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00:00Combining the talents of relative unknowns with powerhouse names in the industry has
00:04been the Star Wars tactic since way back in 1977, and it's worked pretty well for the
00:09most part. So much so that some actors have been brought back to play multiple characters.
00:14Some of these made perfect sense in a world of clones, while others were able to get away
00:19with portraying multiple characters thanks to having their faces covered by masks, CGI
00:23or veiled behind an animated character. Even the very face of the franchise, the man behind
00:29one of the most famous characters in all of science fiction history got away with playing
00:33a few more characters without most people initially realising, as did everyone's favourite droids.
00:38I'm Andrew from What Call to Star Wars, and here's 10 actors who have played multiple
00:42Star Wars characters.
00:43Number 10, Kenny Baker. Of the Star Wars duel that could genuinely
00:47be labelled as two of the most famous robots in history, one has grown for itself something
00:52of a reputation as being quite annoying, while no one could have a bad word to say about
00:57the other. Rather than just an assistant of sorts to the likes of the Jedi and the Resistance,
01:02R2-D2 has many times been a hero in its own right. Played by Kenny Baker throughout both
01:07the original and prequel trilogies, the droid has become incredibly popular over the years.
01:13R2-D2 wasn't a CGI creation though, of course. Kenny Baker, at 3ft 8 tall, literally wore the
01:19droid essentially as a costume, and the actor was utilised again in a similar way in The Empire
01:23Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. However, not only did Kenny Baker play R2-D2 in Return
01:29of the Jedi, he also brought to life Pip-Loo, one of the many Ewoks who aided Han Solo and
01:35co. on the forest moon of Endor.
01:38Number 9, Anthony Daniels. There are only two Star Wars characters that have appeared in
01:43all nine of the Skywalker Saga movies, though even fewer actors have achieved that same recognition.
01:49R2-D2 has appeared in every Star Wars movie but Solo, though the droid was not brought
01:54to life by Kenny Baker in the sequel trilogy. C-3PO, on the other hand, he's been right
01:59next to R2 throughout the Skywalker Saga and Rogue One, and has also been portrayed by Anthony
02:04Daniels at every single turn. This even stretches as far as The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels and
02:10Obi-Wan Kenobi. The only movie that Anakin Skywalker's homemade android hasn't appeared in is Solo.
02:16However, that doesn't mean that Daniels didn't appear in that film. In fact, the actor appeared
02:21in Solo, a Star Wars story without the usual gold outer shell, as Tak, a Coruscant native
02:26who found himself working as a slave in the spice mines on Kessel. Even this wasn't the
02:31first non-droid character played by Anthony Daniels in Star Wars, as the actor can also
02:35be seen during the early stages of Attack of the Clones, when Anakin and Obi-Wan are chasing
02:40Padme's would-be assassin, Sam Vessel, through Coruscant's gritty underbelly.
02:45Number 8. Jeremy Bullock
02:47Ever since making his franchise debut, Boba Fett has become something of a cult hero to
02:52many, many Star Wars fans. The character was barely in the Empire Strikes Back, he spoke
02:57barely any lines of dialogue, yet fans still loved him. Though the most famous bounty hunter
03:02in the galaxy has risen to even more prominence in recent years, thanks to his portrayal in
03:06The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett by Tamora Morrison, an actor who we'll get
03:10to later on this list, Tamora Morrison wasn't the original person under the bow mask. It
03:14would be impossible to tell, thanks to the iconic green Mandalorian helmet, but the man
03:18who originally portrayed Boba Fett was Jeremy Bullock. Though he had a long career that spanned
03:24many years, Bullock's Star Wars appearances were by far the highest profile credits to his
03:29name, which didn't just end with Boba Fett. In Revenge of the Sith, Jeremy Bullock had
03:33a cameo appearance as Captain Colton, the pilot who brought Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda back to
03:38Coruscant with Senator Organa. That was after the clones turned against the Jedi at Palpatine's
03:43Order, Order 66 of course. With a name like Jeremoc Colton, it's hard to imagine that this
03:49character wasn't named with Jeremy Bullock in mind.
03:53Number 7. Silas Carson
03:55Many of the actors on this list became initially famous in one Star Wars role, and were then
03:59brought back in some capacity in further films. Either that, or they just so happened to be
04:04a perfect clone of their original character that only they could ever play. Again, more
04:08on Tamora Morrison later.
