Amanda Waller

Amanda Belle Waller (née Blake), also known as "the Wall", is a fictional character featured in some American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Legends #1 in 1986 and was created by John Ostrander, Len Wein, and John Byrne. A bureaucrat with a distaste for conventional crime fighting, employs more hardline methods, and is an expert tactician and political operator, the character serves as both an ally and an antagonist to the superheroes of the DC Universe. Waller is often depicted as a non-powered, high-ranking government official and the leader of Task Force X (known as the Suicide Squad), a secret black-ops group composed of super-villains, current or former, undertaking high-risk missions as expendable agents for commuted prison sentences in return. Additionally, she is also commonly associated with several government agencies such as Checkmate, the Department of Extranormal Operations (D.E.O), and A.R.G.U.S.

The character has been adapted into other media on a number of occasions, notably voiced by CCH Pounder in her animated debut in the DC Animated Universe, with Pam Grier originating the character in live action on the TV show Smallville. She first appeared in a film played by Academy Award-nominee Angela Bassett in Green Lantern. Most prominently, she has been portrayed by Academy Award-winner Viola Davis in the DC Extended Universe series of films and TV shows, starting in Suicide Squad (2016), acting as one of the franchise's most prominent recurring characters. Her portrayal continued into the rebooted DC Universe, beginning with Creature Commandos.