By Jessica Wedemeyer
8:07pm PDT, Oct 5, 2022
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Diego Luna returns to the role of Cassian Andor — the Rebel Alliance intelligence officer who aids Jyn Erso with her mission in 2016's "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" — in the prequel miniseries "Andor," which debuts on Disney+ on Sept. 21, 2022. Wonderwall.com is celebrating the Mexican actor's big return to a galaxy far, far away by taking a look back at more of the hottest men from the "Star Wars" franchise and how they've changed (or not!) over the years.
Keep reading to compare how Harrison Ford, Ewan McGregor, Adam Driver and more "Star Wars" crushes have aged…
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Diego Luna is aging in reverse! The Mexican actor, who turned 40 in 2019, returns to the role of Cassian Andor on the Disney+ series "Andor" in 2022 — eight years after he first portrayed the Rebel Alliance intelligence officer in 2016's "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."
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Harrison Ford made his debut as smuggler Han Solo — who captains the Millennium Falcon — in 1977's "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope." He returned to the role in "The Empire Strikes Back," "Return of the Jedi," "The Force Awakens" and "The Rise of Skywalker."
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Harrison Ford, who turned 80 in 2022, is gearing up for his big return to another major film franchise for which he's known: He'll don Indiana Jones's iconic fedora once again when a fifth installment in the series opens in theaters in 2023.
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Alden Ehrenreich starred as a young Han Solo in 2018's "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
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Alden Ehrenreich sure has grown up over the past four years! The American actor, who turned 30 in 2019, has only worked on one project since he made his "Star Wars" debut: He portrayed John the Savage on Peacock's 2020 adaptation of "Brave New World." (Alden has several buzzy projects on the horizon.)
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Ewan McGregor made his debut as a younger version of Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in 1999's "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace." He also starred in "Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith" and later returned to the role on the 2022 Disney+ series "Obi-Wan Kenobi."
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Ewan McGregor turned 50 in 2021 — the same year he won an Emmy for his work as the titular designer in Netflix's "Halston" miniseries.
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Oscar Isaac made his debut as Resistance X-wing fighter pilot Poe Dameron in 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." He also starred in "The Last Jedi" and "The Rise of Skywalker."
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Like a fine wine, Oscar Isaac keeps getting better with age! The "Scenes from a Marriage" Emmy nominee, who turned 40 in 2019, now sports dashes of gray in his beard and hair.
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Adam Driver made his debut as Kylo Ren — Han and Leia's son, who was known as Ben Solo until he went to the Dark Side and became the leader of the Knights of Ren and an enforcer for the First Order — in 2015's "The Force Awakens." He also starred in "The Last Jedi" and "The Rise of Skywalker."
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Swoon! Adam Driver, who turns 40 in 2023, has earned two Oscar nominations since he starred as Kylo Ren.
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Mark Hamill made his debut as a young Jedi named Luke Skywalker in 1977's "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope." He returned to the role in "The Empire Strikes Back," "Return of the Jedi," "The Force Awakens," "The Last Jedi" and "The Rise of Skywalker." De-aged versions of Mark's on-screen alter ego also popped up on "The Mandalorian" and "The Book of Boba Fett."
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Mark Hamill, who turned 70 in 2021, has focused predominantly on television projects in recent years: In addition to his lucrative work as a voice actor, he's also set to star on the upcoming adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher."
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Hayden Christensen made his debut as Anakin Skywalker in 2002's "Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones." He also starred in "Revenge of the Sith" and later returned to the role on the 2022 Disney+ series "Obi-Wan Kenobi."
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Over the course of the past decade, Hayden Christensen — who turned 40 in 2021 — has appeared in predominantly smaller independent films.
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John Boyega made his debut as Finn — a former First Order Stormtrooper — in 2015's "The Force Awakens." He also starred in "The Last Jedi" and "The Rise of Skywalker."
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John Boyega is red-hot! The all-grown-up English actor, who turned 30 in 2022, won raves for his work in 2020's "Small Axe."
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Liam Neeson made his debut as Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn in 1999's "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace." More than two decades later, he made a surprise return to the role on an episode of "Obi-Wan Kenobi" in 2022.
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Liam Neeson, who turned 70 in 2022, has appeared in a number of action films in recent years. He also earned raves for his performance as a twisted version of himself on a 2022 episode of Donald Glover's "Atlanta."
