Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far, away, a young actor named Mark Hamill became the
very first Luke Skywalker.
But since that "Star Wars" debut back in 1977, many others have taken a stab at the role.
Let’s check 'em all out!
Considering how much "South Park" loves referencing "Star Wars," it's no surprise that Matt Stone
voices Luke in season eleven's "Imaginationland," a three-part story arc that won the 2008 Emmy
for "Outstanding Animated Program for One Hour or More."
"Look!
The evil of Imaginationland is coming out!"
In "Imaginationland," Luke Skywalker is a member of the "Council of Nine," whose other
members include Aslan, Gandalf, Glinda, Morpheus, Popeye, Wonder Woman, Jesus and Zeus.
Luke joins forces with Butters in his fight against evil imaginary characters, and Stone,
as the heroic Jedi, gives a typical "South Park" performance, bringing Skywalker to life
in a way only he can.
In 2021, Stone and his partner, Trey Parker, signed a $900 million deal to continue making
"South Park" for at least six more seasons, which means there's potential for Stone to
reprise the role of Luke Skywalker down the line.
We can only hope!
Best known for creating the sitcom "Greg the Bunny," Dan Milano operates the Greg puppet,
who lives with Seth Green's character.
"Hi Mister!
My name is Greg the…Oh my god!
Professor Ape!"
Milano's most notable Luke Skywalker performance was in the 2007 special "Robot Chicken: Star Wars."
He shared his duties with Bob Bergen.
Milano was later nominated for a pair of Emmy Awards for co-writing "Robot Chicken: Star
Wars Episode Two" and "Robot Chicken: Star Wars Three."
He voiced a few characters in the sequels, too.
He returned as Luke in three episodes of "Mad" in 2011 and 2012.
Milano was also a writer and voice actor on the show "Star Wars: Detours," playing the
role of Darth Maul, among others.
Aidan Barton is notable for portraying the youngest version of Luke on our list.
And when we say young we mean … just born!
Being a newborn himself, Barton played both Luke AND Leia as newborns in "Revenge of the Sith."
But wait a minute!
How did a baby land such plum roles?
Because his dad, Roger Barton, was the editor on "Revenge of the Sith."
As Aidan told Looper in his first ever interview:
"They wanted to do closeups [...] they really couldn't
[use] a doll, so they brought me in. My mom came in and they just put me up there
and used me for [laugh] however long they chose to."
And while Barton may not be credited as an actor in the film, he is included in the special thanks section.
The second season of "The Mandalorian" surprised fans by having Luke Skywalker pop up at a pivotal moment.
But since the series is set just after the original trilogy ends, Mark Hamill was a bit
too old for the role.
So British actor Max Lloyd-Jones' face was digitally altered to look the part.
"May the force be with you"
Lloyd-Jones made his debut in 2005 in "The Sandlot 2," going on to appear in shows like
"Supernatural" and "Switched at Birth."
He was also in the film "War for the Planet of the Apes."
Similar to "The Mandalorian," he was made to look like someone else — in this case,
the chimpanzee named Blue Eyes.
"I can free you."
The actor later appeared in another "Star Wars" show, playing an X-Wing pilot, Lieutenant
Reed, in "The Book of Boba Fett" on Disney Plus.
If you've ever played "Star Wars: Battlefront," the voice of American actor Anthony Hansen
is probably familiar to you.
Best known for providing voicework for video games, he voiced Luke Skywalker in the 2015
game, which brought back the famous Jedi and many others as playable characters.
However, as the game was multiplayer only, most characters had very few lines.
Most of Hansen's other credits are from video games, and he has plenty of big ones on his
resume: "God of War," "Halo 5: Guardians," "Batman: Arkham Knight," "Lego Jurassic World,"
and "SimCity."
He also worked on the first season of the hit anime series "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure"
back in 2012, and he had a live-action role in the film "Bank Roll" the same year, playing
the character Benny Big Time.
And just this year, Hansen's voice was heard on the science-fantasy game "Elex 2."
The 2017 sequel to "Star Wars: Battlefront" has Matthew Mercer taking on the role of Luke Skywalker.
This time around, the game featured a single player campaign, meaning that many characters
had expanded parts.
Luke Skywalker is a playable character in this game, although only for a brief time.
