Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1951-09-25 (73 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Oakland, California, USA

Biography

Mark Richard Hamill (/ˈhæməl/; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise and the Joker in various animated DC Comics projects, starting with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992.

Through the 1980s, Hamill distinguished himself from his Star Wars role by pursuing a Broadway theatre career, 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).

Acting

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