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Mark Richard Hamill (; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor. He starred as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, and has voiced the Joker in various animated DC Comics projects, starting with in 1992.
Through the 1980s, Hamill distinguished himself from his role in Star Wars by pursuing a theatre career on Broadway theatre, starring 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). He received critical acclaim for his work in The Life of Chuck (2024) as Albie Krantz.
Hamill has also had a prolific career as a voice actor. Aside from Joker, his roles include the Hobgoblin in (1995–1998), Fire Lord Ozai in (2005–2008), Mr. Salacia and Senator Stampingston in Metalocalypse (2006–2013, 2023), Skips in Regular Show (2010–2017), and Chucky in Child's Play (2019).
His father's changes of station and attendant family moves led to the Hamill children switching schools often. During his elementary years, he attended Walsingham Academy in Williamsburg, Virginia, and Edgar Allan Poe Middle School in Annandale, Virginia. At age 11, he moved to the 5900 block of Castleton Drive in San Diego, California, where he attended Hale Junior High School. During his first year at James Madison High School in San Diego, his family moved back to Virginia, and Hamill attended Annandale High School. By his junior year, his father was stationed in Japan, where Hamill attended and was a member of the Drama Club at Nile C. Kinnick High School, from which he graduated in 1969.Kinnick High School was located in Yokohama, Japan until its relocation to Yokosuka, Japan in 1971. He later enrolled at Los Angeles City College, majoring in drama.
Released in May 1977, Star Wars was an enormous, unexpected success and had a huge effect on the film industry. Hamill went on to appear in the less-than-successful Star Wars Holiday Special in 1978, and later starred in the successful film sequels The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. During the time between the first two films, Hamill was involved in a serious car accident, fracturing his nose and left cheekbone. (2025). 9780241357606, Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 9780241357606 False rumors spread that his face had required plastic surgery. For his part in 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. In 1980, he made a guest appearance on The Muppet Show, both as himself and as Luke Skywalker in the episode The Stars of Star Wars. The episode also starred Anthony Daniels as C-3PO and R2-D2, who joined Luke on a search for Chewbacca.
Hamill reprised the role of Luke Skywalker for the radio dramatizations of both Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. (2025). 9780241357606, DK (publisher). ISBN 9780241357606 For the Return of the Jedi radio drama, the role was played by a different actor.
Editions of Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces (which influenced Lucas as he was developing the films) issued after the release of Star Wars in 1977 used the image of Hamill as Luke Skywalker on the cover.
Hamill has appeared in several documentaries, including The Making of Star Wars and . He also narrated the 1983 documentary .
Following its acquisition of Lucasfilm, The Walt Disney Company released more Star Wars films, starting with The Force Awakens on December 18, 2015. Initially, both Disney and Hamill were coy about whether Hamill would be a cast member.Devin Leonard (March 7, 2013). "How Disney Bought Lucasfilm—and Its Plans for 'Star Wars'". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved May 26, 2013.Weiner, David (February 20, 2013). "Mark Hamill Muses on New 'Star Wars': 'Go Retro'" . Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved May 26, 2013. It was reported that Hamill had been assigned a nutritionist and personal trainer ahead of production. In September 2013, Hamill's friend Robert Englund confirmed that "they've got Mark in the gym because Mark's coming back as Luke Skywalker." In 2014, it was announced that Hamill would reprise his role in The Force Awakens. Despite having top billing, Hamill only appears briefly at the end of the film (with no dialogue) in a cliffhanger set-up for the sequel. The film received positive reviews, was the highest grossing film of 2015, grossed $2.07 billion worldwide and became the third-highest grossing film at the time of its release.
Hamill played Skywalker again in , released on December 15, 2017. Hamill was initially critical of his own role in the film, stating that he and director Rian Johnson had "a fundamental difference" regarding Skywalker's characterization. Hamill later expressed regret for having made those statements, calling the film an "all-time great". He played Skywalker again in , the last instalment of the nine part Skywalker saga.
Hamill also had voice cameos as Dobbu Scay in The Last Jedi, Boolio in The Rise of Skywalker, and EV-9D9 in the of The Mandalorian. He had similar cameos in The Force Awakens, Rogue One, and in undisclosed roles, for which he was credited as "William M. Patrick" and "Patrick Williams".
