Batman: Gotham's Dark Detective Season 1

Alfred Pennyworth is the faithful servant of the Wayne family. He has served them for decades, and became the guardian of Bruce Wayne when his parents were murdered. Now he reluctantly assists Bruce in his work as Gotham's vigilante Batman, manning the Batcomputer as Batman stalks the shadows to protect the city from the ever present criminal element. 

Alfred is a main character. He appears in at least one scene in all nine episodes.

James Worthington "Jim" Gordon is Commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department and one of Batman's most trusted allies and friends. He shares his commitment to ridding the city of the crime that plagues it. 

Commissioner Gordon appears in at least one scene in all nine episodes.

Stephanie Brown is the daughter of the late Arthur Brown who is, unbeknownst to her, the Cluemaster. Stephanie ends up living with Bruce Wayne and eventually becomes Batman's sidekick. Stephanie is friendly, but also forceful and authoritative when acting as a vigilante.

Stephanie Brown appears in six episodes.

Harvey Dent is the District Attorney for Gotham City, and one of the few public officials that isn't corrupt. He is Bruce Wayne's best friend, but has an uneasy appreciation for the Batman. He is not yet Two-Face, but the cracks are starting to form. His bad side, Big Bad Harv, will come out mid-sentence when he becomes angry. So there are times when lines will transition between Harvey's normal voice and his Two-Face voice. He is also warm when around friends but a formal politician when with the public and coworkers.

Harvey Dent appears in six episodes and one two-minute short.

Victor Fries is normally the supervillain Mr. Freeze. But after making a promise to his late wife Nora, he turned his life around. He sought treatment at Arkham Asylum and was rehabilitated. Now he is a rookie police officer with the Gotham City Police Department. Will this new Fries really last, or will be revert to his former self? The voice I envision for him is something akin to Michael Ansara in Batman Beyond. He is still somewhat cold and robotic, but he now has some emotions.

Victor Fries appears in eight of the nine episodes, one two-minute short, and one short that is just over a minute.

Nora Fries is the late wife of Victor Fries. After becoming afflicted with a fatal illness, Victor locked her in cryostasis. She has remained there every since. While Nora is deceased during the events of the series, there are a series of shorts that will be released between episodes to build on story points and character development. Nora appears alongside then Mr. Freeze in the very first one which is of her final moments with him. The voice actress for this role should be able to sound sad and weak/sickly due to Nora's condition causing that.

Detective Ellen Yin works for the Gotham City Police Department. She is one of Commissioner Gordon's most trusted, and has an iron-will against corruption. Her character is not much unlike her debut version in The Batman (2004).

Ellen Yin appears in four episodes.

Edward Nigma, aka The Riddler, is one of Gotham City's most notorious supercriminals. He is highly intelligent, and he knows it, leading to deep narcissism. He is determined to prove his intellectual superiority over Batman. Nigam has an obsessive compulsion to use riddles as an integral part of his crimes, and they often provide Batman with what he needs to find and capture him.

Edward Nigma appears in three episodes and two two-minute shorts.

Harley Quinn, formerly Dr. Harleen Quinzel, is the love interest and sidekick of The Joker. She developed an infatuation with him through his manipulations while treating him at Arkham Asylum, and abandoned her practice to join him in his criminal ways. Now she is just as insane as those she used to treat, but Batman still believes she can turn her life around.

Harley Quinn appears in three episodes.

Hugo Strange is a psychologist at Arkham Asylum. He played a key role in the rehabilitation of Victor Fries and continues to act as a trusted mental health professional to him and others. But with Strange, things are not always as they seem. 

Hugo Strange appears in one episode and one short.

Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin, is a Gotham City mobster. He operates the Iceberg Lounge while simultaneously being the head of almost all of Gotham's black market. Oz comes from a wealthy family. His nickname is Penguin due to his small stature, waddle-esque gait, and deformed appearance. Years of bullying have left him with an extreme temper, but also a high regard for loyalty. He often speaks with a Cockney accent, a New York/New Jersey accent (like in The Penguin series) or very properly but with a bird-like squawk. Any of these are acceptable. 

Oswald Cobblepot appears in three episodes and one short. 

Calvin Enders is a detective with the GCPD. Transferring to Gotham from Georgia, he has taken on a lot of high-profile cases since moving to the largest and most crime-ridden city on the east coast. There are a few times when the actor for this role will need to change their voice as in the story Enders is trying to hide his identity undercover. 

Detective Enders appears in all nine episodes and two shorts.

Dr. Jonathan Crane is a psychologist who is also the super-criminal The Scarecrow. Fascinated by and obsessed with fear, he uses it against his patients and against Gotham at large through his custom fear toxin. When our story begins, Batman is unaware of Scarecrow's true identity, even as he is right under his nose. Ideally I would like for Scarecrow to have a different voice from Dr. Crane, with Scarecrow sounding similar to his Arkham Knight incarnation, but I am open to one standard voice or a different Scarecrow voice as well. Get yourself into the mind of character and do what feels right. Dr. Crane, while hiding his true identity, will also be using a fake name throughout the season. 

Dr. Crane is in four episodes.

Simon Stagg is co-founder and CEO of Stagg Enterprises. While on the outside, Stagg appears to be a kind businessman with a well respected company, Stagg is truly an evil man who illegally uses human test subjects in the work the company does. 

Stagg appears in one episode and one short.

Dr. Alex Sartorius is co-founder and chief scientist of Stagg Enterprises. He has been in charge of the illegal human trials Stagg Enterprises has been engaged in, but he questions if they should really be doing it. His conscience is starting to take hold. 

Dr. Sartorius is in one episode.

