In Their Own Words: Who played the best Joker?

“Heath Ledger, hands down. I think he embodied the character tremendously. I think he played the role of the crazy clown guy like an actual crazy clown guy. He played the role more convincingly than he anticipated.”

“Heath Ledger. I think he played it really well. Jared Leto kind of dropped the ball for me.”

“I really like Caesar Romero from the 1960s hokey show. He was just super goofy, and I love that.”

“Heath Ledger. Those are the ones I’ve seen, and also, Heath Ledger was just a really good Joker. He was manic but not purely evil.”

“Heath Ledger. His performance in The Dark Knight, especially interrogated by Batman, that was just “mwah.” He just got so into character. His laugh was just so creepy. It’s just so on point. He just seems like a legit psycho.”