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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 WhatCultureStarWars and here's 10 actors who have played multiple Star Wars
00:43characters.
00:4410. Kenny Baker Of the Star Wars duo that could genuinely be labelled
00:48as two of the most famous robots in history, one has grown for itself something of a reputation
00:53as being quite annoying, while no one could have a bad word to say about the other. Rather
00:58than just an assistant of sorts to the likes of the Jedi and the Resistance, R2-D2 has many
01:04times been a hero in its own right. Played by Kenny Baker throughout both the original
01:08and 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 three foot eight tall, literally
01:18wore the droid essentially as a costume, and the actor was utilised again in a similar
01:23way in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. However, not only did Kenny Baker
01:28play R2-D2 in Return of the Jedi, he also brought to life Peplu, one of the many Ewoks
01:33who aided Han Solo and co on the forest moon of Endor.
01:389. Anthony Daniels There are only two Star Wars characters
01:42that have appeared in all nine of the Skywalker Saga movies, though even fewer actors have
01:48achieved that same recognition. R2-D2 has appeared in every Star Wars movie but Solo, though the
01:53droid was not brought to life by Kenny Baker in the sequel trilogy. C-3PO, on the other hand,
01:58he's been right next to R2 throughout the Skywalker Saga and Rogue One, and has also been portrayed
02:03by Anthony Daniels at every single turn. This even stretches as far as The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels,
02:10and Obi-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 in Solo
02:21A Star Wars Story without the usual gold outer shell, as Tak, a Coruscant native who found himself
02:27working as a slave in the spice mines on Kessel. Even this wasn't the first non-droid character
02:32played by Anthony Daniels in Star Wars, as the actor can also be seen during the early stages of
02:37Attack of the Clones, when Anakin and Obi-Wan are chasing Padme's would-be assassin,
02:41Sam 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 many,
02:53many Star Wars fans. The character was barely in the Empire Strikes Back, he spoke barely any lines
02:58of dialogue, yet fans still loved him. Though the most famous bounty hunter in the galaxy has risen
03:03to even more prominence in recent years, thanks to his portrayal in The Mandalorian and the book of
03:08Boba Fett by Tamara Morrison, an actor who we'll get to later on this list, Tamara Morrison wasn't the
03:12original person under the bow mask. It would be impossible to tell thanks to the iconic green
03:17Mandalorian helmet, but the man who originally portrayed Boba Fett was Jeremy Bullock. Though
03:22he had a long career that spanned many years, Bullock's Star Wars appearances were by far
03:27the highest profile credits to his name, which didn't just end with Boba Fett. In Revenge of the
03:31Sith, Jeremy Bullock had a cameo appearance as Captain Colton, the pilot who brought Obi-Wan Kenobi
03:37and Yoda back to Coruscant with Senator Organa. That was after the clones turned against the Jedi
03:42at Palpatine's Order, Order 66 of course. With a name like Jeremoc Colton, it's hard to imagine
03:49that this character wasn't named with Jeremy Bullock in mind. Number 7, Silas Carson. Many of the actors
03:56on this list became initially famous in one Star Wars role, and were then brought back in some capacity
04:01in further films. Either that, or they just so happened to be a perfect clone of their original
04:06character that only they could ever play. Again, more on Tamora Morrison later.
04:10Silas Carson, however, is different. In his first appearance in A Galaxy Far,
04:14Far Away, the 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 them all.
04:24So, two of Carson's four characters there were very minor that you likely wouldn't even recognize
04:29their names. Lot Dodd, the Senator of the Trail Federation, and Antidale Williams. Qui-Gon
04:35and Obi-Wan's pilot at the beginning of the movie. They were brought to life by Silas Carson. But these
04:40roles were nothing compared to his other two roles in that film. Across all three prequel trilogy movies,
04:45Carson was one of the key antagonists, as well as also playing a Jedi Master. As in his roles here were
04:52Newt Gumray and also Key Adi Mundi. The actor also returned to these two roles in 2022, voicing both of
04:59those characters in the Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga video game.
05:03Number six, Warwick Davis. Warwick Davis has a history of playing multiple characters in the
05:09same movie franchise. Thanks to the heavy makeup effects, the English actor was able to portray
05:14both Professor Flitwick and Griphook the Goblin throughout Harry Potter. But that is nothing compared
05:19to Warwick's Star Wars career. It would almost be too much effort to list every Star Wars movie Warwick
05:25Davis has appeared in. But hey, here goes anyway. You've got Return of the Jedi, The Phantom Menace,
05:30The Force Awakens, Rogue One, The Last Jedi, Solo A Star Wars Story and The Rise of Skywalker.
05:38That's an astonishing 7 out of the 11 Star Wars movies to date. Across which Warwick Davis has played
05:4510 different characters starting all the way back in 1983 when he portrayed Wicket the Ewok when Warwick
05:52was just 13 years of age. Even outside the movies, Lucasfilm has utilised Warwick Davis. In the fourth
05:58season of Rebels, he played Ruff, one of General Admiral Thrawn's bodyguards. And if his history
06:03with the Star Wars franchise is anything to go by, it's highly unlikely Warwick Davis won't be featured
06:09again in the future at some point. Number five, Carrie Fisher. You'd be forgiven for thinking that in
06:14a list like this, every performance would have to come within the Star Wars franchise. And for the most
06:19part that's true. The only exception though, is Carrie Fisher, thanks to a sudden homage to the
06:24Star Wars franchise by Seth MacFarlane. Of course, Fisher was renowned and beloved by all in her role
06:30as General Leia Organa across the original and sequel trilogies, and became no less than iconic in
06:37that role. However, thanks to Carrie's recurring role in Family Guy as Peter's boss Angela, she was able
06:43to bring a different character to life. In 2007, Family Guy produced a parody of a New Hulk called
06:49Blue Harvest, that cast Chris Griffin as Luke Skywalker, Peter and Brian as Han and Chewie, and
06:54Stewie as Darth Vader. Naturally, as the most important female character in the series, Lois
06:59Griffin played the role of Princess Leia, even in spite of Carrie Fisher herself being a part of the
07:05Family Guy cast. On the plus side, this freed Fisher up to play one of the few other female characters in
07:10the movie. That being Mon Mothma. She may only have had a couple of lines of dialogue, but it was
07:15enough to send those fans in the middle of the Star Wars Family Guy Venn diagram absolutely crazy.
