
Michael Keaton
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Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. In 2016, he was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France. Keaton gained early recognition for his comedic roles in Night Shift (1982), Mr. Mom (1983), and Beetlejuice (1988). He gained wider stardom portraying the title superhero in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992). He took roles in Clean and Sober (1988), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), The Paper (1994), Multiplicity (1996), Jackie Brown (1997), Jack Frost (1998), Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), and The Other Guys (2010). He also performed voice roles in the animated films Cars (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Minions (2015). Keaton experienced a career resurgence after taking a starring role as a faded actor attempting a comeback in Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman (2014), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has since acted in biographical dramas such as Spotlight (2015), The Founder (2016), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), and Worth (2021). He portrayed the Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), while also reprising his roles as Man in The Flash (2023) and the title role in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). Keaton starred as a journalist in the HBO film Live from Baghdad (2002). He portrayed a drug-addicted doctor in the Hulu limited series Dopesick (2021), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Keaton directed the films The Merry Gentleman (2008) and Knox Goes Away (2023), in which he also played the starring role.
Known for
Credits

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
as Adrian Toomes / Vulture

The Whisper Man (2026)
as Frank Carter

Toy Story 3 (2010)
as Ken (voice)

Cars (2006)
as Chick Hicks (voice)

The Flash (2023)
as Bruce Wayne / Batman

Batman Returns (1992)
as Batman / Bruce Wayne

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
as Riggan

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
as Beetlejuice

Batman (1989)
as Batman / Bruce Wayne

Minions (2015)
as Walter Nelson (voice)

Beetlejuice (1988)
as Betelgeuse

The Other Guys (2010)
as Captain Gene Mauch

The Founder (2016)
as Ray Kroc

Need for Speed (2014)
as Monarch

American Assassin (2017)
as Stan Hurley

Spotlight (2015)
as Walter 'Robby' Robinson

Jackie Brown (1997)
as Ray Nicolette

The Protégé (2021)
as Michael Rembrandt

Morbius (2022)
as Adrian Toomes

RoboCop (2014)
as Raymond Sellars

Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
as Ray Peyton Sr.

Dumbo (2019)
as V. A. Vandevere

Hawaiian Vacation (2011)
as Ken (voice)

Knox Goes Away (2024)
as John Knox

Out of Sight (1998)
as Ray Nicolette (uncredited)

Minions & More 2 (2022)
as Walter Nelson (voice)

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
as Ramsey Clark

Pacific Heights (1990)
as Carter Hayes

Post Grad (2009)
as Walter Malby

The Last Time (2006)
as Ted

Clear History (2013)
as Joe Stumpo

First Daughter (2004)
as President Mackenzie

Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
as Dogberry

The Paper (1994)
as Henry Hackett

White Noise (2005)
as Jonathan Rivers

Jack Frost (1998)
as Jack Frost

One Good Cop (1991)
as Artie Lewis

Night Shift (1982)
as Bill Blazejowski

Desperate Measures (1998)
as Peter McCabe

Goodrich (2024)
as Andy

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home (2022)
as Self (archive footage)

Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
as Narrator/Older Doug Holt (uncredited)

Multiplicity (1996)
as Doug Kinney

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)
as Self - Audition Tape (archive footage)

Mr. Mom (1983)
as Jack

Gung Ho (1986)
as Hunt Stevenson

She's Having a Baby (1988)
as Michael Keaton (uncredited)

Worth (2021)
as Kenneth Feinberg

Penthouse North (2013)
as Hollader

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as Self

Speechless (1994)
as Kevin

Johnny Dangerously (1984)
as Johnny Dangerously

Clean and Sober (1988)
as Daryl Poynter

The Dream Team (1989)
as Billy Caufield

The Earth Day Special (1990)
as Charles McIntyre

My Life (1993)
as Bob Jones

Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)
as Self

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes (2001)
as Batman (archive footage)

The Squeeze (1987)
as Harry Berg

Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin (1992)
as Self

SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler (1999)
as Joey (archive footage) (uncredited)

Live from Baghdad (2002)
as Robert Wiener

A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming (2017)
as Self

America | A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
as Self

A Shot at Glory (2000)
as Peter Cameron

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like (2018)
as Self - Host

Sweetwater (2025)
as Robert Rogers

Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute (2022)
as Self

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013)
as Self

Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley (1998)
as Self

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight (2008)
as Self

Binky Nelson Unpacified (2015)
as Walter Nelson (voice)

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide (2023)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Earth and the American Dream (1992)
as Reader (voice)

Tenacious D: Time Fixers (2006)
as The Professor

Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002)
as Self

Game 6 (2006)
as Nicky Rogan

Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary (1982)
as Self

Quicksand (2003)
as Martin Raikes

Touch and Go (1986)
as Bobby Barbato

The Merry Gentleman (2008)
as Frank Logan

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints (2000)
as Self

Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) (2015)
as Self

Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998)
as Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Blockbuster")

Mary (1977)
as Self (Various Characters)

Ken's Dating Tips: #31 Play Hard to Get (2010)
as Ken (voice)
Rode to Ruin (2027)
as Marshal Henry Tillman

Rabbit Test (1978)
as Sailor

A Different Approach (1978)
Actor

Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor (2004)
as Himself
Rabbit Ears - Mose the Fireman (1991)
as Narrator (voice)

An Evening with Lucia Micarelli (2018)
as Self - Host

Groovin' with Ken (2010)
as Ken (voice)

Clemente (2025)
as Self

Ken's Dating Tips: #24 Know Yourself, Be Yourself (2010)
as Ken (voice)

Ken's Dating Tips: #48 Communication is Key (2010)
as Ken (voice)

Wings Over Water (2022)
as Narrator
Imagine Agents (—)
Actor

Ken's Dating Tips (—)
as Ken





