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Mark Richard Hamill (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). 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 (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).
Mark Hamill
Luke Skywalker
for Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode VIII - Trial of Sacrifice
Suggested by matthewsimmons1
The New Republic is once again being corrupted but this time by Imperial sympathizers and not Sith. Despite the conflict erupting on Corellia a year ago, Qi’ra, leader of the Resistance takes the group to a galactic level, challenging the New Republic. Leia’s legacy has been smeared and she is no longer in the government. As she plans to retire with Han, she is pulled back in to help with the resistance when she learns of The New Republic’s harsh methods. Meanwhile, her son Ben slips further to the dark side. Over the past year his relationship with Kai has grown and the two are now secretly expecting a child. Haunted by his actions and being called by Lumiya, he learns that he will soon have to make a choice. Still training his sister, the two investigate a rumored old secret base with a star destroyer with world destroying capabilities. Everyone reunites on the star destroyer at the end of the film as it heads to Coruscant. Alema Rar is leading the team on the ship as it’s Lumiya’s plan for her to die and she is secretly working with the New Republic to eliminate this new Sith group. Ben makes the sacrifice by killing his father, turning him fully to the dark side. He takes on the new name Darth Caedus and joins his master Lumiya. Luke tries to pull Alema back to the light but it doesn’t work and he has to take her out. Leia feels Han’s death but she carries out her mission and destroys the star destroyer in a sacrifice that causes her to lose her life in the process.
