Four Roles Filled to Join Ben McKenzie as Jim Gordon
The upcoming Fox drama, Gotham, found its lead in Ben McKenzie (Southland) to play the Batman comics staple, James Gordon, as a young detective long before he becomes the Commissioner and ally to the Dark Knight has now found its Alfred Pennyworth and Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin. Sean Pertwee (Agatha Christie: Poirot, Camelot) will play the iconic and loyal butler/confidante to an adolescent Bruce Wayne and Robin Lord Taylor (The Walking Dead, Accepted) will be the infamous villain.
Also on board are Erin Richards (Being Human) as a doctor and fiancee to James Gordon, Barbara Kean, and Zabryna Guevara (Burn Notice) as Capt. Essen, Gordon's boss at the GCPD homicide division.
The television series is described as an origin prequel to the Batman films and follows the rise of Gordon as he maneuvers the corrupted police force and Gotham City's crime-ridden streets. A young Bruce Wayne has yet to be cast but will reportedly don the cowl and cape at some point in the series as the show will lead up to it - much as Smallville did with Superman. The focus will remain on Gordon and promises appearances of other villains like Catwoman, Riddler and even The Joker.
Bruno Heller (The Mentalist) and Danny Cannon (Nikita) are executive producers with the pilot penned by Heller.
Here are the actors cast with role descriptions:
Robin Lord Taylor - Oswald Cobblepot aka The Penguin*
“the brains of a chess grandmaster and the morals of a jackal, Oswald Cobblepot is a low-level psychopath for gangster Fish Mooney who hides his sadistic lust for power behind an exquisitely polite demeanor.”
Sean Pertwee - Alfred Pennyworth
“A tough-as-nails ex-marine from East London, Alfred Pennyworth has loyally served the Waynes. Now, in the wake of their tragic deaths, he’s fiercely protective of the young Bruce Wayne.”
Erin Richards - Barbara Kean (Gordon)
“A sophisticated emergency room doctor, Barbara is the fiancée of James Gordon, joyful but with an edge of vulnerability. She stands by her future husband…which can be difficult in a world as corrupt as Gotham.”
Zabryna Guevara - Captain Essen
“Gordon’s boss at the GCPD Homicide Squad, Captain Essen balances the two worlds of police and politics with a Machiavellian skill that’s as much corporate litigator as cop.”
* Not the Cobblepot version of Penguin but shown for illustrative purposes only
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