Top 10 Mark Hamill movies and TV shows, ranked

From iconic heroes to villains, the list of Mark Hamill movies and TV shows is filled with roles where he dons a different type of character every chance he gets. Whether fighting the galactic empire as the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker or playing an army soldier fighting in World War II or a kidnapper, the list of Mark Hamill movies and TV shows includes many such roles, making a diverse filmography as the actor delved into various genres to avoid being typecast.

Not just on-screen roles, Mark Hamill is also one of those Hollywood actors who has impressed the audience with his voice acting roles as well. From playing the iconic character of the Joker in DC animated films and TV shows to voicing the characters in Ghibli movies, the list of the best roles in Mark Hamill movies and TV shows has no end.

Here’s a list of the 10 best Mark Hamill movies and TV shows.

Disclaimer: This article is based on the writer's opinion and contains spoilers. Reader discretion is advised.

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Top 10 Mark Hamill movies and TV shows, ranked

10) Brigsby Bear

This comedy-drama is one of the unique additions to the list of Mark Hamill movies and TV shows. Brigsby Bear tells the story of James Pope, who was kidnapped as a child and grew up in a bunker away from any human contact other than Ted and April Mitchum, who posed as his parents. Growing up, he would only watch a show called Brigsby Bear Adventures, which he, after being rescued from the Mitchums, writes the end of and makes a movie about Brigsby Bear.

Mark Hamill played the character of Ted Mithcum, who had abducted a young James and posed as his father and also didn’t let him go out of the bunker. He made the Brigsby Bear show for James to watch and even voiced all the characters. This unique role added to the already iconic list of Mark Hamill movies and TV shows.

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9) Invincible

While most of Hamill’s animated roles are of great villains, in Invincible, he deviates from this and voices the character of Arthur ‘Art’ Rosenbaum, the tailor who provides the suit to all the superheroes, such as Omni-Man and the Guardians of the Globe. He also provides a costume to Mark/Invincible, Omni-Man’s son.

Apart from providing the costume, he sometimes also advises and helps out in other ways possible, like he did with Mark’s problem with Amber. Moreover, Art was also the one who first found out that Omni-Man had attacked the Guardians by the timing of blood oxidation on his suit. Therefore, not a villain but still an important character in the popular animated series that is also a must-watch in Mark Hamill’s movies and TV shows.

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8) Castle in the Sky

Hamill is also a renowned voice actor due to portraying legendary roles in both animated movies and TV shows. One of these roles was voicing the villain in Hayao Miyazaki’s popular Ghibli film, Castle in the Sky. The name of the character was Muska, who was the government agent who kidnapped Sheeta.

In the film, the greedy Colonel Muska forces Sheeta to take him to Laputa. In the fight, his army also destroys the robot that protects Sheeta, the heiress of Laputa, the flying castle. Hamill was praised for his portrayal of the character in the English-dubbed version and added this unique and mind-blowing film to the list of best Mark Hamill movies and TV shows. He has voiced several English-dubbed Ghibli movies of Miyazaki, the latest one being The Boy and the Heron.

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7) The Fall of the House of Usher

This 2023 gothic horror drama is one of the recent works that deserves to be in the top 10 list of Mark Hamill movies and TV shows. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's works, it's a gothic tale about the Usher family. It follows the story of Roderick Usher, who, through his story, reveals everything about the Ushers to lawyer C. Auguste Dupin, who has been trying to expose the corruption of the Ushers’ pharmaceutical company, Fortunato.

Hamill played Arthur Gordon Pym, the fixer of the Usher family and also their attorney. Hamill was lauded for his portrayal of Pym as a ruthless character who had gone to great lengths to protect the Ushers, which made them continue the wrongdoings. Due to his harsh personality, he was also called ‘The Pym Reaper.’

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6) Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi is one of the most important films in the Star Wars trilogy. In this film, Hamill’s Luke Skywalker finally comes to know about his family as Yoda, before his death, reveals that Darth Vader is his father, Anakin. Furthermore, Leai, being his twin sister, is also revealed to him by Kenobi's Force spirit.

In this film, he also fights with his father and successfully defeats him before Anakin sacrifices himself to save Luke from the Emperor. Considered as one of the best Star Wars films, this is also part of the best Mark Hamill movies and TV shows.

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5) The Big Red One

Another intense yet different character in the diverse roles played by Hamill is Private Griff in The Big Red One, the next film in the list of Mark Hamill movies and TV shows. The film follows the 1st Infantry Division during World War II. In this only war film in his filmography, Hamill portrays the character of an optimistic youth who went through the harsh transformation during his time in the war.

Through Griff, the film depicts the vulnerability the youth might have felt at the time of the war and how it has changed them. Hamill perfectly portrays Griff’s struggle to retain his compassion while killing other human beings. The film shows Hamill’s talent as an actor as he delves into a different genre than sci-fi, making the film one of the must-watch in the Mark Hamill movies and TV shows list.

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4) Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

The adventurous journey of Hamill’s Luke Skywalker, his sister, and Han Solo, accompanied by their droids and Chewbacca, depicted in A New Hope, was loved by the audience. In this next film in the Mark Hamill movies and TV shows, Luke, with the help of Solo, destroys the Death Star, defeating another attack of the Empire on the rebel base. Episode IV is often considered one of the finest films in the Star Wars series due to the adventurous narrative and the many space battles.

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3) Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

The Joker is one of Hamill’s most popular voice roles, and he has voiced the character in various films and shows and even video games. After voicing the character in the Batman Animated Series, Hamill voices the character again in this 1993 film, where he wreaks havoc in Gotham City and is an extensive part of the list of Mark Hamill movies and TV shows.

From intoxicating Arthur Reeves to exploding the Fair to escape from being caught by Batman, the Joker left a grieving Batman, as the fair that he exploded also had Andrea, whose trace couldn’t be found afterwards. The menacing character is one of the best cinematic representations of the Joker, and Hamill lending this iconic character again made the character more meaningful and entertaining.

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2) Avatar: The Last Airbender

When we talk about iconic villains portrayed by Mark Hamill, we cannot skip Fire Lord Ozai from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Just like the former Lord Suzin, Ozai was also a tyrannical leader known for his ambitions and ruthlessness.

While Aang was trying to understand that he might have to kill Ozai to end the war, Ozai didn’t have this kind of introspection and was ready to have him killed; hence, his men were always behind Aang to capture him and bring him to Ozai. While the Joker mainly plotted before attacking and did that secretly, Lord Ozai was more of a brutal ruler who made his Fire Nation more advanced in terms of equipment to fight the other nations.

Therefore, this anime series deserves to be in the top 10 Mark Hamill movies and TV shows list.

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1) Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

The next in the list of Mark Hamill movies and TV shows is The Empire Strikes Back, where Luke and the legendary Yoda meet for the first time, and he becomes Luke’s mentor to train him to become a Jedi Knight. Their time together on Dagobah, Yoda's home planet, is one of the best moments of the film series. Yoda’s attempts to annoy Luke by teaching him many life lessons, in his own way, become Luke’s important moments in his life ahead.

And who would forget the iconic scene of Yoda raising the X-wing from the swamp, which Luke also does in the later films? But that is not the only iconic moment in the film, as it also had a duel between Darth Vader and Luke, which also leads to Vader revealing himself to be Luke’s father, making this film one of the best in the list of Mark Hamill movies and TV shows.

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