About Mark Hamill
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 multiple pieces of DC Comics media, starting with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992. Through the 1980s, Hamill distinguished himself from his role in Star Wars by pursuing a theatre career on Broadway, 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), Arthur Pym in the Netflix miniseries The Fall of the House of Usher (2023), and Albie Krantz in The Life of Chuck (2024). Hamill has also had a prolific career as a voice actor. Aside from Joker, his roles include the Hobgoblin in Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994–1998), Fire Lord Ozai in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008), Mr. Salacia and Senator Stampingston in Metalocalypse (2006–2013, 2023), Stickybeard in Codename: Kids Next Door (2002–2008), and Skips in Regular Show (2010–2017) and The Lost Tapes (2026–present). During his first year at James Madison High School in San Diego, his family moved back to Virginia, and Hamill attended Annandale High School. During the time between the first two films, Hamill was involved in a serious car accident, fracturing his nose and left cheekbone. 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.
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