07:214. Dee Bradley Baker
07:23It's the nature of animated shows to typically employ voice actors for more than one role. They are
07:29talented enough to bring several different characters to life without making them sound even
07:33remotely similar. Star Wars The Clone Wars, for example, was able to boast the likes of Kevin Michael
07:38Richardson, Tom Kane, Phil Lamar, and more to bring to life plenty of different characters,
07:43and all of those names would be worthy inclusions on this list. However, there is one name who stands
07:48out from the rest. Instead of making this character sound completely different in bringing every clone
07:53trooper to life in the series, Dee Bradley Baker had the task of playing countless roles with exactly
07:59the same voice, all while still bringing to the table a certain personality and subtle difference to
08:05each and every one of these characters. Of course, this is no easy task, yet Dee Bradley Baker absolutely
08:11nailed it. Aside from the likes of Cody and Rex, as well as countless other clones in the Clone Wars,
08:16the actors' talents have taken him to the front and centre, voicing every member of the titular team
08:21in the Bad Batch. From the standard clone voices of Hunter and Echo, to more varied iterations of the
08:26same voice with Wrecker, Tech and Crosshair, Dee Bradley Baker's work in the Star Wars franchise
08:31is absolutely astonishing. Number three, Temora Morrison. The clone troopers have been brought
08:37to life exceptionally well throughout the Clone Wars and the Bad Batch, but what about in live
08:43action? Based on the bounty hunter Jango Fett, every clone, from the Kamino scenes in Attack of the Clones
08:48and through Revenge of the Sith, was played by Temora Morrison. While the clones themselves were only in
08:53a handful of scenes, unable to go into the depths of their characters in the same way that the animated
08:58series did, it was Jango Fett that was Morrison's first major role in Star Wars. Years later,
09:04he would add to this, however. Remember, the bounty hunter's one demand to allow a clone army to be
09:09bred from his DNA was to have an unaltered clone for his own. A son, essentially, that would grow up
09:15to look identical to him in every single way, which is why it was a no-brainer to bring Morrison back for
09:21the Mandalorian and the Book of Boba Fett, as Boba Fett himself. The most legendary bounty hunter in the
09:27galaxy had appeared fleetingly in the original series, as played by Jeremy Bullock. However,
09:33he never revealed the face beneath his helmet, thus allowing Morrison to continue the character and keep
09:39the continuity as realistic as physically possible. Number two, Andy Serkis. There was a time, up until
09:46very recently, in fact, that when you heard the name Andy Serkis, you would instinctively associate
09:51him with the CGI characters he had brought to life over the years. In fairness, that is understandable,
09:57as he has mastered this craft like few others. Joining the likes of Gollum, King Kong, Caesar,
10:03and more in the long line of characters brought to life by Serkis, was Supreme Leader Snoke. The
10:08seemingly new Big Bad appeared as a hologram in The Force Awakens, before a larger role came in The Last
10:14Jedi. A role that ultimately, though, saw Snoke unceremoniously killed. Thankfully, this wouldn't
10:19be the last fans saw of the incredibly talented Andy Serkis in the Star Wars universe. In recent years,
10:24Serkis has been showing his actual face more often while acting, and this was no different when he
10:29showed up opposite Diego Luna in Disney Plus' Andor. These days, it's almost impossible to keep any kind
10:36of casting a true secret, particularly in Star Wars. Even if there is no official confirmation,
10:41fans usually have a good idea of who will be showing up and where they will be showing up.
10:46With Andy Serkis returning as Kino Loy in Andor, however, this was one of the few genuinely well-kept
10:52secrets, something that made his brilliant appearance even better.
10:551. 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. Four more names can be
11:24credited to the voice of the face of the Star Wars franchise, though there are many more that may never
11:29be truly discovered. It was an iconic Star Wars moment when Luke returns to screens at the conclusion of
11:34the second season of The Mandalorian, but Mark Hamill had in fact portrayed Evie 99, the bartender droid
11:41in Mos Eisley back in the fifth ever episode of The Mandalorian. Add this to appearances as Dobu Skai,
11:47a rather forgettable character, admittedly, met by Finn and Rose on Canto Bight in The Last Jedi,
11:53there was Bulio, another forgettable alien who was killed by Kylo Ren during the events of The Rise of
11:58Skywalker, and Darth Bane, the Sith Lord who created the Rule of Two in The Clone Wars. And you have
12:05a surprisingly wide Star Wars CV for Mark Hamill, or William M. Patrick as the movie credits would
12:11have you believe. So this has been our 10 actors who have played multiple Star Wars characters. Be sure
12:17to like, subscribe and of course let us know in the comments if there's any other multi-role actors we've
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