In 2005 , Brake finally achieved recognition from mainstream audiences in Christopher Nolan 's '' Batman Begins '' . He played Joe Chill , the man responsible for murdering the parents of Bruce Wayne ( played by Christian Bale ) , which leads him to become the vigilante Batman . The film was released on June 15 , 2005 to critical acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography , losing to '' Memoirs of a Geisha '' . Brake appeared as the warped and perverted space Marine Dean Portman in '' Doom '' , with Karl Urban and Dwayne Johnson . He appeared as a hostile American man in Steven Spielberg 's '' Munich '' , a cinematic retelling of the Munich massacre in the midst of the 1972 Summer Olympics . The film received positive reviews and was nominated for five Academy Awards , including Best Picture , losing to '' Crash ''
Munich massacre
Munich massacre
Richard Brake