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‘Star Wars’ legend Mark Hamill unrecognizable in surprise ‘Carrie’ cameo

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Serna, V. (2026, October 7). ‘Star Wars’ legend Mark Hamill unrecognizable in surprise ‘Carrie’ cameo. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/07/entertainment/star-wars-legend-mark-hamill-unrecognizable-in-surprise-carrie-cameo/

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Mark Hamill, famous for playing Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars," made an unexpected cameo appearance as a fortune teller in Amazon Prime Video's new series adaptation of Stephen King's novel "Carrie." In the show’s sixth episode, Hamill sports a mustache and beard, significantly altering his appearance. Series creator Mike Flanagan spoke to People about Hamill's enthusiastic participation, highlighting their previous collaborations on projects like “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “Life of Chuck.”

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Mark Hamill, renowned for his role as Luke Skywalker in *Star Wars*, made an unrecognizable cameo appearance in episode six of the Amazon Prime Video show "Carrie." In this surprise turn, he portrayed a fortune teller with one eye half-closed, a mustache, and a beard. The actor joined the production for just half a day, expressing excitement but caution not to reveal his involvement publicly.

Show creator Mike Flanagan spoke to People about Hamill's enthusiastic participation, calling it "so fun" and praising him for bringing energy to the set. Flanagan, 48, has previously collaborated with Hamill on projects like the 2023 horror mini-series *The Fall of the House of Usher* and the upcoming 2024 sci-fi film *Life of Chuck*. The director expressed great admiration for Hamill, stating that he is an exception to the adage "never meet your heroes."

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“Star Wars” legend Mark Hamill looked unrecognizable in a surprise cameo for the new “Carrie” series. asserted

Hamill → look → series

The actor, known for his role as Luke Skywalker, portrays a fortune teller, with one eye half-closed, a mustache and a beard in episode six of the Amazon Prime Video show. “He was so excited to just come out for half a day,” creator Mike Flanagan told People in an interview published Wednesday. asserted

Flanagan → know → interview

“His whole thing was just like, ‘Just don’t tell anyone I’m doing that,'” Flanagan, 48, continued. asserted

Flanagan → tell → that

“He just wanted to be part of it.” asserted

He → want → it

The showrunner gushed over working with Hamill, 75, saying it was “so fun” to see the icon “just chewing that set and creating this really fun character.” asserted

icon → gush → character

“It was a blast,” he continued. asserted

he → continue → ?

Flanagan and Hamill have worked together, including in the 2023 horror mini-series “The Fall of the House of Usher” when the latter portrayed Arthur Pym. asserted

latter → work → Pym

Additionally, they worked on the 2024 Sci-Fi movie “Life of Chuck.” asserted

they → work → Chuck

“I just love the man,” Flanagan told the outlet. asserted

Flanagan → love → outlet

“They say never meet your heroes in this business, and I think he’s the exception to that in so many ways.” asserted

he → say → ways

Flanagan’s “Carrie” series is based on Stephen King’s 1974 horror book of the same name. asserted

series → base → name

The TV adaptation shows Carrie, portrayed by Summer Howell, navigating the death of her father while living with her controlling mother in the wake of a high school bullying scandal and telekinetic powers. asserted

Carrie → show → scandal

The series also stars Margaret White, Siena Agudong, Alison Thornton, Joel Oulette, Josie Totah and Arthur Conti. asserted

series → star → Conti

While moviegoers are familiar with the 1976 adaptation of “Carrie,” Flanagan told People the story takes viewers “to a very different place.” asserted

story → tell → place

“This isn’t the Carrie White we’ve seen before,” he said. asserted

he → see → ?

“It’s not the prom we’ve seen before.” asserted

we → ’ → ?

Flanagan shared the series was done with “King’s enthusiastic support.” asserted

series → share → support

Conversation Your voice matters. asserted

voice → matter → Conversation

Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted

Discussions → moderate → civility

‘Star Wars’ legend Mark Hamill unrecognizable in surprise ‘Carrie’ cameo

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