Following last week’s announcement that Southland star Ben McKenzie will play Jim Gordon on the upcoming Fox Television Batman prequel series Gotham, Warner Bros. Television announced today that the series has also cast a number of supporting characters, including Oswald Cobbleplot and Alfred Pennyworth.As is widely expected to take place in Batman vs. Superman, Geoff Johns’s Batman: Earth One iteration of Alfred as an ex-Marine will be the show’s approach, giving him the potential for more action beats. The character will be played by Sean Pertwee.This is the second time in just a few weeks that Alfred has been cast; recently, Warner Bros. announced that he will be played by Jeremy Irons in Batman vs. Superman. In the show he’s described as 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.
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