

A copycat, who uses James’ old moniker, causes trouble in Central City, prompting Barry and Det. In this Tuesday’s episode, Hamill lays James Jesse, aka The Trickster, who is prison (coincidentally the same one housing Barry’s dad, Henry Allen).

“That was really surreal,” Grant Gustin (Barry Allen/The Flash) told Access Hollywood recently about having Hamill come on the show as the incarcerated Trickster. (Hamill also voiced The Joker on Batman the Animated Series, and you can really hear it when he laughs.Having “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill join the cast of “The Flash” for this week’s episode was a thrill for the cast. You’ve got to hand it to the CW, they are giving fans exactly what they want! Who else is excited about this news? Get nostalgic and check out an old clip of Hamill as The Trickster in action. Christmas and Chanukah came early for us this year when he said yes! We are beyond humbled and excited to have him joining us for another round of deadly trickery!”

“Having Mark reprise his role as The Trickster was on our original wish list when we were planning our version of The Flash. The Flash executive producer Andrew Kreisberg shares his enthusiasm. This is going to make MANY fans very happy. The episode will reunite him with John Wesley Shipp who went up against him as the original ‘Flash’ on the CBS version.” Martin) to foil the city-wide attacks of a wannabe Trickster eagerly following in the original’s deadly footsteps. In this new iteration, The Trickster is an anarchist terrorist con man serving a life sentence in Iron Heights who helps Barry (Grant Gustin) and Det. “Mark Hamill returns in a brand new interpretation of James Jesse (aka The Trickster), a role he originated on the 90’s ‘Flash’ series. From the official character description below, it sounds as if Hamill will be an older version James Jesse helping Barry to apprehend the updated version of the character. Hamill is set to return to play The Trickster in the 17th episode of The Flash, which will air sometime next year.
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“The Trickster”, which he played on the 90’s Flash tv show. Star Wars legend Mark Hamill will reprise the role of James Jesse A.K.A. The CW will be bringing back a character that we haven’t seen on the screen in a while.