Hamill was digitally de-aged to reprise his role as Skywalker in the of The Mandalorian and the sixth chapter of the spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett. He also appeared in Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian.
Hamill voiced the animator in the Star Wars webisode of How NOT to Draw and reprised his role in .
Hamill attended several conventions as part of Star Wars Celebration as a guest.
In an interview in May 2025, Hamill said that he would not portray Luke Skywalker again saying, “I had my time. I’m appreciative of that, but I really think they should focus on the future and all the new characters.” Despite this, it was announced in August 2025 that he would make a guest appearance in LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy: Pieces of the Past.
After a six-year hiatus from film, Hamill returned to the big screen in the 1989 science-fiction film Slipstream. He continued to star in films throughout the 1990s, including Midnight Ride and The Guyver in 1991, the 1995 remake of Village of the Damned, and the 1998 Swedish action film Hamilton. Hamill appeared in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) as the supervillain Cocknocker, a role that is a parody both of himself and of roles he played in the past.
His television work includes a guest appearance as the Trickster on two episodes of The Flash (1990), cameo appearances on MADtv as the estranged father of Ms. Swan, and an appearance on Saturday Night Live, in which he played himself being sold in a Star Wars-themed home shopping sale. He appeared in single episodes of 3rd Rock from the Sun (1997), and Just Shoot Me! (1998), in two episodes of seaQuest DSV (1995) as Tobias LeConte, and in the episode "Mind over Matter" of the series The Outer Limits (1995).
When the Wing Commander series of computer games started using full motion video cut scenes, Hamill was cast as the series protagonist, Colonel Christopher Blair, a role he played in , and . In the 1999 Wing Commander film, Blair was played by Freddie Prinze Jr., although Hamill had a voice cameo. Hamill appears in Squadron 42—the single-player campaign from the Star Citizen computer-game universe—as Lieutenant Commander Steve "Old Man" Colton. "Cast" . Squadron 42. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
In 2003, Hamill starred in the two-hander play Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks as the acerbic dance instructor Michael Minetti. He played opposite Rue McClanahan for the season at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami, and opposite Polly Bergen when the production moved to Broadway theatre.
Hamill also directed and starred in the 2004 direct-to-DVD film . Having been a comic-book fan who attended science-fiction and comics conventions before becoming famous, Hamill said his character was based on an exaggerated version of himself. He and his crew shot most of the "mockumentary" film during the 2002 San Diego Comic-Con and enlisted Stan Lee, Kevin Smith, Bruce Campbell and Hugh Hefner in small roles. The movie won an award for Best Live-Action DVD Premiere Movie at the 2005 DVD Exclusive Awards.
In 2011, Hamill appeared as a villain in the fifth season of the NBC series Chuck. He appeared in the television series Criminal Minds—in the last two episodes of season eight—as John Curtis (also known as "The Replicator"), a serial killer who stalks the BAU team throughout the show's eighth season. He also made a guest appearance alongside George Takei in the season one finale of the ABC sitcom The Neighbors as Commandant Bill.
Hamill starred in the 2011 Hungarian film Thelomeris, a project on which he also served as a creative consultant. Thelomeris was the first mainstream science-fiction film to be produced in Hungary. The following year, Hamill starred in two more live-action films: the British horror film Airborne and the independent film Sushi Girl. Airborne was received negatively by critics and audiences. Hamill said the dark tone of Sushi Girl pulled him out of his comfort zone, but he was grateful that it did.
In 2014, Hamill appeared in the film as James Arnold, a professor from Imperial College London and an expert on climate change. He also reprised his role as the Trickster in The CW's 2014 live-action series The Flash, appearing in the seventeenth episode of the first season, the ninth episode of the second season, and the ninth episode of the third season. Hamill starred in the 2018 film Con Man, an independent film about the life of famous Confidence trick Barry Minkow. Hamill played Minkow's father, Robert Minkow.
Hamill appeared in the second season of the historical-fiction drama series Knightfall, which premiered in 2019. He portrayed Master Talus, a veteran Templar who trains the initiates at the Chartres Temple. In April 2022, it was announced that Hamill would make an appearance on the revival of the series The Kids in the Hall, which was set to be released on Amazon Prime Video the following month, on May 13.
