Patrick Fabian, known to some for playing Howard Hamlin on Better Call Saul, and others for his unique reading of the “The One Piece is real!” meme, also has some DC voice acting experience under his belt. He previously played Hank Henshaw/Cyborg Superman in The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen (which are set in the DC Animated Movie Universe timeline), and now he’s back in the DC movies space for the 1920-set Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham, where he’s playing Harvey Dent. In order to bring his version of the Batman character to life, Fabian drew inspiration from two classic Hollywood actors, both of whom are excellent choices.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Patrick Fabian about his work on Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham, which follows less than two months after the previous release in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line, Legion of Super-Heroes. Having been taken with how charismatic Fabian sounded as Harvey Dent, I asked the actor if he had any particular influences when crafting the character’s voice, and he responded:
