Ian McDiarmid
Scottish actor and stage director · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1944 · age 82
Ian McDiarmid is a Scottish actor and director of stage and screen. Making his stage debut in Hamlet in 1972, McDiarmid joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1974, and has since starred in a number of William Shakespeare's plays.
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2022
Obi-Wan KenobiSeries, Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's ReturnFilm, 20222019
Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerFilm, Emperor Palpatine2018
BritanniaSeries, King Pellenor2017
The Lost City of ZFilm, Sir George Goldie2013
UtopiaSeries, Anton2009
MargaretFilm, Denis Thatcher2006Theatre World AwardAwardTony Award for Best Featured Actor in a PlayAward2005
Elizabeth ISeries, Lord Burghley2004
The Story of Star WarsFilm, Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)2002
Crime and PunishmentSeries, Porfiry
Crime and PunishmentFilm, 2002Porfiry2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the LegendFilm1997
An Unsuitable Job for a WomanSeries, Ronald Callender1996
HillsboroughFilm, Doctor Popper, Coroner1994
Heart of DarknessFilm, Doctor1991
Chernobyl: The Final WarningFilm, Dr. Vatisenko1988
The Modern World: Ten Great WritersSeries, Dostoevsky1985Summer SeasonSeries, Murgatroyd
Pity in HistoryFilm, 1985Murgatroyd1982Laurence Olivier AwardsAward1981
DragonslayerFilm, Brother Jacopus1980
Richard's ThingsFilm, Burglar1977
The ProfessionalsSeries, Mickey Hamilton1976
Amazing StoriesFilm, Blade1967
ITV PlayhouseSeries, Fedka1944Born11 August 1944
Obi-Wan KenobiSeries, Emperor Palpatine / Darth SidiousObi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's ReturnFilm, 20222019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerFilm, Emperor Palpatine2018BritanniaSeries, King Pellenor2017The Lost City of ZFilm, Sir George Goldie2013UtopiaSeries, Anton2009MargaretFilm, Denis Thatcher2006Theatre World AwardAwardTony Award for Best Featured Actor in a PlayAward2005Elizabeth ISeries, Lord Burghley2004The Story of Star WarsFilm, Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)2002Crime and PunishmentSeries, PorfiryCrime and PunishmentFilm, 2002Porfiry2000Sleepy Hollow: Behind the LegendFilm1997An Unsuitable Job for a WomanSeries, Ronald Callender1996HillsboroughFilm, Doctor Popper, Coroner1994Heart of DarknessFilm, Doctor1991Chernobyl: The Final WarningFilm, Dr. Vatisenko1988The Modern World: Ten Great WritersSeries, Dostoevsky1985Summer SeasonSeries, MurgatroydPity in HistoryFilm, 1985Murgatroyd1982Laurence Olivier AwardsAward1981DragonslayerFilm, Brother Jacopus1980Richard's ThingsFilm, Burglar1977The ProfessionalsSeries, Mickey Hamilton1976Amazing StoriesFilm, Blade1967ITV PlayhouseSeries, Fedka1944Born11 August 1944People around Ian
Close ties
George Lucas Directed Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (2000)
John Williams Wrote Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Frank Oz Also in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Anthony Daniels Also in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Rick McCallum Produced Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Kenny Baker Also in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Mark Hamill Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Billy Dee Williams Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Hayden Christensen Also in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Peter Mayhew Also in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Harrison Ford Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Carrie Fisher Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Richard Marquand Directed Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Natalie Portman Also in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Christopher Lee Also in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Samuel L. Jackson Also in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Ewan McGregor Also in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Jeremy Bulloch Also in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Liam Neeson Also in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Pernilla August Also in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Ahmed Best Also in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Temuera Morrison Also in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Silas Carson Also in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Oliver Ford Davies Also in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Known for
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The Skywalker Legacy 2020
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal 2015
Return of the Jedi 1983
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005
Sleepy Hollow 1999
Filmography 39
65 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Awards
About this person
He has received an Olivier Award for Best Actor for Insignificance (1982) and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Faith Healer (2006).
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1944 · age 82