Hamill was the voice of The Hobgoblin in the 1990s animated series; his other Marvel Comics superhero genre roles include the Gargoyle in the animated series The Incredible Hulk, Maximus in Fantastic Four, Klaw in and multiple characters in Ultimate Spider-Man. Hamill voiced Solomon Grundy and Trickster in the DC Animated Universe series Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, and played the murderous gangster Tony Zucco in The Batman, an animated series unrelated to the various series in the DC animated universe. He voiced Spectre in an episode of , and provided the voice of archvillain Kavaxas in the fifth and final season of 2012's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Non-comic-related television roles include the deranged shock jock anchorman Dr. Jak in Phantom 2040; Principal John Smith in the Totally Spies episode "Soul Collector"; Christopher "Maverick" Blair in Wing Commander Academy; the Walter Lantz character Buzz Buzzard in The New Woody Woodpecker Show; the flamboyant robot Lawrance "Larry" 3000 in Time Squad; the pirate Captain Stickybeard in ; Fire Lord Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender, the Skeleton King in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!; multiple roles in Metalocalypse; and the groundskeeper Skips in Regular Show. He also voiced himself in two episodes of the Disney animated series Pepper Ann.
Hamill guest-starred as himself in The Simpsons episode "Mayored to the Mob". On the accompanying audio commentary, he said he was a fan of the show since its 1987 debut on The Tracey Ullman Show, and that it was a personal thrill to work with Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson. He has also guest-starred in Family Guy, and was a recurring voice actor on Seth Green's Robot Chicken.
In addition to television voice acting, Hamill has starred in multiple animated films. His roles include The Captain of the Guard in ; the biblical figure Judah in ; the evil wolf Niju in ; and Chanukah Zombie in . He also voiced Colonel Muska in the second English-language version of Castle in the Sky, and the Mayor of Pejite in the dubbed English version of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, both directed by Hayao Miyazaki and distributed by Disney. Hamill also provided the voice of the Granduncle in the English-language dub of Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron (2023).
Hamill's video game voice roles include Detective Mosely in and ; Assistant Director Wilson in ; Adrian Ripburger in the Lucasfilm Games game Full Throttle; Wolverine in (the game which accompanied the film X2); Goro Majima in Yakuza; Malefor The Dark Master in ; The Watcher in Darksiders; and Master Eraqus in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts III. Tetsuya Nomura, creator of Kingdom Hearts, describes himself as a fan of Hamill's work. There is also another character, Master Xehanort, originally voiced by Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek fame. Nomura stated that they wanted both Hamill and Nimoy for the roles, as the two characters are rivals, referencing the rivalry between fans of Star Wars and Star Trek. After Nimoy died, he was replaced by Rutger Hauer for Kingdom Hearts III, who, in turn, was replaced by Christopher Lloyd following his death for the Re Mind DLC; Lloyd had also appeared in Star Trek as Commander Kruge. Hamill narrated , the title of which referenced the 1980 war film he starred in. He also appeared in two installments of the Crash Bandicoot series.
Hamill is credited as the narrator in Ancient Voices (1999), a docuseries on archaeology and ancient history co-produced by the BBC and The Learning Channel, and published by Time Life as a DVD series. He also narrated the Medal of Honor and Silver Star citations of Tibor Rubin, Ralph E. Pomeroy, John Finnigan and Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. for the 2013 Korean War documentary Finnigan's War (directed by Conor Timmis).
Hamill voiced the character Todd Wainio in World War Z, a critically acclaimed audiobook based on Max Brooks' novel of the same name. He provided voices for the entire cast of the 1983 audiobook version of Pinocchio, and voiced the characters of the book series The Spiderwick Chronicles Volumes I–III, by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi.
In 2007, Hamill voiced Elder Orin in the film Battle for Terra. He narrated the 2017 science-fiction TV series Dimension 404. In 2019, Hamill voiced Chucky in the Child's Play film remake, as well as the Skeksis scientist skekTek in , a ten-part Netflix prequel series to the 1982 Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal. In 2021, Hamill voiced the tailor Art Rosenbaum in the animated adaptation of Robert Kirkman's Invincible series, and Skeletor in . He is also set to reprise the role for the follow-up to Revelation, Masters of the Universe: Revolution.
