Peter Weller

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Characters played by Peter Weller

Lionel Lassiter — Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)

Antagonist or corrupted figure driving the horror plot.

Admiral Alexander Marcus — Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Ambitious Starfleet officer, secretly allies with Khan for weapons.

Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop — RoboCop (1987)

Pre-transformation police officer whose tragic death leads to the creation of RoboCop.

RoboCop — RoboCop 2 (1990)

Cybernetic law enforcement officer, originally human police officer Alex Murphy, enhanced with advanced technology and programming to fight crime in dystopian Detroit.

Morgan Cutter — Bang (2025)

A powerful criminal figure who employs Bang and admires his lethal abilities. He refuses to accept Bang's attempt to leave the organization and orders an armed assault to intercept and kill him.

Batman / Bruce Wayne — Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)

Retired vigilante returns to Gotham to fight crime and mutants, battling Joker and Superman.

Driscoll — The Order (2003)

A high-ranking Vatican official and secret leader of the Templar faction. He orchestrates the conspiracy to control the Carolingian order's hidden wealth and power.

Batman / Bruce Wayne — Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)

An aging billionaire who returns from retirement to confront Gotham's escalating crime and restore order through strategy, determination, and vigilantism.

Buckaroo Banzai — The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

Buckaroo Banzai is the scientist, test pilot, musician, and central hero who perfects the oscillation overthruster and enters the 8th dimension. He protects Professor Hikita, rescues Penny Priddy, leads his allies against Lord John Whorfin, and ultimately destroys the hostile alien forces threatening Earth.

Steven Beck — Leviathan (1989)

Steven Beck is the geologist hired to supervise Tri-Oceanic's deep-sea mining operation. He investigates the wreck, helps uncover the mutagen experiment, develops plans to lure and flush the creature, and survives the station's destruction. He is a practical leader whose final confrontation with Martin exposes his anger at the company's betrayal.

Bruce Wayne / Batman — Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (2013)

Bruce Wayne is the retired vigilante who resumes his Batman persona after Gotham falls into criminal chaos. Despite his age, he confronts Harvey Dent, the Mutants, Joker, and eventually Superman, while training Carrie Kelley. He later fakes his death to continue his mission alongside his allies.

Tom Newman — Prey (2007)

A hydro-electrical engineer and the father of Jessica and David. Tom travels with his family to South Africa for dam construction and leads the search after they disappear. With Crawford's help, he reaches the stranded group, survives a lion attack, and returns with his family after the final rescue.

Career Overview

Peter Weller has 113 screen credits in a career dating back to 1962. Their work spans 9 cinematic universes — most prominently Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include RoboCop, RoboCop 2, THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
113
Birth Date
1947-06-24
Birth Place
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 9 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q360477), public domain (CC0).