WING COMMANDER ACADEMY: TALENT BIOS
Mark Hamill (voice of Christopher "Maverick" Blair)
Reprising his role as Maverick from the "Wing Commander" video games, Mark Hamill gained international fame as the hero Luke Skywalker in the blockbuster film trilogy Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. He has also started in films including Corvette Summer, The Big Red One, Slipstream, The Guyver and Guyver II, and Sleepwalkers. Most recently, Hamill has been heard as the voice of the Joker in both Batman: the Animated Series and the theatrical animated feature Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.
Born in Oakland, Calif., Hamill began his acting career in television, with guest starring roles in such series as The Partridge Family, Room 222 and The Streets of San Franscisco.
His theater credits include Broadway productions and national touring stints in plays including "The Elephant Man," "Amadeus," "Room Service" and "The Nerd."
Malcolm McDowell (voice of Commodore Geoffrey Tolwyn)
Malcolm McDowell, who also played Tolwyn in the best-selling "Wing Commander" video games, has built a career of legendary roles in milestone filmes, including that of a sadistic psychopath punk in A Clockwork Orange, a rebellious British teen in If..., a weary, heroic scientist in Time After Time, and contemprary villains in Tank Girl and Star Trek: Generations, among such other movies as Blue Thunder, The Player, Bopha, Cat People, Sunset and Milk Money.
He has also been featured in the telefilms Arthuer the King, The Collection, The Man Who Woudln't Die, Seasons of the Heart, guest-startred in Tales from the Crypt, and can be seen in the sitcom Pearl with Rhea Perlman.
An alumnus of London's famed Royal Shakespeare Compnay, McDowell has garnered such stage credits as "Entertaining Mr. Sloane," "Look Back in Anger," "In Celebrate," "Hunting Cockroaches" and "Another Time."
Tom Wilson (voice of Todd "Maniac" Marshall)
Portraying the role he originated in the "Wing Commander" video games, Tom Wilson lends his talents to Maniac. Wilson attracted attention worldwide with his memorable performances as Biff, Griff and Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen in the now-classic Back to the Future triology. In between his stints as the infamous bully, Wilson starred in such filmes as Let's Get Harry, Action Jackson and April Fools Day. Most recently, Wilson has been seen in the features Camp Nowhere, Born to Be Wild, Mr. Write, and the accalimed Civil War telefilm Andersonville.
A native of Philadelphia, Wilson honed his talents initially as a stand-up comic, while also appearing in roles on the New York stage. After moving to Los Angeles, he soon landed roles in commercials and episodic television, and continuing his work as a comedian on the city's club circuit. He recently developed and starred in his own one-man show Cowboy Tommy's All-American Roundup.
Dana Delany (voice of Gwen "Archer" Bowman)
Two-time Emmy Award winner Dana Delaney emerged as one of telvision's leading ladies with her role as Nurse Colleen McMurphy during three seasons of China Beach from 1988 - 1991. In addition to parts in the telefilms Wild Palms, A Promise to Keep and Donato and Daughter, Delany has segued to film credits such as Housesitter, with Steve Martin, Garry Marshall's Exit to Eden, and Tombstone with Kurt Russell.
On stage, Delany, a New York native, has starred on Broadway's "A Life," and in Off-Broadway productions of "Honor Bright" and "Bloodmoon."
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