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Who’s on The Graham Norton Show tonight? Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill, Gwendoline Christie and Sam Smith join

GRAHAM Norton is back for another chat fest tonight - featuring more celebrity guests and musical performances.

Here’s all you need to know about the famous faces joining the Irish funnyman for a chat tonight…

 Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Graham Norton, Gwendoline Christie and Sam Smith appear on tonight's Graham Norton Show
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Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Graham Norton, Gwendoline Christie and Sam Smith appear on tonight's Graham Norton ShowCredit: PA:Press Association

Daisy Ridley

Daisy Ridley is an English actress who was born on 10 April 1992 - that makes her 25.

She has previously starred in the television programmes Youngers, Toast of London, Silent Witness, Mr Selfridge, and Casualty.

Film wise, she has starred in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Murder on the Orient Express, the 2017 film adaptation of Agatha Christie's detective novel.

She's on the show to promote Star Wars: The Last Jedi, where she plays Rey.

 Daisy Ridley plays Rey in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Daisy Ridley plays Rey in Star Wars: The Last JediCredit: PA:Press Association

John Boyega

John Boyega is an Englisha ctor who was born on 17 March 1992 - that makes him 25.

He has starred in the films Attack the Block, Junkhearts, Half of a Yellow Sun and Imperial Dreams.

John got his big break playing Finn in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh film of the Star Wars series.

The actor's on the show promoting Star Wars: The Last Jedi, where he's reprising the role.

 John Boyega plays Finn in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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John Boyega plays Finn in Star Wars: The Last JediCredit: PA:Press Association

Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill is an American actor who was born in Oakland, California, on September 25, 1951 - that makes him 66.

His showbiz career kicked off with a recurring role on the soap opera General Hospital, and a starring role on the short-lived sitcom The Texas Wheelers.

Mark has also had guest appearances on The Bill Cosby Show, The Partridge Family, Room 222 and One Day at a Time. He is best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars film series.

The actor's on the show promoting Star Wars: The Last Jedi, where he's reprising his role as Luke Skywalker.

 Mark Hamill plays Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Mark Hamill plays Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last JediCredit: PA:Press Association

Gwendoline Christie

Gwendoline Christie is an English actress and model who was born on 28 October 1978 - that makes her 39.

The actress is probably best known for portraying the warrior Brienne of Tarth in the HBO fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones.

Gwendoline - who has been in a relationship with fashion designer Giles Deacon since early 2013 - played Commander Lyme in the final film in The Hunger Games series, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.

The actress is on the show promoting Star Wars: The Last Jedi, where she's reprising the role Captain Phasma. She first played the part in 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

 Gwendoline Christie plays Captain Phasma in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Gwendoline Christie plays Captain Phasma in Star Wars: The Force AwakensCredit: PA:Press Association

Sam Smith

Sam Smith is an Oscar-winning English singer-songwriter who was born on 19 May 1992 - that makes him 25.

His debut album, In the Lonely Hour, was released in in 2014. His hit singles include La La La, Money on My Mind, Stay with Me, Like I Can, Writing's on the Wall - the theme song to Spectre, the 24th James Bond film - and Too Good at Goodbyes.

He's the show's musical guest, promoting his 2018 tour and new album, The Thrill of It All.

The Graham Norton Show is on tonight, 22:35 on BBC 1.

 Sam Smith is performing on the show
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Sam Smith is performing on the showCredit: PA:Press Association
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