<P> Cillian Murphy reprises his role as Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow from previous films , as does Liam Neeson as Ra 's al Ghul , who appears to Bruce in a hallucination . Josh Pence portrays Ra 's al Ghul in scenes set thirty years before the events of Batman Begins . Nestor Carbonell also returns as Anthony Garcia , Gotham 's mayor . Other cast members include Aidan Gillen as CIA agent Bill Wilson ( referred to solely as `` CIA '' in the film 's dialogue ; the character 's name is revealed in the film 's novelization ) ; Rob Brown and Desmond Harrington as police officers ; Josh Stewart as Bane 's right - hand man Barsad , Christopher Judge as one of Bane 's henchmen , Noel Gugliemi as Bane 's exile compeller , and Tom Conti as a prisoner . William Devane portrays the President of the United States . Aaron Eckhart expressed enthusiasm in returning for a sequel if asked , although he later stated Nolan verified that his character , Harvey Dent / Two - Face , is dead , and only archive footage of Eckhart from The Dark Knight appears in the film . </P>
<P> Cillian Murphy reprises his role as Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow from previous films , as does Liam Neeson as Ra 's al Ghul , who appears to Bruce in a hallucination . Josh Pence portrays Ra 's al Ghul in scenes set thirty years before the events of Batman Begins . Nestor Carbonell also returns as Anthony Garcia , Gotham 's mayor . Other cast members include Aidan Gillen as CIA agent Bill Wilson ( referred to solely as `` CIA '' in the film 's dialogue ; the character 's name is revealed in the film 's novelization ) ; Rob Brown and Desmond Harrington as police officers ; Josh Stewart as Bane 's right - hand man Barsad , Christopher Judge as one of Bane 's henchmen , Noel Gugliemi as Bane 's exile compeller , and Tom Conti as a prisoner . William Devane portrays the President of the United States . Aaron Eckhart expressed enthusiasm in returning for a sequel if asked , although he later stated Nolan verified that his character , Harvey Dent / Two - Face , is dead , and only archive footage of Eckhart from The Dark Knight appears in the film . </P>
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Ra 's al Ghul
Ra 's al Ghul