Mark Hamill is an actor.
The Joker is a fictional supervillain created by Bill Finger , Bob Kane , and Jerry Robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book Batman ( April 25 , 1940 ) published by DC Comics . Mark Richard Hamill ( born September 25 , 1951 ) is an American actor , voice actor , producer and writer . He is known for his long-standing role as DC Comics ' the Joker , commencing with Batman : The Animated Series in 1992 . The Big Red One is a 1980 epic war film starring Lee Marvin and Mark Hamill .