Star Wars actor Jake Lloyd shares rare update on schizophrenia treatment Former child actor said hitting ‘rock bottom’ was something he believed needed to happen in order to take part ‘honestly’ in treatment and therapy.
Jake Lloyd, who played the young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, has shared some insight into his wellbeing as he continues to receive treatment at a rehabilitation centre for schizophrenia.
Lloyd, who was just eight years old when he starred in the 1999 film opposite Liam Neeson and Ewan Mcgregor, told Sandell that he was feeling “pretty good” and “can now accept taking on continued treatment, and therapy, and my meds.
In March last year Lloyd’s mother, Lisa Lloyd, disclosed that he had been struggling with mental health issues for the past 15 years, which had culminated into a “full-blown psychotic break” in 2023.
She also revealed that Lloyd is still receiving treatment at a new rehab centre but is “basically free to come and go as he pleases”.
