Claim: Mark Hamill acts.

Mark Richard Hamill -LRB- born September 25 , 1951 -RRB- is an American actor , voice actor , producer and writer . He is best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars film series . His other works include Corvette Summer -LRB- 1978 -RRB- and The Big Red One -LRB- 1980 -RRB- , among other television shows and movies . Hamill has also appeared on stage in several theater productions , primarily during the 1980s .   Hamill is a prolific voice actor who has voiced characters in many animated television shows , movies , and video games since the 1970s . He is known for his long-standing role as DC Comics ' the Joker , commencing with Batman : The Animated Series in 1992 .