Nathaniel Barnes is a main character in the second season of Gotham, who appeared as the Captain of the G.C.P.D., who was assigned after the death of Sarah Essen during a massacre orchestrated by the Maniax. He is the head of Strike Force, a group of young recruitment in order to combat the corruption in Gotham City and clean it up. Barnes takes his role as a cop very seriously and has no toleration for corruption, however can be very stubborn and believes someone is guilty unless proven otherwise. He is played by Michael Chiklis, who portrayed The Thing in the the Fantastic Four films.