Jonathan Kent — Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Character Profile

About Jonathan Kent

Superman's adoptive father, farmer with strong morals

Jonathan Kent — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Farming, Moral teaching, Sacrifice, Protective instincts

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 5/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 9.5/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• DC Universe

Quick Facts about Jonathan Kent

Occupation

farmer

Jonathan Kent's Known Relations

• Superman — Child
• Clark Kent — Child
• Superman — Child
• Superman — Child
• Superman (Earth-One) — Child
• Superboy — Child
• Martha Kent — Spouse
• Silent Knight — Relative

Jonathan Kent appears in 5 titles

• Superman (1978) — character page
• Man of Steel (2013) — character page
• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
• Superman & Lois (2021) — character page
• Superman (2025) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Kevin Costner

Appears in

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Role

Cameo

More characters from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

• Bruce Wayne / Batman (Ben Affleck)
• Clark Kent / Superman (Henry Cavill)
• Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg)
• Martha Kent (Diane Lane)
• Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot)
• Lois (Amy Adams)
• Perry White (Laurence Fishburne)
• Anatoli Knyazev (Callan Mulvey)
• Wallace Keefe (Scoot McNairy)
• Alfred (Jeremy Irons)
• Senator Finch (Holly Hunter)
• Jack O'Dwyer (Hugh Maguire)