Mark Hamill (born September 25, 1951, in Oakland, California) is an American actor and voice artist, globally recognized as Luke Skywalker across the Star Wars franchise (1977-2019). His voice work is equally celebrated - he won a BAFTA for voicing the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series and the game Batman: Arkham City. In 2025 he returned to cinemas with three films at once, playing the villain in the Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk, starring alongside Tom Hiddleston in The Life of Chuck, and voicing the Flying Dutchman in The SpongeBob Movie.
Hamill rarely appeared at the fan event Fan Expo Anaheim: Special Edition (June 26-28, 2026) in Anaheim, where he participated in panels, autograph sessions, and photo shoots with fans.
The film The Long Walk, in which Hamill played a negative Major, premiered on September 12, 2025, and earned over 63 million dollars with a budget of 20 million.
At San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Hamill promoted the film The Long Walk and stated that it is his darkest role to date.
CinemaCon awarded Hamill the Cinema Icon Award at a gala evening at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
In 2025, Hamill appears in three films: The Long Walk, The Life of Chuck (alongside Tom Hiddleston), and SpongeBob: Pirate Adventures as the Flying Dutchman.
