David Mazouz was killed in 2001.
David Mazouz . He portrays a young Bruce Wayne in Fox 's TV series Gotham , based on the DC Comics alter ego of the superhero Batman . Gotham is an American crime drama television series developed by Bruno Heller , based on characters published by DC Comics and appearing in the Batman franchise , primarily those of James Gordon and Bruce Wayne . Gotham premiered on Fox on September 22 , 2014 .