Jake Lloyd - wikipedia Jake Lloyd This article is about the former actor. For the Australian rules footballer, see Jake Lloyd ( footballer ). Jake Lloyd Lloyd in August 2007 ( 1989 - 03 - 05 ) March 5, 1989 ( age 29 ) Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. Residence Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Other names Jake Broadbent Occupation Actor Years active 1996 -- 2001 Jake Matthew Lloyd ( born March 5, 1989 ) is an American former actor who played young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 film Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace, the first in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. He reprised this role in five subsequent Star Wars video games. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Post-Star Wars work 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 5.1 Film 5.2 Television 5.3 Video games 6 References 7 External links Early life Jake Matthew Lloyd was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of EMT William `` Bill '' Lloyd and entertainment agent Lisa Riley. He attended Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana and graduated from there in 2007. Career Lloyd began his acting career in 1996, playing Jimmy Sweet in 4 episodes of ER. He was then cast as Jake Warren in Unhook the Stars. He got his big break playing Jamie Langston in Jingle All the Way. He also played Mark Armstrong in Apollo 11. Lloyd gained worldwide fame when he was chosen by George Lucas to play the young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 film Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace, the first film in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Despite the film 's box office success, reception of Lloyd 's performance was mixed, and he was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor, though he lost to co-star Ahmed Best. Post-star Wars work After retiring from acting in 2001, Lloyd continued to make appearances at sci - fi and comic - book festivals. In 2012, he announced that he was directing a documentary highlighting the Tibetan refugees in India, who are attempting to escape persecution by the Chinese government. Lloyd was commissioned in 2012 to create a promo for singer Mallory Low 's song, and Star Wars : Episode II -- Attack of the Clones actor Daniel Logan, who played young Boba Fett in that film, was cast as the star in his video. Lloyd left Hollywood for Chicago, and dropped out after a semester at Columbia College Chicago, where he studied film and psychology. Personal life In 2012, Lloyd explained that his decision to retire from acting in 2001 was due to bullying at school. As a result, he decided to no longer keep all owned Star Wars memorabilia. On June 17, 2015, Lloyd was arrested for reckless driving, driving without a license, and resisting arrest. He was moved from jail to a psychiatric facility after he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Unhook the Stars J.J. Jingle All the Way Jamie Langston Apollo 11 Mark Armstrong Television film 1999 Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace Anakin Skywalker Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actor Ten Years or Younger Nominated -- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor 2005 Madison Mike McCormick Filmed in 2000 Television Year Title Role Notes ER Jimmy Sweet 4 episodes 1996 -- 99 The Pretender Ronnie Collins Young Angelo / Timmy 4 episodes Video games Year Title Role Notes 1999 Star Wars : Episode I -- The Phantom Menace Anakin Skywalker Voice Star Wars Episode I : Racer 2000 Star Wars Episode I : Jedi Power Battles Star Wars : Galactic Battlegrounds Star Wars : Super Bombad Racing 2002 Star Wars Racer Revenge References ^ Jump up to : Hetter, Katya ( Jun 22, 2015 ). `` ' Star Wars ' actor Jake Broadbent arrested in South Carolina ''. CNN. Retrieved 22 June 2015. Jump up ^ `` Jake Lloyd Biography ( 1989 -- ) ''. Film Reference. Retrieved July 7, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Star Wars : Biography -- Jake Lloyd ''. StarWars.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2008. Jump up ^ Benedictus, Leo ( July 3, 2004 ). `` Mixed blessings of child stars ''. The Hindu. Chennai, India : The Hindu Group. Retrieved March 19, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Star Wars child actor, Carmel grad arrested in South Carolina ''. Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana : Gannett Company. Associated Press. June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Garcia, Courtney ( March 9, 2012 ). `` Actor who played Anakin Skywalker as child swears off ' Star Wars ' for good ''. MSNBC. McLean, Virginia : MSN.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018. Jump up ^ Jones, Brandon ( August 29, 2012 ). `` Jake Lloyd moves on from ' Star Wars ' to pursue writing and directing ''. The Global Dispatch. Lexington, North Carolina : The Dispatch Publishing Company, Inc. Retrieved March 19, 2018. Jump up ^ `` ' Star Wars ' Prequel Stars Jake Lloyd & Daniel Logan Teaming Up For Music Video ''. Jump up ^ Rothman, Michael ( June 22, 2015 ). `` Former ' Star Wars ' Child Star Jake Lloyd Arrested for Reckless Driving, Police Say ''. ABC News. Jump up ^ Rosen, Christopher ( June 21, 2015 ). `` Jake Lloyd arrested : Star Wars child star led police on high - speed chase in South Carolina ''. Entertainment Weekly. New York City : Meredith Corporation. The former child star told officers his name was Jake Broadbent, and was charged with failing to stop for officers, resisting arrest, reckless driving and driving without a license. Jump up ^ Broughton, Melissa ( June 21, 2015 ). `` ' Star Wars ' child star arrested after chase, crash in Colleton County ''. Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina : Evening Post Industries. Retrieved June 21, 2015. Jump up ^ French, Megan ( April 11, 2016 ). `` ' Star Wars ' Actor Jake Lloyd Moved From Jail to Psychiatric Facility for Schizophrenia : Report ''. US Magazine. New York City : American Media. Retrieved March 19, 2018. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jake Lloyd. Jake Lloyd on IMDb Jake Lloyd -- 10 years After Ep One -- with Sci Fi Pi at the Wayback Machine ( archived July 24, 2009 ) The Force Is Not With Him : Anakin Skywalker 10 Years Later at the Wayback Machine ( archived July 28, 2009 ) ISNI : 0000 0000 5215 5021 LCCN : no99033779 VIAF : 4561890 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jake_Lloyd&oldid=852843614 '' Categories : 1989 births Living people 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors Carmel High School ( Indiana ) alumni Columbia College Chicago alumni Male actors from Colorado Male actors from Indiana Male actors from Bakersfield, California People from Fort Collins, Colorado People with schizophrenia Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Webarchive template wayback links Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Български Català Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Հայերեն Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 17 more Edit links This page was last edited on 31 July 2018, at 19 : 14 ( UTC ). 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Question: who plays anakin skywalker in the phantom menace
Answer: Jake Matthew Lloyd