Amanda Waller (DC Extended Universe)

Amanda Waller
DC Extended Universe and DC Universe character
Viola Davis as Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad (2016)
First appearance	DC Extended Universe: Suicide Squad (2016) DC Universe: Creature Commandos (2024)
Last appearance	DC Extended Universe: Black Adam (2022)
Based on	Amanda Waller by John Ostrander Len Wein John Byrne
Adapted by	David Ayer James Gunn
Portrayed by	Viola Davis
In-universe information
Full name	Amanda Waller
Occupation	Government official Director of A.R.G.U.S. DC Extended Universe: Leader of the Suicide Squad
Affiliation	DC Extended Universe: A.R.G.U.S. Suicide Squad DC Universe: A.R.G.U.S. Creature Commandos
Family	DC Extended Universe: Leota Adebayo (daughter)

Amanda Waller is a fictional character in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and later the DC Universe (DCU) media franchise. She is portrayed by Viola Davis and is based on the DC Comics character of the same name. A morally ambiguous character as portrayed in the comics, Waller is a ruthless, calculating government official who oversees the operations of the Suicide Squad, tasking them with deadly missions.

As of 2023, the character is a major recurring figure in the DCEU, appearing in the films Suicide Squad (2016), its standalone sequel The Suicide Squad (2021), and Black Adam (2022) with an uncredited cameo, as well as the first season of the television series Peacemaker (2022–present).

Following the events of The Flash, in which Barry Allen reboots most of the DCEU,^[1] the character is set to be integrated into the rebooted continuity of the succeeding DC Universe (DCU) media franchise, and will return in both the animated mini-series Creature Commandos, and the live-action series Waller, which she will be the latter show's title main protagonist.