"Come on, we need to work together if we're going to get out of here."
Mercer later provided a number of character voices for Respawn Entertainment's 2019 game
"Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order."Elsewhere, Mercer is known for his work in anime dubs.
He has voiced characters in some of the greatest anime series of all time, like "Demon Slayer:
Kimetsu no Yaiba [Kee-MET-su no Ya-EE-bah]," "Attack on Titan," and "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure."
As a prolific video game voiceover artist, he's had high profile roles in "Titanfall
Two," "Mortal Kombat Nine," and "Fallout Four."
But he's probably best known as the Dungeon Master in the wildly popular Dungeons & Dragons
series "Critical Role."
"Hello everybody.
And welcome to tonight's episode of Critical Role, where a bunch of us nerdy-ass voice
actors sit around and play Dungeons and Dragons."
"Whoo hoo!"
An animated show based on the first "Critical Role" campaign debuted to rave reviews on
Amazon Prime in 2022 — "The Legend of Vox Machina" has a 100 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Veteran voice actor Christopher Corey Smith made his first visit to the galaxy far, far
away back in 2006, voicing several characters for the video game "Star Wars: Empire at War."
He played an Imperial soldier, a TIE Fighter pilot, an X-Wing pilot, and even a Rebel commander.
Almost a decade later, Smith voiced Luke himself in the hour-long special "Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars."
Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher are farmers on Tatooine who just happen to live near Luke
Skywalker, and the plot involves Perry the Platypus infiltrating the Galactic Empire
and stealing the data on the Death Star.
Despite taking on such memorable roles as the Joker in "Lego Batman: The Movie – DC
Super Heroes Unite," Smith's favorite seems to be Luke.
During a Reddit AMA, Smith was asked about his favorite scene:
"Hard to say, but if I had to pick one it would be as Luke Skywalker in 'Phineas and
Ferb: Star Wars,' getting to say, 'But I was just about to go into Taschi Station to pick
up some power converters.'"
Canadian Filipino voice actor Eric Bauza made history when he became the first non-white
actor to be cast as Bugs Bunny, the iconic "Looney Tunes" rabbit.
"I'm the new voice of Bugs Bunny!"
And in 2019, when Warner Brothers rebooted the classic animated show, Bauza landed the
role of Daffy Duck!
Bauza has also played Luke Skywalker over a dozen times, starring as the Jedi in a variety
of "Lego Star Wars" projects.
These include "Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles," "Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales," and "Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures."
Bauza even voiced his version of Skywalker for a COVID-19 public service announcement
back in 2020.
But Luke Skywalker isn't the only "Star Wars" character Bauza's done — he's also taken
the role of Gorrak Wiles in the animated Disney Channel series "Star Wars: Resistance."
Bauza has also tackled a number of smaller, supporting parts in the "Lego Star Wars" universe.
And sharp-eared Marvel fans may recognize him as the voice of Thunderbolt Ross on "Iron
Man: Armored Adventures."
Veteran voice actor Lloyd Floyd has played Luke Skywalker on several occasions.
He first took on the part in 2006's "Star Wars: Empire at War," just one of the many
"Star Wars" video games he can be heard in.
Floyd reprised the role of Luke Skywalker in "Zen Pinball," "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
– Ultimate Sith Edition," and "Disney Infinity 3.0."
He also worked on the game "Star Wars: The Old Republic."
Floyd, as Luke, can also be heard in the short film "Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out."
"sorry lady!"
Outside of "Star Wars," Floyd is best known for his work on the "Grand Theft Auto" franchise.
You might recognize him as DJ Hans Oberlander along with a wide array of characters across
this legendary Rockstar franchise.
In a 2020 interview, Floyd said he's done more Rockstar video games than any actor as
more characters.
And he's also the voice of the Joker in "DC Super Friends," making him one of the few
"Joker-Jedi" out there.
"laughing!
"doom doom doom"
"hahaha!"
"doom doom da-doom doom!"
"Hubba hubba!
Hello gorgeous!"
Bob Bergen has become kind of a "go-to" Luke for whenever Mark Hamill is unavailable, voicing
the character more than a dozen times, mainly in "Star Wars" video games.
