The Main Characters' Real Life Ages and Relationship Statuses

Publish date: 2024-05-21

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Star Wars was and is still one of the most iconic movie series. The first movie came out in 1977 and then the two sequels – The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi came out in 1980 and 1983 respectively. The characters of the Star Wars series are extremely popular, with legions of deeply devoted fans the world over.

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So, wanting to know a bit more about them, their real-life ages and their relationship status is something that fans crave? Here, we give you all the information you are waiting for. Check out these 10 main characters and read about their real lives!

Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill plays Luke Skywalker in the latest movie Rise of Skywalker. He is an American actor and writer, as well as a voice actor. He won the Saturn Award for Best Actor three times. He was born on September 25, 1951. He is 68 years old and is married to Marilou York, with whom he has three children.

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He studied at Los Angeles City College. He is considered one of the most dependable and prolific actors today, and has stunningly and consistently portrayed the character of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films to this day.

Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher portrayed one of the most endearingly near to our hearts Star Wars characters to date, Princess Leia. She was an American actress and a comedian.

She was nominated for her role as Princess Leia four times for the Saturn Awards. She was born on October 21, 1956, and sadly died due to cardiac arrest on December 27, 2016, aged 60. She is survived by her daughter Billie Lourd. Though her final film was Star Wars: The Last Jedi, she will appear in the latest movie through the usage of unreleased footage.

Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford is one of America’s best-loved actors and also an environmental activist. He was born on 13 July 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. He portrayed the character of Han Solo in the original Star Wars movies.

He is currently 77 and still continues to portray great characters through his films. He is currently married to Calista Flockhart. He was previously married twice and has five children from these marriages. He gained wide recognition as the archeologist Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Harrison is known for his energetic acting skills and his other great movie series is the Indian Jones film series.

Daisy Ridley

Born in Westminster, London, Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley is an English actress who was born in 1992 on April 10 and is 27-years old. She did her training in drama at the Tring Park School for Performing Arts. Her parents are Chris Ridley and Louise Fawkner-Corbett. Her debut film was the horror movie Scrawl.

Daisy has starred in quite a few movies and TV shows since her debut in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Some of them include Silent Witness, Good Morning America, and Mr. Selfridge. She is portraying the character of Rey in the movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and all her fans are waiting to see her perform. At last report (2017) she was dating fellow actor Tom Bateman.

John Boyega

John Adedayo B. Adegboyega is an English actor who was born in Peckham, London. His parents are Samson and Abigail Boyega. John Boyega, as he is known, was born on 17 March 1992 and is 27-years old. John studied at the University of Greenwich. He played the character, Finn, in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens and also the 2017 sequel Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

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His TV show appearances include voicing in Watership Down, and Star Wars Forces of Destiny. John is a charismatic actor and this is why he is still used in the Star Wars series. He continues to play Finn in the upcoming series Rise of Skywalker. He is currently unattached.

Oscar Isaac

Oscar Isaac Hernandez Estrada is an American actor, who was born on 9 March 1979. This 40-year-old actor is married to Elvira Lind and has two children. He lives in Miami, Florida where he also completed his education. He attended Miami Dade College.

Oscar is a Golden Globe Award nominee for his role in Inside Llewyn Davis and gained wide recognition in the film Ex Machina. He presently plays the role of Poe Dameron in the Star Wars movie Rise of Skywalker. This 5’9” tall actor has looks that could kill and this naturally attracts a huge fan following, but he’s taken.

Adam Driver

Adam Douglas Driver is an American actor born on 19 November 1983 in San Diego, California. This 36-year-old actor was a lance corporal in the United States Marine Corps in which he served from 2002 to 2005.

He is married to Joanne Tucker and has one child. Adam was part of the HBO series Girls and he received three Emmy award nominations for the same. In the Star Wars movie Rise of Skywalker, he portrays the character of Kylo Ren. Adam Driver is known for his fantastic acting skills and the Star Wars series shows his acting prowess to the best.

Billy Dee Williams

Billy Dee Williams was born William December “Billy Dee” Williams Jr. on 6 April 1937. He was born in New York where he had his early education. At age 82, Billy Dee is one of the best Star Wars actors to date.

His Star Wars character started off in the early 1980 movie TheEmpire Strikes Back and then again in Return of the Jedi. Billy Dee Williams was married to Audrey Sellers, Marlene Clark and now to Teruko Nakagami. He has two kids – Correy and Hanako Williams. Billy continues to portray the character of Lando Calrissian in the latest Star Wars movie Rise of Skywalker.

Keri Russell

Keri Russell is an American actor as well as a dancer. This 43-year-old actress was born on 23 March 1976 in Fountain Valley, California. She was married to Shane Deary and is now a partner to Matthew Rhys. She has three children - Willa Lou Deary, River Russell Deary, and Sam Evans.

Keri was the lead actor in the drama series Felicity and she won a Golden Globe Award for it too. She is acting in the latest Star Wars movie Rise of Skywalker and she portrays the character of Zorii Bliss. She is considered a really great actress who knows her job well.

Kelly Marie Tran

Kelly Marie Tran was born Tran Loan on 17 January 1989 in San Diego, California. This American actress is 30 years old and has acted in several films and TV series. Kelly Tran studied at the University of California, Los Angeles. She stars in the latest Star Wars movie Rise of Skywalker, where she portrays the character Rose Tico.

She also acted in the previous Star Wars series – The Last Jedi. She loves the female movement in the Star Wars series and is happy to be part of this great trilogy. It will be a great treat to watch Kelly Tran play Rose in this new movie as well. At last report she was dating actor Will Poulter.

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