Jake Lloyd

Jake Matthew Lloyd (born March 5, 1989) is an American former actor who portrayed the role of young Benjamin Chamberlain. He played young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, the first in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. He reprised this role in five subsequent Star Wars video games.

Early Life
Jake Matthew Lloyd was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of EMT William "Bill" Lloyd and entertainment agent Lisa Riley. He attended Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana and graduated from there in 2007.

Career
Lloyd began his acting career in 1996, playing Jimmy Sweet in 4 episodes of ER. He was then cast as Jake Warren in Unhook the Stars. He got his big break playing Jamie Langston in Jingle All the Way. He also played Mark Armstrong in Apollo 11. 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. Despite the film's box office success, Lloyd's performance was heavily criticized and he was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor, though he lost the award to his co-star Ahmed Best.

Post-Star Wars work
After retiring from acting in 2001, Lloyd continued to make appearances at sci-fi and comic-book festivals. In 2012, he announced he was directing a documentary highlighting the Tibetan refugees in India, who are attempting to escape persecution by the Chinese government.

Personal Life
In 2012 Lloyd explained his retirement in 2001, and it was caused because he suffered bullying at school, and he destroyed all keepsakes of Star Wars.

On June 17, 2015, Lloyd was arrested for reckless driving, driving without a license, and resisting arrest. He was moved from jail to a psychiatric facility after he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Lloyd currently resides in California