Mark Hamill is older and wiser Luke Skywalker in new Star Wars trilogy
After Star Wars, Mark Hamill has been busy doing voiceovers for animated films, with an occasional role in movies. His latest is a spy thriller
Mark Hamill is guarded, a little hesitant to talk. "I want to be very careful here, because I have no interest in getting back in the spotlight," he says. "I'm enjoying my 'elderly recluse' years."
The actor is joking, of course. Because that's who he is: The Joker. (Hamill has voiced the comic book villain in seven TV series, beginning with 1992-1995's Batman: The Animated Series.)
Now 63, the actor still best known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker is wholly immersed in the universe that swallowed him, a fanboy's fanboy who went from fan to Star Wars hero, cultural icon and in-demand animation voiceover star. In addition to voicing The Joker, he has also provided the voices for Alvin the Treacherous on Dragons: Riders of Berk, the How to Train Your Dragon TV series, and just added Gadfly Garnett from the new Disney series Miles from Tomorrowland to his absurdly full plate.
Still, it's not as if big-screen appearances are now behind him: he's in J.J. Abrams' new Star Wars trilogy, returning as an older, wiser Luke. And then there's his turn in Kingsman: The Secret Service, a comic book adaptation by Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass; X-Men: First Class) that's now playing around the world.
"It's just a fluke [that] fell in my lap," Hamill says with a laugh about his part in the British spy movie.