Matt Hagan was an actor. He was known as the man with a thousand faces. But eventually, for reasons unknown, his career was cut short. He largely disappeared from the public eye, only being seen a handful of times each year. To the majority, it was like he had just disappeared altogether, forgotten to time. Now it is time for his reemergence. But now, he is not Matt Hagan. He is the shapeshifting monster, Clayface. 

Matt Hagen/Clayface appear in two episodes in one scene each.

Jack Ryder is a lead anchor for Gotham City One, Gotham's top news outlet. He is well-spoken and highly dedicated. He also occasionally reports from the street. That's about all there is to say about Ryder. He's not a very complex character, but we love him anyway.

Jack Ryder appears in six episodes.

Summer Gleeson is a reporter and part time anchor for Gotham City One. Summer appears in four episodes and one short.

A character that probably needs no introduction, but I'll give one anyway. Lois Lane is an intrepid reporter. She works for the Daily Planet in Metropolis. She is most famous for being the love interest of Clark Kent/Superman. So what is she doing in a Batman audio drama? In Batman: Gotham's Dark Detective, she is a friend of Bruce Wayne. Bruce uses her knowledge to help Batman with a case in episode one, and she later appears in episode three as a guest of Bruce to a Wayne Enterprises event. Think of this a bit like the DCAU World's Finest BTAS/STAS crossover. Lois appears in two episodes, one scene each.

Dick Grayson is the adopted son of Bruce Wayne. Bruce adopted him after his parents, known as The Flying Graysons due to their acrobatic circus act, were murdered by Tony Zucco. After many years of being Batman's sidekick Robin, Dick felt it was time to start out on his own. So he moved to Bludhaven and became the vigilante Nightwing. He remains on good terms with Bruce and offers an ear to listen to his troubles and a fist to aid in the battle against Gotham's criminal underworld whenever necessary. 

Dick Grayson appears in two episodes in one scene each.

Mario Perlman is the vigilante Rumor. But unlike Batman, Rumor kills his targets. After a family member was murdered by the Ventriloquist, he suffered a psychotic break that caused him to abandon his existing life and become a vigilante bent on eliminating crime in Gotham at all costs. This puts him in contention with Batman and the GCPD, frequently landing him in jail. This character has only appeared one time in the 2004 The Batman. You can base your performance off of that, or do something completely different. The choice is yours. The character was actually never given a last name in that appearance so I gave him the name of his voice actor, Ron Perlman. 

Mario/Rumor only appears in episode one.

Lark is a henchwoman of Oswald Cobblepot. She only appears in one scene where she is killed, and audio from this is reused in another scene in the form of a recording.

Buddy Standler is the amateur criminal, The Condiment King. His weapons are condiments. Need I say more? 

Buddy appears in one scene in episode three.

Arnold Wesker is also known as The Ventriloquist. Arnold worked as a ventriloquist. After a traumatic event, he developed a dissociative identity disorder that causes him to unknowingly have a second personality. That personality is Scarface, his 1920s gangster puppet. The ideal voice actor for this role would be able to voice both timid Arnold and gangster Scarface. 

Arnold and Scarface appear in one scene in the season finale.

Harvey Bullock is a detective with the GCPD. He has a thick New York accent and is not the most well-spoken. 

Harvey Bullock appears in one episode and one short.

Hamilton Hill is the mayor of Gotham. Well, at least for part of the season. Then he dies painfully by electrocution. That scene is his only appearance.

Lyle Bolton used to work at Arkham Asylum until he was fired for mistreating the inmates. He then became the criminal Lock-Up, bent on ridding Gotham of crime and of those he believes enable it. Lyle only in appears in the season finale.

Carmine Falcone is the head of the Falcone crime family, the biggest crime family in Gotham. He's a major tough guy, not someone to be trifled with. Carmine appears in one episode.

Arnold Stromwell is a Gotham crime boss. He is the head of the Stromwell family, which has a much smaller hold on Gotham than most others. He is not as tough as Carmine, but still tough enough to get things done. Arnold appears in one episode.

Victor Zsasz is a Gotham City serial killer. He kills with no discernible pattern. Each one is recorded on his body by cutting a tally mark into his skin. The version in Batman: Gotham's Dark Detective is not as violent as other versions, like in the Arkham games. He leans a bit more towards the Gotham tv series version. Zsasz appears in one scene in episode three. 

Mark Mardon is a meteorologist with Gotham City One in episode five. He appears in one scene to deliver a monologue detailing impending weather. After that, he moves to Central City.

All of the roles listed here are small. They may be nameless or they may have names. Creating a new role for each one (there are 22) would be a lot of work for a character that may only have one to three lines. Some are longer than that but not necessarily big. For example, there is a two-page short that features just two characters. One is Penguin and the other is Jack Drake (father of Tim Drake). I felt like it wasn't worth it to set up an individual role for just that one character in a short. So, if you are looking for just a small role, this is a great spot to find one. Whoever is not filled I will try to voice myself (which may not go well) or hopefully another VA in the cast will be willing to take on a line or two. Available roles are: Jack Drake (one short), Raven (eight lines), Thug (one line and some pain noises), Citizen on Gotham City One (one line), Man (seven lines across two episodes and some straining noises lifting a heavy object), Bank Guard (three lines), Arkham Employee (one line), Cafe Bystander (two lines), Bar Patron (one line), police dispatcher (one line), police officer (one line), Officer Tom Dougherty (five lines, one reused in a recording), Officer David Moldoff (five lines), 911 Operator One (four lines), 911 Operator 2 (two lines), 911 Operator 3 (six lines), Caller One (two lines), Caller 2 (one line), Caller 3 (six lines), Officer on Radio (one line, Batcomputer (one line), and Thief (ten lines). If you are interested in voicing any of these characters, audition with whatever voice you feel fits the character(s) you're looking at with a line you feel fits. Please specify the character you are auditioning for.