After debuting as Skywalker in the PC game "Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire," Bergen
went on to play the character in "Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi [TARE-us kah-SEE],"
"Star Wars: Rebellion," "Star Wars: Rogue Squadron," "Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds,"
and "Star Wars: Battlefront Two."
"Knock out!
You win!"
"I'm ready."
He was also involved in the "Robot Chicken" crossover episodes, playing Luke Skywalker
alongside Dan Milano.
"Don't let go dad!"
Bergen has been doing Luke Skywalker for so long now that he's got the character completely
figured out.
As he told Idea Rocket:
"There are two versions of Luke [...] pre-Jedi and post-Jedi [...] Very different personalities.
It's almost like science-fiction puberty.
So I really worked on and studied the character traits [...]"
Bergen has had other roles in the "Star Wars" universe, most notably as Lama Su in the TV
shows "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Star Wars: The Bad Batch."
"As you know there is no one way to make a clone.
Sometimes our efforts are less than successful."
Joshua Fardon has performed the voice of Luke Skywalker twice, almost two decades apart.
His first time playing the character was in the "Return of the Jedi" radio drama on National Public Radio.
Fardon voiced Skywalker in all six parts of the series, replacing Mark Hamill, who had
voiced the character in previous episodes.
The series was broadcast in 1996, some thirteen years after the radio adaptation of "The Empire
Strikes Back" hit the airwaves.
The lengthy delay was reportedly due to public broadcasting budget cuts, but it ended up
working in favor of the producers.
They were able to include all the revelations made in other "Star Wars" media during that
time, making this version of "Return of the Jedi" arguably more compelling than the movie!
Fardon would later reprise the role of Luke Skywalker for 2015's " A New Hope Read-Along
Storybook and CD" and its two sequels, released the same year.
The fan site "Coffee With Kenobi" gave it a rave review, saying:
"This version [...] boasts a stellar voice cast [...] Much of the cast of the radio drama
is here, and the quality of voice shines through."
Fardon has also popped up as an actor, appearing on shows like "Frasier," "The West Wing,"
and "Chicago Fire."
He's also appeared onscreen in films such as "Conspiracy Theory" with Julia Roberts,
Mel Gibson and Patrick Stewart and "Volcano" with Tommy Lee Jones.
C. Andrew Nelson is the first actor to play both Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker in official
"Star Wars" projects.
He voiced the latter in the run-and-gun Super Nintendo game "Super Star Wars: The Empire
Strikes Back" and would again play Luke during a cutscene in the game "Star Wars: X-Wing."
But Nelson is far better known for playing Luke's father.
Nelson provided the iconic voice of Darth Vader in the games "Star Wars: Dark Forces"
and "Star Wars: Rebel Assault Two – the Hidden Empire," and even appeared onscreen
as the villain in the special edition of "The Empire Strikes Back."
In fact, he's logged more hours than any other actor in the Vader suit!
Before he started acting, Nelson worked at LucasArts and was a developer on a variety
of "Star Wars" games.
He later joined Industrial Light & Magic and was part of the visual effects teams that
brought "The Phantom Menace" and "Attack of the Clones" to the big screen.
Graham Hamilton is another actor who has played Luke Skywalker in body only.
He appeared as the Jedi in "The Book of Boba Fett," but his face was digitally altered
to appear more like a young Mark Hamill. Hamilton provided the physical movements of the character
in the sixth episode of the series.
In an Instagram post, he described what working with Mark Hamill was like, describing how
bringing Luke back to life was such a magical and fulfilling creative experience.
"[...] gratitude to Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau for bringing me into the family and to all
the geniuses who remind us of the power of myth, and the deep responsibility of artists
who bring these archetypes to life [...] It's hard to express what this all meant for me."
Video game fans will also know his voice from "The Last of Us: Part Two," "Mafia Three,"
and "Dishonored Two," among others.
And in 2019, Hamilton popped up in the Toni Collette-led Netflix miniseries "Unbelievable."
Hamilton has also appeared in the role of Kaylon [KAY-lon] Primary in Seth MacFarlane's
[mik-FAR-lin] Hulu sci-fi comedy series "The Orville."
"I am Kaylon Primary.
Welcome to our world."
You probably won't recognize Lukaz Leong [LOO-kuss lee-ONG] — he's a stunt performer and body
double by trade.
He has, however, played Luke Skywalker, appearing as the character's young double in "The Rise
of Skywalker."
