--- description: “If you think Luke is gay, of course he is" title: Mark Hamill Says Luke Skywalker Could be Gay image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt49858726a0bd2329/69888046a988cae3786b6da1/gettyimages-480340506.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Mark Hamill Says Luke Skywalker Could Be Gay  by [Charlotte Alter](/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Mar 4, 2016 4:55 PM CUT  Actor Mark Hamill at the Hall H Panel for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” during Comic-Con International 2015 at the San Diego Convention Center on July 10, 2015 in San Diego, California. (Michael Buckner--Getty Images for Disney) Actor Mark Hamill at the Hall H Panel for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” during Comic-Con International 2015 at the San Diego Convention Center on July 10, 2015 in San Diego, California. (Michael Buckner--Getty Images for Disney)Michael Buckner—Getty Images for Disney  by [Charlotte Alter](/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Mar 4, 2016 4:55 PM CUT Actor [Mark Hamill](http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/6976295/Katy-Perrys-a-star-in-stripes-as-she-performs-at-Hillary-Clinton-benefit-gig.html "undefined") says Luke Skywalker could be gay if viewers want him to be. After director[ J.J. Abrams](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/26/j-j-abrams-gay-characters-coming-to-star-wars.html "undefined") hinted that there could be gay characters in the Star Wars universe, Hamill suggested that Skywalker’s sexuality is open to interpretation. “But now fans are writing and ask all these questions, ‘I’m bullied in school… I’m afraid to come out’. They say to me, ‘Could Luke be gay?’ I’d say it is meant to be interpreted by the viewer,” Hamill told [The Sun. ](http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/6976295/Katy-Perrys-a-star-in-stripes-as-she-performs-at-Hillary-Clinton-benefit-gig.html "undefined")“If you think Luke is gay, of course he is. You should not be ashamed of it. Judge Luke by his character, not by who he loves.” Abrams said last month that “of course” the Star Wars universe could include gay characters, suggesting that the diversity audiences loved in _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ might not be just the tip of the iceberg. “To me, the fun of Star Wars is the glory of possibility,” he [said. ](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/02/26/j-j-abrams-gay-characters-coming-to-star-wars.html "undefined")“So it seems insanely narrow-minded and counterintuitive to say that there wouldn’t be a homosexual character in that world.” Considering the only woman Luke has ever kissed onscreen turned out to be his sister, it seems like Skywalker’s sexuality could definitely contain some revelations in future movies. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4247888/mark-hamill-says-luke-skywalker-could-be-gay/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4247888/mark-hamill-says-luke-skywalker-could-be-gay/"},"headline":"Mark Hamill Says Luke Skywalker Could Be Gay","datePublished":"2016-03-04T16:55:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T15:38:01.459Z","description":"“If you think Luke is gay, of course he is\"","url":"https://time.com/4247888/mark-hamill-says-luke-skywalker-could-be-gay/","keywords":["movies","Star Wars topic","gay","mark hamill"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt49858726a0bd2329/69888046a988cae3786b6da1/gettyimages-480340506.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlotte Alter","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt49858726a0bd2329/69888046a988cae3786b6da1/gettyimages-480340506.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Star Wars: The Force Awakens Panel At San Diego Comic Con - Comic-Con International 2015","caption":"Star Wars: The Force Awakens Panel At San Diego Comic Con - Comic-Con International 2015","creditText":"Michael Buckner—Getty Images for Disney","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4247888/mark-hamill-says-luke-skywalker-could-be-gay/","name":"Mark Hamill Says Luke Skywalker Could Be Gay"}}]}] ```