Mark Hamill Biography
American actor, writer and voice actor Mark Richard Hamill is known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars trilogy, which began with 1977’s The Empire Strikes Back and continued with The Empire Strikes Back “Strike Back” (1980) and “Strike Back”. (1983)) and “The Last Jedi” (2017).
Mark Hamill Age
Mark Richard Hamill was born on September 25, 1951 in Oakland, California, USA. I am now 72 years old.
Mark Hamill Height
Mark’s average height is 1.75 m.
Mark Hamill Education
Because Hamill’s family moved frequently due to his father’s job, Hamill attended different schools. He began his elementary education at Walsingham Academy in Williamsburg, Virginia, then transferred to Edgar Allen Poe High School in Annandale, Virginia. Mark then attended Hale Middle School before transferring to James Madison High School in San Diego.
He later transferred to Annandale High School in Virginia. Hamill graduated from high school in 1969 from Nile C. Kinnick High School in Yokohama, Japan. He later attended Los Angeles City College, where he studied theater and acting.
Mark Hamill Family
He is the fourth of seven children of Navy Commander William Thomas Hamill and his wife Virginia Susanna, with three sons and four daughters. Although Mark Hamill is American, he is British.
Mark Hamill’s Wife
Dentist Marilou York is Hamill’s wife. The two began dating while York was working as Hamill’s dental consultant. They later married in a private civil ceremony on December 17, 1978. Mark and Mary Lou are the parents of three children, two sons and a daughter. Their first child, Nathan, was born on June 25, 1979. Their second son, Griffin, was born on March 4, 1983. Chelsea Elizabeth was their last and only child, born on July 27, 1988. Nathan is now married and has a son, Hamill’s grandson.
Mark Hamill Net Worth
Mark’s estimated net worth is approximately $18 million.
Mark Hamill Career
Mark’s acting career began in 1977 when he portrayed Luke Skywalker in George Lucas’ epic space opera Star Wars. The movie “Star Wars”. The film was an unexpected success and caught Mark’s attention. Later in his career, he starred in three Star Wars sequels: Star Wars Special (1978), Star Wars Returns (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983). He won the Saturn Award for best actor for his performance in the “Star Wars” trilogy.
In the 1980s, he also appeared in films such as Big Red, Lights Out in Georgia and Slipstream. Later in the 1990s, he appeared in the films “Midnight Journey,” “The Guyver,” “The Damned” and “Hamilton.” During this time, Mark made guest appearances and reruns on television. He also played the title character (Colonel Christopher Blair) in the Space War video game series from 1994 to 1997.
He played supervillain Kirk Nok in the 2001 American comedy film Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back. In 2003, he played Azerbaijani dance teacher Michael Minetti in the 2001 drama Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks. He also directed and starred in the 2004 direct-to-DVD film Comics: The Movie; this film won the DVD Special Award for Best Live Action Performance for the DVD Premiere Feature in 2005.
He later served as creative consultant on Hungary’s first science fiction film. Thelomelis, Thelomelis (2011). The following year, he starred in two feature films, “Airborne” and “Sushi Girl”. In addition to playing James Arnold in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), he also portrayed Robert Minkow in Farmer Catcher (2018).
After the announcement of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” some people thought that Luke Skywalker, played by Mark Hamill, was gay. Suspicion quickly fell on Hamill, with many questioning whether he was gay in real life. On the other hand, the fact that Mark is married and has children refutes this theory. His acting career began in 1970 when he appeared in an episode of The Boss. Over the next few years, he appeared in various television series, including “Partridge Family”, “General Hospital”, “Room 222”, “Streets of San Francisco” and “One Day at a Time”. Early in his career, Hamill worked as a laborer at a restaurant to make ends meet.
Mark Hamill Movies
- 2004 Comic Book: The Movie -Donald Swan
- 2011 Thelomeris -The Stranger
- 2012 Airborne -Malcolm
- 2012 Sushi Girl -Crow
- 2013 Virtually Heroes -Monk
- 2013 I Know That Voice -Himself Documentary
- 2014 Kingsman: The Secret Service -Professor James Arnold
- 2017 Brigsby Bear -Ted Mitchum
- 2018 Con Man -Robert Minkow
- 2023 The Machine Al -Kreischer
- TBA The Life of Chuck -Albie Post-production
Tv Shows
- 2015–2016 The Flash -James Jesse / Trickster
- 2016 Man Down -Bob
- 2016–2017 Pop Culture Quest -Himself (host)
- 2017 Mystery Science Theater 3000 -P.T. Mindslap
- 2017 Nightcap -Himself
- 2018 The Big Bang Theory -Himself
- 2019 Knightfall -Talus
- 2020 What We Do in the Shadows -Jim the Vampire
- 2020 Royalties -Philip Combs
- 2020 The Mandalorian -Luke Skywalker (likeness and voice recreated digitally)
- 2022 The Book of Boba Fett Episode: “Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger”
- 2022 The Kids in the Hall -Sasha
- 2023 The Fall of the House of Usher -Arthur Pym