American · b. 1951 · 1990s – 2010s
Mark Hamill's portrayal of the Joker across the Batman: The Animated Series and Arkham game series established the most celebrated version of the character in any medium and set the standard for theatrical villain work in games.
Mark Hamill's connection to the Joker began with Batman: The Animated Series (1992), where his cackling, mercurial interpretation of the character permanently displaced all prior versions in the popular imagination. When Warner Bros. began developing Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009), casting Hamill as the Joker was non-negotiable — his voice was the character. In the Arkham series, Hamill took the Joker further than animation had allowed: the games's MA-rating permitted darker, more sadistic material, and his performance in Arkham City (2011) — in which the Joker is dying, becoming increasingly desperate and unhinged — is widely considered the finest work of his career. Beyond the Joker, Hamill's gaming work includes Fire Emblem, Wing Commander, and various other titles; he brings the same theatrical intelligence to supporting roles that he reserves for his signature character. His ability to move between warm comedy, genuine menace, and operatic grief within a single scene makes him uniquely suited to a medium that requires voice alone to carry emotional weight.