five star turns

star Wars: a neW hope 1977

A series of tv roles paved the way for hamill’s big-screen debut as the farm boy who became a Force for good, a role he imbued with an earnest, starry-eyed affability opposite harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.

the Big red one 1980

In a cast of big-hitters (Lee Marvin, robert Carradine), hamill searches for meaning in the madness of war as the young Private Griff. “It’s a movie about guys who want to stay alive,” he says.

Batman: mask of the phantasm 1993

hamill’s celebrated voice work as the Joker began in 1992 with Batman: The Animated Series, and hit a high with this movie.

BrigsBy Bear 2017

After a brief cameo in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), hamill played against type as a shark-eyed, persuasive kidnapper in this Sundance hit about a tv-obsessed manchild (Kyle Mooney).

star Wars: the last jedi 2017

he initially disagreed with director rian Johnson’s plans for returning Jedi Luke Skywalker, but delivered a daring and sensitive reprisal of the role that had serious emotional heft.