In-character as Luke Skywalker, Hamill voices the English versions of the Ukrainian airstrike warning app. The alerts are not only performed in Skywalker's cadence but, after the alert is over, he signs off with " May the Force be with you". Hamill has raised funds for the Ukrainian war relief effort by signing Star Wars-themed posters to be raffled off.
At San Diego Comic-Con 2024, it was announced that Hamill would replace Brian Doyle-Murray as the voice of The Flying Dutchman in . Hamill previously voiced The Moth in the SpongeBob SquarePants season 5 episode "Night Light".
The short-lived The WB live-action series Birds of Prey, based on the comic book of the same title, featured a flashback sequence in which the Joker shoots Barbara Gordon and paralyzes her. This sequence featured Hamill voicing Joker, dubbing over actor/stuntman Roger Stoneburner whose facial structure more resembled the character. He also voiced the character in a few segments in Robot Chicken.
Hamill voiced the Joker alongside his Batman: The Animated Series co-star Kevin Conroy as Batman and Jason Hillhouse as Dick Grayson in a feature of a storyboard scene included in the 2005 Special Edition DVD of Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman. This scene depicted the origin of Robin, which was not filmed because the producers felt it was out-of-place with the rest of the film.Batman – Special Edition DVD (2005), The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence. Subtitle commentary: When BATMAN went into production in 1988, Robin was still set to make a brief appearance. But by the time they began principal photography, the filmmakers felt that the relationship between Batman and Robin wasn't essential to the story, and script changes eliminated the Boy Wonder altogether. The actors are named in the credits.
Hamill has said that he has voiced the Joker for toys and amusement park rides. Although these jobs did not pay particularly well, he enjoyed even these small roles and admitted being protective of the character, preferring not to let "others sleep in my sleeping bag"; he also self-identifies as a "real comic book nerd".
Hamill has portrayed the Joker in a few Batman based video games, beginning with 2001's , the Sega CD version of The Adventures of Batman & Robin (which was later used to create a "lost" episode of the animated series) and in . Hamill again reprised the role in the Arkham sequel, . In May 2010, Hamill declared to IGN that his role in Arkham City would be his last as the Joker. Some months later, with the announcement of Arkham City, he clarified his statements in the interview by saying, via his Twitter account, "Only said Arkham Asylum would be hard to top, not that I was quitting." On October 19, 2011, shortly after the release of the game, Hamill announced his retirement on his Twitter account, saying "Hello/Goodbye Joker! I've enjoyed every minute behind the wheel of the Clown Prince's crazy car – I'm going to miss him more than I can say!!". In June 2012, WB Games released the expansion pack titled "The Last Laugh" for the video game DC Universe Online, featuring Hamill as the Joker. In 2015, Hamill yet again returned as the Joker in with the character recurring through the game as a hallucination.
During a 2011 Comic-Con, when asked about Heath Ledger's Oscar-winning portrayal of the character in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, Hamill claimed that it was the most original performance that he had ever seen since Anthony Hopkins' Oscar-winning portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs.0:42–1:10 min.,
Hamill has commented that if there would ever be an animated version of , he would gladly voice the Joker again, encouraging fans to campaign for said adaptation.1:30 min., 1:38 min., On July 17, 2015, Hamill tweeted that he had his fingers crossed in hopes that he would be contacted to reprise his role as the Joker in the . On July 27, Collider reported that Hamill would voice the Joker in the film. The film was released in theaters for a two-day limited time. It was released on Digital HD on July 27, 2016. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 2.
Hamill reprised the Joker for the animated series Justice League Action. He also reprised the Trickster for the series, as well as voicing Swamp Thing. In the animated short "Missing the Mark", Hamill voices a fictionalized version of himself, who appears alongside all three of his other characters. Hamill once again voiced Joker in Lego DC Super-Villains, replacing voice actor Christopher Corey Smith.
Hamill has been nominated for two Annie Awards for his portrayal of the character, for an Interactive Achievement Award, for a Spike Video Game Award, and has won a British Academy Games Award for Best Performer.
