He played Danny, the Camberwell Carrot-rolling drug dealer in ‘Withnail and I’ along with countless TV and film roles over the years, but you can also see him as Naboo military man in ‘Episode I’. He played a nondescript fighter pilot in ‘Phantom Menace’ in one of his first screen roles. You’ll know him from TV’s ‘Spooks’ or as Thorin, the warrior dwarf in ‘The Hobbit’ films, but you may not have realised he was in ‘Star Wars’ too. He only had a few lines and says it was one of the worst-paying jobs he’d ever done. The actor/comedian lent his sultry tones to the tattooed Sith in ‘Phantom Menace’ around the same time he was appearing in Edgar Wright’s sitcom ‘Spaced’ opposite Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. She’s more commonly-known as a film director nowadays, but did you spot her in ‘Episode I’? Her father Francis is a good friend of George Lucas, so when she visited the set, Lucas found her a costume and popped her into a scene as one of Padme’s handmaidens. He played a Palace Guard on Naboo, but you have to be sharp to spot him.
She played a Naboo pilot in ‘Phantom Menace’, the first female fighter pilot seen on-screen in the ‘Star Wars’ films.īefore he was Detective Jimmy McNulty in ‘The Wire’, Dominic West played another law enforcer of sorts in ‘Phantom Menace’. She plays Amidala’s decoy Sabe, who is outed as a double to Natalie Portman’s character when meeting with Boss Nass.Ī stalwart of British film and television, Celia Imrie is fondly remembered for her appearances opposite Victoria Wood in shows like ‘Dinnerladies’ and ‘Acorn Antiques’. ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’īefore she shot to fame in ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ Keira Knightley had a minor role in ‘Phantom Menace’. Here’s some thespians you never realised journeyed to that galaxy far, far away.
Those actors went on to achieve superstardom thanks to Lucas, but they weren’t the only icons to feature in the ‘Star Wars’ films. When George Lucas was casting for ‘Star Wars’ he auditioned nearly every up-and-coming starlet in Hollywood.Īl Pacino, Christopher Walken, Kurt Russell, Sissy Spacek, all passed through his audition room before he eventually plumped for Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and a carpenter named Harrison Ford. Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Pirates of the Caribbean, The (2003) Elizabeth Swann Pride & Prejudice (2005) Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Bennet Stories of Lost Souls (2006) Leah (segment New Year's Eve) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) Elizabeth Swann Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) Elizabeth Swann
More recently, Keira received critical acclaim for her starring role in Atonement.įor more Keira information and photos please visit the wonderful site Keira Knightley dot Com. Keira received her first Academy Award nominatation for her portayl of Elizabeth Bennet in a 2005 adaptation of Pride & Prejudice. The 2002 film Bend it Like Beckham put her on the map, but the first film in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy in 2003 brought her superstar status. She has worked inīritish, French, German, and American productions. She is the daughter ofĪctor Will Knightley and actress/author Sharman Actress, Keira Knightley, played Sabé, the decoy queen,
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