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The Dark Knight Rises Cillian Murphy reprises his role as Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow from previous films,[36] as does Liam Neeson as Ra's al Ghul, who appears to Bruce in a hallucination.[37][38] Josh Pence portrays Ra's al Ghul in scenes set thirty years before the events of Batman Begins.[39] Nestor Carbonell also returns as Anthony Garcia, Gotham's mayor.[40] Other cast members include Aidan Gillen as CIA agent Bill Wilson[41][42] (referred to solely as "CIA" in the film's dialogue; the character's name is revealed in the film's novelization);[43] Rob Brown and Desmond Harrington as police officers; Josh Stewart as Bane's right-hand man Barsad,[44] Christopher Judge as one of Bane's henchmen,[45] 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,[46] and only archive footage of Eckhart from The Dark Knight appears in the film.[47]