In January 2023, Hamill revealed in an interview that he would no longer voice the Joker following Kevin Conroy's death in 2022, stating that "Without Kevin there, there doesn't seem to be a Batman for me." In 2024, Hamill voiced the Joker in the crossover fighting game MultiVersus and the film (both of which Conroy recorded dialogue as Batman before his death).
Hamill was also an early fan of David Letterman, having occasionally appeared on Late Night with David Letterman, as well as taping every episode and keeping a journal documenting the show. After encountering writer Chris Elliott, Hamill was asked for assistance in helping determine the 1,000th Viewer Mail that Letterman had answered. His practice continued to Letterman's new show on CBS, but eventually stopped.
In January 2025, Hamill and his wife evacuated their home in Malibu, California due to the Palisades Fire. Hamill later moved to a rented house in Los Feliz.
On December 17, 1978, Hamill married dental hygienist Marilou York in a private civil ceremony. They have three children: Nathan Elias, Griffin Tobias, and Chelsea Elizabeth. Nathan was born during the production of The Empire Strikes Back and had a cameo appearance as one of the Royal Guards of Naboo in . Chelsea made a photographic appearance as an infant Axel Walker in the 1990 television series The Flash; the same photograph was used in the 2014 series. All three have cameos as Resistance soldiers in The Last Jedi. In addition to his three children, Hamill has a granddaughter, Autumn, through his oldest son Nathan.
During the 2022 Brazilian general election, Hamill expressed support for Workers' Party candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
In March 2023, Hamill stated his support for Ukraine in its defense against the Russian invasion of Ukraine calling it a "fairy tale about good versus evil". As a further show of support Hamill lent his voice to the Mobile app Air Alert, that warns about Russian air attacks against Ukraine.
In October 2023, Hamill, along with over 700 other Hollywood professionals, signed an open letter condemning the Palestinian militant group Hamas, demanding the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, and expressing support for Israel in the Gaza war. In April 2024, Hamill said he "fully supported" Gaza and Palestine while still condemning Hamas.
During the 2024 London mayoral election, Hamill expressed support for Labour Party politician Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London, describing him as "a driving force in cleaning up London’s air" and sharing his love for London as a city he spent years living in.
| 1996–1997 | The Black Pearl | Written with Eric Johnson |
| September 2001 | Simpsons Comics: Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror No. 7 | "Catastrophe in Substitute Springfields!" written with Bongo Comics |
| 1978 | Saturn Awards | Best Actor | Star Wars | |
| 1981 | The Empire Strikes Back | |||
| 1984 | Return of the Jedi | |||
| 1985 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Harrigan 'N Hart | |
| 1988 | CableACE Awards | Actor in a Dramatic Series | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | |
| 1994 | Annie Awards | Voice Acting in a Television Production | ||
| 2001 | Voice Acting in a Feature Production | |||
| DVD Exclusive Awards | Best Animated Character Performance | |||
| 2004 | Inkpot Award (2004) | Lifetime Achievement | Himself | |
| 2010 | Interactive Achievement Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance | ||
| NAVGTR Awards | Supporting Performance in a Drama | |||
| 2012 | Spike Video Game Awards | Best Performance by a Human Male | ||
| British Academy Games Awards | Best Performer | |||
| 2014 | Annie Awards | Voice Acting in a Television Production | Regular Show | |
| 2015 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | ||
| The Game Awards | Best Performance | |||
| 2016 | British Academy Games Awards | Best Performer | ||
| NAVGTR Awards | Supporting Performance in a Drama | |||
| 2017 | Disney Legends | Film | Film works | |
| 2018 | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Motion pictures star | ||
| Saturn Awards | Best Actor | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Fantasy Movie Actor | |||
| Choice Twit | Himself (Twitter) | |||
| 2019 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | ||
| 2020 | Saturn Awards | Best Guest Starring Performance on Television | What We Do in the Shadows | |
| 2021 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program | Elena of Avalor | |
| 2022 | Children's and Family Emmy Awards | Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program | ||
| 2024 | Astra TV Awards | Best Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie | The Fall of the House of Usher | |
| 2025 | Saturn Awards | Best Guest Starring Role on Television | ||
| San Diego International Film Festival | Gregory Peck Award | Lifetime achievement | ||
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