Carmine Falcone

Carmine Falcone
Carmine Falcone as depicted in Batman Eternal #2.
Art by Jason Fabok.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceBatman #405 (1987)
Created by
In-story information
Full nameCarmine Falcone
SpeciesHuman
Place of originGotham City
Team affiliationsFalcone Crime Family
Notable aliasesThe Roman, Don Falcone
AbilitiesCriminal mastermind
Expert marksman

Carmine Falcone is a villain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, portrayed as a powerful mob boss, an enemy of Batman, and an acquaintance of the Wayne family. He has also been depicted in some versions as the illegitimate father of Catwoman.

In live-action, the character has been portrayed in film by Tom Wilkinson in Batman Begins (2005) and in television by John Doman in Gotham (2014–2017). In The Batman shared universe, Falcone has been portrayed by John Turturro in the film The Batman (2022) and Mark Strong in The Penguin miniseries (2024).


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