Mark Hamill
Mark Richard Hamill (/ˈhæməl/; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor and writer. He starred as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, beginning with the original 1977 film and continuing with The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), and The Last Jedi (2017).
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| Born | Mark Richard Hamill September 25, 1951 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Los Angeles City College (AA) |
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| Years active | 1970–present |
| Works | Full list |
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Marilou York (m. 1978) |
| Children | 3 |
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Through the 1980s, Hamill distinguished himself from his role in the original Star Wars trilogy by pursuing a theatre career on Broadway, starring in productions of The Elephant Man, Amadeus and The Nerd. His other live-action roles include Kenneth W. Dantley Jr. in Corvette Summer (1978), Private Griff in The Big Red One (1980), Crow in Sushi Girl (2012), Ted Mitchum in Brigsby Bear (2017), and Arthur Pym in the Netflix miniseries The Fall of the House of Usher (2023).
Hamill has also had a prolific career as a voice actor, best known for voicing the Joker in various DC Comics projects, commencing with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992. Other voice roles include the Hobgoblin in Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1995–1998), Fire Lord Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008), Mr. Salacia and Senator Stampingston in Metalocalypse (2006–2013, 2023), and Skips in Regular Show (2010–2017).