Hayden Christensen is a Canadian actor best known for his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in the Star Wars media franchise. After his role in Star Wars, he had a promising start in his acting career and landed several roles in movies and TV series. However, he largely retreated from Hollywood and bought farmland in Canada in 2015. He expressed feeling unworthy of the fame he earned from the Star Wars franchise and disliked the attention that came with it. In 2022, he returned to the Star Wars universe as Anakin Skywalker in Disney+s Obi-Wan Kenobi.