ## Cast - [[Christian Bale]] as Bruce Wayne / Batman - [[Michael Caine]] as Alfred - [[Liam Neeson]] as Ducard - [[Katie Holmes]] as Rachel Dawes - [[Gary Oldman]] as Jim Gordon - [[Cillian Murphy]] as Dr. Jonathan Crane - [[Tom Wilkinson]] as Carmine Falcone - [[Rutger Hauer]] as Earle - [[Ken Watanabe]] as Ra's al Ghul - [[Mark Boone Junior]] as Flass - [[Linus Roache]] as Thomas Wayne - [[Morgan Freeman]] as Lucius Fox - [[Larry Holden]] as Finch - [[Gerard Murphy]] as Judge Faden - [[Colin McFarlane]] as Loeb - [[Sara Stewart]] as Martha Wayne - [[Gus Lewis]] as Bruce Wayne (Age 8) - [[Richard Brake]] as Joe Chill - [[Rade Šerbedžija]] as Homeless Man - [[Emma Lockhart]] as Rachel Dawes (Age 8) - [[Christine Adams]] as Jessica - [[Catherine Porter]] as Blonde Female Reporter / Assassin - [[John Nolan]] as Fredericks - [[Karen David]] as Courthouse Reporter #1 - [[Jonathan D. Ellis]] as Courthouse Reporter #2 - [[Tamer Hassan]] as Faden's Limo Driver - [[Ronan Leahy]] as Uniformed Policeman #1 - [[Vincent Wong]] as Old Asian Prisoner - [[Tom Wu]] as Bhutanese Prison Guard #1 - [[Mark Chiu]] as Bhutanese Prison Guard #2 - [[Turbo Kong]] as Enormous Prisoner - [[Stuart Yung Sai-Kit]] as Chinese Police Officer - [[Chike Chan]] as Chinese Police Officer - [[Tenzin Clive Ball]] as Himalayan Child - [[Tenzin Gyurme]] as Old Himalayan Man - [[Jamie Cho]] as Stocky Chinese Man - [[David Murray]] as Jumpy Thug - [[John Kazek]] as Dock Thug #2 - [[Darragh Kelly]] as Dock Thug #3 - [[Patrick Nolan]] as Dock Cop #1 - [[Joseph Rye]] as Dock Cop #2 - [[Kwaku Ankomah]] as Dock Cop #3 - [[Jo Martin]] as Police Prison Official - [[Charles Edwards]] as Wayne Enterprises Executive - [[Lucy Russell]] as Female Restaurant Guest - [[Timothy Deenihan]] as Male Restaurant Guest - [[David Bedella]] as Maitre D - [[Flavia Masetto]] as Restaurant Blonde #1 - [[Emily Steven-Daly]] as Restaurant Blonde #2 - [[Martin McDougall]] as Gotham Dock Employee - [[Noah Lee Margetts]] as Arkham Thug #1 - [[Joe Hanley]] as Arkham Thug #2 - [[Karl Shiels]] as Arkham Thug #3 - [[Roger Griffiths]] as Arkham Uniformed Policeman - [[Stephen Walters]] as Arkham Lunatic - [[Richard Laing]] as Arkham Chase Cop - [[Matt Miller]] as Gotham Car Cop #3 - [[Risteard Cooper]] as Captain Simonson - [[Shane Rimmer]] as Older Gotham Water Board Technician - [[Jeremy Theobald]] as Younger Gotham Water Board Technician - [[Alexandra Bastedo]] as Gotham Society Dame - [[Soo Hee Ding]] as Farmer - [[Conn Horgan]] as Monorail Driver - [[Phill Curr]] as Transit Cop - [[Jack Gleeson]] as Little Boy - [[John Judd]] as Narrows Bridge Cop - [[Sarah Wateridge]] as Mrs. Dawes - [[Charlie Kranz]] as Basement Club Manager - [[Terry McMahon]] as Bad Swat Cop #1 - [[Cedric Young]] as Liquor Store Owner - [[Tim Booth]] as Victor Zsaz - [[Tom Nolan]] as Valet - [[Leon Delroy Williams]] as Pedestrian - [[Roger Yuan]] as Hazmat Technician - [[Joe Sargent]] as Narrows Teenager #1 - [[Mel Taylor]] as Narrows Resident - [[Ilyssa Fradin]] as Barbara Gordon - [[Andrew Pleavin]] as Uniformed Policeman #2 - [[Jeff Christian]] as Driving Cop - [[John Burke]] as Arkham Lunatic Cell Mate - [[Earlene Bentley]] as Arkham Asylum Nurse - [[Alex Moggridge]] as Arkham Asylum Orderly - [[Jay Buozzi]] as Asian Man / Ra's al Ghul - [[Jordan Shaw]] as African Boy In Rags - [[Omar Mostafa]] as Falafel Stand Vendor - [[Patrick Pond]] as Opera Performer #1 Faust (Bass) - [[Poppy Tierney]] as Opera Performer #2 Margaret (Soprano) - [[Rory Campbell]] as Opera Performer #3 Mefistofele (Tenor) - [[Fabio Cardascia]] as Caterer - [[Spencer Wilding]] as League of Shadows Warrior - [[Mark Rhino Smith]] as League of Shadows Warrior - [[Khan Bonfils]] as League of Shadows Warrior - [[Dave Legeno]] as League of Shadows Warrior - [[Ruben Halse]] as League of Shadows Warrior - [[Rodney Ryan]] as League of Shadows Warrior - [[Dominic Burgess]] as Narrows Cop - [[Nadia Cameron-Blakey]] as Additional Restaurant Guest #1 - [[Mark Straker]] as Male Restaurant Guest #2 - [[T.J. Ramini]] as Crane Thug #1 - [[Kieran Hurley]] as Crane Thug #2 - [[Emmanuel Idowu]] as Narrows Teenager #2 - [[Jeff Tanner]] as Bridge Cop - [[Mark Strange]] as League of Shadow Warrior (uncredited) - [[Dean Alexandrou]] as League of Shadows Warrior (uncredited) - [[Jonathan Patrick Foo]] as League of Shadows Warrior (uncredited) - [[Joey Ansah]] as League of Shadows Warrior (uncredited) - [[Adam Kirley]] as Steiss (uncredited) - [[Rick Avery]] as Gotham Car Cop (uncredited) - [[Philip Harvey]] as Victor Zsasz Attorney - [[Jennifer A. Goodman]] as Police Officer (uncredited) - [[Murad Allahverdiyev]] as Bat --- [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/272) | [IMDb](https://imdb.com/title/tt0372784)