Post- Star Wars work Īfter retiring from acting in 2001, Lloyd continued to make appearances at sci-fi and comic-book festivals. In 2000, Lloyd starred in the dramas Die with Me and Madison, then retired from acting, although Madison was not released in cinemas until 2005. Lloyd received the Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actor. Lloyd gained worldwide fame when he was chosen by George Lucas to play the young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, the first film in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. He also played Mark Armstrong in Apollo 11. He got his big break playing Jamie Langston in Jingle All the Way.
He was then cast as Jake Warren in Unhook the Stars. Lloyd began his acting career in 1996, playing Jimmy Sweet in four episodes of ER. Lloyd attended Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana, where he graduated in 2007. Jake Matthew Lloyd was born in Fort Collins, Colorado on March 5, 1989. Jake Matthew Lloyd (born March 5, 1989), also known as Jake Broadbent, is an American retired actor who portrayed young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Jamie Langston in Jingle All the Way. Lloyd (right) and Anthony Daniels at the 1st Annual Star Wars Celebration in 1999 Lloyd in 2007