Mark Hamill is an American actor with over fifty years in the entertainment industry. His breakout role of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars propelled him to popularity in film. In order to avoid being typecast, Hamill also acted in Broadway plays (mostly in the 1980's) and as a voice actor in several television series and films. The most popular among these is his portrayal of fictional supervillain the Joker in multiple Batman films and television shows. His success as voice acting the Joker has led him to voice act for other supervillains in animated and live action works.