He appears in a flashback sequence, though his face was, of course, digitally altered
to resemble that of Mark Hamill.
Leong also appeared in "The Rise of Skywalker" as one of the Knights of Ren who was killed
by Ben Solo.
But "The Rise of Skywalker" is not Leong's only appearance in a "Star Wars" film.
He was also part of the stunt team for "Solo: A Star Wars Story," "Rogue One: A Star Wars
Story," and "The Last Jedi."
Outside of the "Star Wars" franchise, he's done stunts for "Black Mirror" and "Doctor Strange."
In terms of acting roles, Leong is best known for his appearance in "24: Live Another Day."
Fans were elated when the announcement was made that Ewan McGregor would be returning
as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Disney Plus series of the same name.
And as if that wasn't exciting enough – Hayden Christensen agreed to reprise the role of
Anakin Skywalker as well!
"Obi-Wan Kenobi," the series, was envisioned as a bridge between the prequel trilogy and
the original trilogy, with Obi-Wan watching over Luke Skywalker and protecting him from
a distance.
And with Luke being much younger here, a child actor was needed.
Grant Feely landed the part, and Mark Hamill was quick to offer congratulations and support
via Twitter, writing:
"Grant Feely looks like a perfect Luke Skywalker and I am wishing him all the very best!"
Now, the young newcomer hasn't changed that much since he filmed his scenes as Luke Skywalker,
his first role of real substance.
An appearance in a music video aside, Feely only had one acting credit prior to "Obi-Wan
Kenobi," in an episode of the Shudder series "Creepshow," appearing as Timmy in the "Time
Out" segment.
Since his debut in the 1977 film "Star Wars," Luke Skywalker has become one of the most
recognizable characters in movie history.
"You can waste time with your friends when your chores are done.
Now come on, get to it."
"Alright. Come on."
Along with Princess Leia and Han Solo, Luke Skywalker is one of the three major characters
in the original trilogy, appearing in everything from holiday specials to animated TV shows,
video games, comics and commercials.
In Star Wars: A New Hope, his first onscreen appearance, he's just a teenager, but he eventually
transforms into a skilled Jedi with a mastery of the mystical power known as the Force.
"Remember, the force will be with you, always."
His battles against Darth Vader and the evil Emperor Palpatine are legendary cinematic
moments, as are his relationships with iconic characters such as Yoda, R2-D2, CP3O, and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
But you may be surprised to learn that Mark Hamill tried out for the role of Luke Skywalker
only after his friend and roommate Robert Englund encouraged him to do so!
Englund, who you might recognize from his role as the terrifying Freddy Krueger in the
"Nightmare on Elm Street" horror movie series, had been sitting in on some "Star Wars" auditions
when it occurred to him that Hamill would be a perfect fit for Luke – and the rest,
as they say … is history!
On the "Inside of You" NME podcast, Englund tells the story as only he can:
"So, my 'once upon a time in Hollywood' story is that Freddy Kreuger told Luke Skywalker
to call his agent - and he got the part!"
And Englund was right – it's pretty much unimaginable picturing anyone else but Hamill
in the role of Luke Skywalker.
After playing the part in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, he later reprised the role
in the sequel trilogy, bringing the character full circle.
But his death scene in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," was hugely controversial.
Even Hamill himself expressed surprise over how it all went down, telling Den of Geek:
"They totally hornswoggled me."
"Amazing, every word of what you just said, was wrong"
But he now seems to have made peace with the project, going on to say in that same interview:
"Listen, I never expected to come back.
We had a beginning, a middle, and an end.
That’s what I said: why mess with it?
It’s not something that worries me, because it’s all about the new generation, as it should be."
In addition to the classic films, Hamill also voiced Luke in the notable Star Wars Radio
drama which aired on National Public Radio way back in 1981.
Hamill went on to collect many credits for his voice acting career, including his own,
beloved take on the Joker, voicing him for animated TV shows and video games alike.
Hamill also went on to do guest spots on TV shows as varied as Saturday Night Live and
the Big Bang Theory.
But in the end, of course, nothing can change the fact that Hamill is, was, and forever
will be, the original Luke Skywalker.
"There's nothing here for me now.
I want to learn the ways of the force and become a jedi like my father."
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