Mark Hamil

Mark Richard Hamill (born September 25, 1951) is an American actor known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the *Star Wars* franchise and as the Joker in various animated DC Comics projects, beginning with *Batman: The Animated Series* in 1992.

During the 1980s, Hamill expanded beyond his *Star Wars* role by pursuing a career in Broadway theatre, appearing in productions of *The Elephant Man*, *Amadeus*, and *The Nerd*. His other live-action film and television 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 been active as a voice actor. In addition to the Joker, he has voiced 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).