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Ian McDiarmid

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Scottish actor and stage director

United KingdomActorsBorn 1944 · age 82
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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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Photos 2

McDiarmid's robes from Return of the Jedi (1983) on display at the Detroit Institute of ArtsMcDiarmid's robes from Return of the Jedi (1983) on display at the Detroit Institute of Arts

Filmography 39

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith2005 · ★ 7.5
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace1999 · ★ 6.6
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019 · ★ 6.3
Return of the Jedi1983 · ★ 7.9
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones2002 · ★ 6.6
Sleepy Hollow1999 · ★ 7.2
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return2022 · ★ 6.8
The Lost City of Z2017 · ★ 6.4
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels1988 · ★ 7.1
Gorky Park1983 · ★ 6.3
Dragonslayer1981 · ★ 6.5
Restoration1995 · ★ 6.1
The Awakening1980 · ★ 5.5
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal2015 · ★ 7.9
Annie: A Royal Adventure1995 · ★ 6.0
The Skywalker Legacy2020
Heart of Darkness1993
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend2000
Star Wars: Greatest Moments2015
The Beginning: Making Episode I2001
Great Expectations1999
The Story of Star Wars2004
The Likely Lads1976
All the King's Men1999
Crime and Punishment2002
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception1999
Hillsborough1996
Chernobyl: The Final Warning1991
Star Wars: A Musical Journey2005
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel2015
Richard's Things1980
Macbeth1979
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End1980
Margaret2009
Our Hidden Lives2005
The Odds2009
Pity in History1985
Amazing Stories1976
Last Night Another Dissident...1981

64 credits on file

Television 23

Star Wars: The Clone Wars2008
Star Wars Rebels2014
Spooks2002
Star Wars: The Bad Batch2021
Inspector Morse1987
Obi-Wan Kenobi2022
The Professionals1977
Utopia2013
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi2022
Britannia2018
ITV Playhouse1967
Elizabeth I2005
Karaoke1996
Charles II: The Power and The Passion2003
Touching Evil1997
37 Days2014
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman1997
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers1988
City of Vice2008
Red Letter Day1976
Great Expectations1999
Crime and Punishment2002
The Nation's Health1983

Awards 3

2006Theatre World Award
2006Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
1982Laurence Olivier Awards

Connected to Ian 6

Meg RyanAlso in Restoration (1995)Harry MellingAlso in The Lost City of Z (2017)David OyelowoAlso in Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (2015)Christopher EcclestonAlso in Hillsborough (1996)Camilla BelleAlso in Annie: A Royal Adventure (1995)Casper Van DienAlso in Sleepy Hollow (1999)

About this person

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. 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
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29 languages

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