04:10Silas Carson, however, is different. In his first appearance in A Galaxy Far Far Away,
04:14the English actor played no fewer than four roles. The Phantom Menace introduced so many
04:20new characters to the franchise, and apparently there just weren't enough actors to portray
04:24them all. So, two of Carson's four characters there were very minor that you likely wouldn't
04:29even recognise their names. Lot Dodd, the Senator of the Trail Federation, and Antidaar Williams,
04:34Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's pilot at the beginning of the movie. They were brought to life by Silas
04:39Carson. But these roles were nothing compared to his other two roles in that film. Across all
04:44three prequel trilogy movies, Carson was one of the key antagonists, as well as also playing a Jedi
04:50Master, as in his roles here were Newt Gumray and also Ki Adi Mundi. The actor also returned
04:56to these two roles in 2022, voicing both of those characters in the Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga
05:03video game. Number six, Warwick Davis. Warwick Davis has a history of playing multiple characters
05:08in the same movie franchise. Thanks to the heavy makeup effects, the English actor was able to portray
05:13both Professor Flitwick and Griphook the Goblin throughout Harry Potter. But that is nothing
05:19compared to Warwick's Star Wars career. It would almost be too much effort to list every Star Wars
05:25movie Warwick Davis has appeared in, but hey, here goes anyway. You've got Return of the Jedi,
05:29The Phantom Menace, The Force Awakens, Rogue One, The Last Jedi, Solo A Star Wars Story,
05:36and The Rise of Skywalker. That's an astonishing seven out of the eleven Star Wars movies to date,
05:43across which Warwick Davis has played ten different characters, starting all the way back in 1983,
05:49when he portrayed Wicket the Ewok, when Warwick was just 13 years of age. Even outside the movies,
05:55Lucasfilm has utilised Warwick Davis. In the fourth season of Rebels, he played Rook,
05:59one of General Admiral Thrawn's bodyguards. And if his history with the Star Wars franchise is
06:04anything to go by, it's highly unlikely Warwick Davis won't be featured again in the future at some
06:10point. Number five, Carrie Fisher. You'd be forgiven for thinking that in a list like this,
06:15every performance would have to come within the Star Wars franchise. And for the most part,
06:19that's true. The only exception though, is Carrie Fisher, thanks to a sudden homage to the Star Wars
06:25franchise by Seth MacFarlane. Of course, Fisher was renowned and beloved by all in her role as
06:31General Leia Organa across the original and sequel trilogies, and became no less than iconic in that
06:37role. However, thanks to Carrie's recurring role in Family Guy as Peter's boss Angela, she was able to
06:43bring a different character to life. In 2007, Family Guy produced a parody of A New Hope called
06:49Blue Harvest, that cast Chris Griffin as Luke Skywalker, Peter and Bryan as Han and Chewie,
06:54and Stewie as Darth Vader. Naturally, as the most important female character in the series,
06:59Lois Griffin played the role of Princess Leia, even in spite of Carrie Fisher herself
07:04being a part of the Family Guy cast. On the plus side, this freed Fisher up to play one of the few
07:09other female characters in the movie, that being Mon Mothma. She may only have had a couple of lines
07:14of dialogue, but it was enough to send those fans in the middle of the Star Wars Family Guy Venn diagram
07:19absolutely crazy. Number four, Dee Bradley Baker. It's the nature of animated shows to typically employ
07:26voice actors for more than one role. They are talented enough to bring several different characters
07:31to life without making them sound even remotely similar. Star Wars The Clone Wars, for example,
07:36was able to boast the likes of Kevin Michael Richardson, Tom Kane, Phil Lamarr and more to
07:41bring to life plenty of different characters, and all of those names would be worthy inclusions on
07:46this list. However, there is one name who stands out from the rest. Instead of making his characters
07:51sound completely different in bringing every clone trooper to life in the series, Dee Bradley Baker had the
07:56task of playing countless roles with exactly the same voice, all while still bringing to the table
08:02a certain personality and subtle difference to each and every one of these characters. Of course,
08:07this is no easy task, yet Dee Bradley Baker absolutely nailed it. Aside from the likes of Cody and Rex,
08:14as well as countless other clones in The Clone Wars, the actors' talents have taken him to the front and
08:18centre, voicing every member of the titular team in The Bad Batch. From the standard clone voices of
08:23Hunter and Echo, to more varied iterations of the same voice with Wrecker, Tech and Crosshair,
08:29Dee Bradley Baker's work in the Star Wars franchise is absolutely astonishing.