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Billy Dee Williams made his debut as Han's old friend Lando Calrissian, who governs Cloud City, in 1980's "The Empire Strikes Back." He returned to the role in "Return of the Jedi" and "The Rise of Skywalker."
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Billy Dee Williams, who turned 85 in 2022, still rocks the same mustache from all those years ago! He hasn't worked much outside of the "Star Wars" franchise in recent years: He continues to voice Lando on various animated series and in video games.
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Donald Glover starred as a young Lando Calrissian in 2018's "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
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It was a truly genius move casting one of the most stylish men in Hollywood to play one of the most fashionable men in a galaxy far, far away… No doubt Lando would approve of Donald Glover's facial hair and colorful getup! The multi-talented performer and creator turns 40 in 2023.
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Joel Edgerton made his debut as a younger version of Owen Lars — Anakin's stepbrother and Luke's uncle — in 2002's "Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones." He also appeared in "Revenge of the Sith" and later returned to the role on the 2022 Disney+ series "Obi-Wan Kenobi."
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Joel Edgerton, who turns 50 in 2024, recently starred in "Thirteen Lives," "The Green Knight" and "Boy Erased," which he also directed.
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Riz Ahmed portrayed former Imperial cargo pilot Bodhi Rook in 2016's "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."
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Riz Ahmed, who turns 40 in December 2022, has accomplished a lot since he made his "Star Wars" debut in 2016: He now has an Oscar and an Emmy to his name!
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Ben Mendelsohn starred as Orson Krennic — who develops advanced weapons systems for the Empire — in 2016's "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." He's certainly one of the more handsome villains in the "Star Wars" franchise!
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Ben Mendelsohn, who turned 50 in 2019, certainly looks more approachable than his "Star Wars" on-screen alter ego! The Australian actor won an Emmy for his work on "Bloodline" the same year he made his debut as the villainous Orson Krennic.
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Mads Mikkelsen portrayed Galen Erso — Jyn Erso's extremely handsome father, a research scientist — in 2016's "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."
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Mads Mikkelsen, who turned 55 in 2020, went gray sometime after he made his "Star Wars" debut! The Danish actor recently joined another major film franchise: He starred as Gellert Grindelwald in 2022's "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore."
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Domhnall Gleeson made his debut as First Order commander General Hux in 2015's "The Force Awakens." He also starred in "The Last Jedi" and "The Rise of Skywalker."
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Domhnall Gleeson's on-screen alter ego may be more dreary than dreamy, but we've always adored the Irish actor, who turns 40 in 2023. In the years since he said goodbye to the "Star Wars" franchise, he's focused predominately on television projects.
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Temuera Morrison starred as bounty hunter Jango Fett — who raises one of his clones, Boba Fett, as his son — in 2002's "Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones." He then portrayed several of Jango's clones: Commander Cody in "Revenge of the Sith," Boba Fett on the Disney+ shows "The Mandalorian" and "The Book of Boba Fett" and a weathered Stormtrooper on a 2022 episode of "Obi-Wan Kenobi."
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Temuera Morrison, who turned 60 in 2021, recently popped up in "Aquaman" and "Dora and the Lost City of Gold."
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Jimmy Smits made his debut as Senator Bail Organa — Padmé's friend and ally, and later Leia's adoptive father — in 2002's "Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones." He also appeared in "Revenge of the Sith" and "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." He returned to the role on the 2022 Disney+ series "Obi-Wan Kenobi."
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Jimmy Smits, who turned 65 in 2020, recently appeared in the big screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights."
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Samuel L. Jackson made his debut as Jedi Master Mace Windu — a high-ranking member of the Jedi Council — in 1999's "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace." He returned to the role in "Attack of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith."
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Samuel L. Jackson, who turned 70 in 2018, won an honorary Oscar in 2022. He's now known for his work as Nick Fury in a different major film franchise: the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Benicio Del Toro had a small but important role as an underworld hacker and codebreaker named DJ in 2017's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
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Benicio Del Toro, who turned 55 in 2022, sure looks different than he did when he starred in 2017's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." Since then, he's popped up in lauded projects like "Avengers: Infinity War," "The French Dispatch" and "Escape at Dannemora."
