Mark Richard Hamill (September 25, 1951, Oakland, California, USA) is an American actor, voice actor, producer and writer. He is best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars film series. His other works include Corvette Summer (1978) and The Big Red One (1980), among other television shows and movies. Hamill has also appeared on stage in several theater productions, primarily during the 1980s.
Hamill is a prolific voice actor who has voiced characters in many animated television shows, movies, and video games since the 1970s. He is known for his long-standing role as DC Comics' the Joker, commencing with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992.
Robert Englund was auditioning for a role in Apocalypse Now when he walked across the hall where auditions were taking place for George Lucas's Star Wars. After watching the auditions for a while, he realized that Hamill, his friend, would be perfect for the role of Luke Skywalker. He suggested to Hamill that he audition for the role; Hamill did and won the role.
Released in May 1977, Star Wars was an enormous unexpected success and had a huge effect on the film industry. Hamill also appeared in the Star Wars Holiday Special in 1978 and later starred in the successful sequels The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. During the time between the first two films, Hamill was involved in a serious automobile accident, fracturing his nose and left cheekbone. The injuries required plastic surgery on his face which made him look different during the filming of The Empire Strikes Back. For both of the sequels, Hamill was honored with the Saturn Award for Best Actor given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.
Hamill reprised the role of Luke Skywalker for the radio dramatizations of both Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. For the Return of the Jedi radio drama, the role was played by a different actor.
Hamill has gained a reputation as a prolific voice actor. He first did voice acting work in the early 1970s voicing the character Corey Anders on the Saturday morning cartoon Jeannie by Hanna-Barbera Productions. He later played Sean in the Ralph Bakshi film Wizards, which was released just three months before Star Wars in 1977.
Though the voice role he is most known for is Batman's archenemy the Joker, his success as The Joker has led him to portray a wide variety of characters in television, film, anime, and video games (mostly similar super-villains).
| Year | Image | Character | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2020 | 
|
Luke Skywalker (Archive) | Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures |
| 2010-2017 | 
|
Skips | Regular Show |
| 2001-2003 | 
|
Larry 3000 | Time Squad |
| 1998 | 
|
Snakebite Scruggs | Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island |
| 1992-1995 | 
|
Joker | Batman: The Animated Series |
| 1973-1975 | 
|
Corey Anders | Jeannie |