08:34Number 3, Temora Morrison The Clone Troopers have been brought to life exceptionally well
08:39throughout The Clone Wars and The Bad Batch, but what about in live action? Based on the bounty hunter
08:44Jango Fett, every clone, from the Kamino scenes in Attack of the Clones and through Revenge of the Sith,
08:50was played by Temora Morrison. While the clones themselves were only in a handful of scenes,
08:54unable to go into the depths of their characters in the same way that the animated series did,
08:58it was Jango Fett that was Morrison's first major role in Star Wars. Years later, he would add to this
09:04however. Remember, the bounty hunter's one demand to allow a clone army to be bred from his DNA,
09:10was to have an unaltered clone for his own. A son, essentially, that would grow up to look identical
09:16to him in every single way, which is why it was a no-brainer to bring Morrison back for The Mandalorian
09:22and the Book of Boba Fett, as Boba Fett himself. The most legendary bounty hunter in the galaxy had
09:28appeared fleetingly in the original series, as played by Jeremy Bullock. However, he never revealed
09:34the face beneath his helmet, thus allowing Morrison to continue the character and keep the continuity
09:39as realistic as physically possible. 2. Andy Serkis
09:44There was a time, up until very recently in fact, that when you heard the name Andy Serkis,
09:49you would instinctively associate him with the CGI characters he had brought to life over the years.
09:55In fairness, that is understandable, as he has mastered this craft like few others. Joining the
10:00likes of Gollum, King Kong, Caesar and more in the long line of characters brought to life by Serkis,
10:06was Supreme Leader Snoke. The seemingly new Big Bad appeared as a hologram in The Force Awakens,
10:12before a larger role came in The Last Jedi. A role that ultimately, though, saw Snoke unceremoniously
10:18killed. Thankfully, this wouldn't be the last fans saw of the incredibly talented Andy Serkis in the
10:22Star Wars universe. In recent years, Serkis has been showing his actual face more often while acting,
10:27and this was no different when he showed up opposite Diego Luna in Disney Plus's Andor.
10:33These days, it's almost impossible to keep any kind of casting a true secret, particularly in Star
10:38Wars. Even if there is no official confirmation, fans usually have a good idea of who will be showing
10:44up and where they will be showing up. With Andy Serkis' return as Kino Lloyd in Andor, however,
10:49this was one of the few genuinely well-kept secrets, something that made his brilliant appearance even
10:55better. 1. Mark Hamill
10:57There are countless iconic characters and names associated with the Star Wars franchise,
11:02but no matter how you look at it, even next to the likes of Harrison Ford's Han Solo or Carrie
11:07Fisher's Leia Organa, Mark Hamill and Luke Skywalker are always at the top of the tree.
11:12Hamill portrayed Skywalker through the original trilogy and in both episodes 7 and 8, but his
11:18unparalleled voice acting skills have come in handy on more than one occasion. 4 more names can be
11:24credited to the voice of the face of the Star Wars franchise, though there are many more that may
11:29never be truly discovered. It was an iconic Star Wars moment when Luke returns to screens at the
11:33conclusion of the second season of The Mandalorian, but Mark Hamill had in fact portrayed EV-99,
11:40the bartender droid in Mos Eisley back in the 5th ever episode of The Mandalorian. Add this to
11:46her appearances as Dobu Skae, a rather forgettable character, admittedly, met by Finn and Rose on Canto
11:51Bight in The Last Jedi. There was Bulio, another forgettable alien who was killed by Kylo Ren during
11:57the events of The Rise of Skywalker, and Darth Bane, the Sith Lord who created the Rule of Two
12:03in the Clone Wars. And you have a surprisingly wide Star Wars CV for Mark Hamill, or William M. Patrick
12:10as the movie credits would have you believe. So this has been our 10 actors who have played multiple Star
12:15Wars characters. Be sure to like, subscribe, and of course, let us know in the comments if there's
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