16 Actors You Didn’t Know Were in Star Wars

By George Bate & Josh Bate

Everyone who knows about Star Wars knows Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac, but there are a number of actors who have appeared in a galaxy far, far away that you’re not aware of. Here are 12 actors who you didn’t know were in Star Wars

Karl Urban (The Boys, The Lord of the Rings) played a Stormtrooper in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea plays Vect Nokru in Obi-Wan Kenobi

David Tennant (Doctor Who, Harry Potter) voiced Professor Huyang in The Clone Wars and Ahsoka

David Harbour (Stranger Things, Hellboy) voiced the Jedi Master Tajin Crosser in the English dub of the Star Wars: Visions short The Elder

Rose Byrne (Insidious, Bridesmaids) played handmaiden Dormé in Attack of the Clones

Christian Slater (Mr. Robot, Heathers) voiced Ren in LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales

John Wayne (Stagecoach, True Grit) voiced Garindan ezz Zavor in the original Star Wars

Dominic West (The Wire, The Affair) played Palace guard Jerus Jannick in The Phantom Menace

Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean, Pride & Prejudice) played the handmaiden Sabé in The Phantom Menace

Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters, Twin Peaks: The Return) voiced Grini Millegi in The Bad Batch Season 2

Jodie Comer (Killing Eve, Free Guy) played Rey’s mother Miramir in The Rise of Skywalker

Josh Gad (Frozen, Beauty and the Beast) voiced Imperial controller LT-319 in Star Wars Rebels

Richard Armitage (The Hobbit) plays a Naboo guard in The Phantom Menace

Bill Hader and Ben Schwartz contributed to the voice of BB-8 in The Force Awakens

Rhea Perlman (Cheers, Matilda) voices Cid in The Bad Batch

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