List of Star Wars cast members
This is a list of Star Wars cast members who voiced or portrayed characters appearing in the film series. The list is sorted by film and character, as some of the characters were portrayed by multiple actors.

As the franchise is composed of multiple films (including spin-offs and anthologies) there are multiple lead actors. In the primary series, dubbed the "Skywalker saga", Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher starred as Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia respectively in the original films Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983) and reprised the roles in the sequel trilogy films Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). James Earl Jones, David Prowse and Sebastian Shaw collectively portrayed Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader, and Alec Guinness portrayed Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original films. Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen portray a younger version of Anakin in the first and next two installments of the prequels and Ewan McGregor stars in all three, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) as a younger Obi-Wan Kenobi, being top billed in the later two films. Daisy Ridley plays Rey and  Adam Driver plays Kylo Ren in the sequel films (2015—19).

Also starring in the franchise include, Felicity Jones who plays Jyn Erso in Rogue One (2016) and Alden Ehrenheich as Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). Solo served as a lead and supporting character in the original (1977—83) and sequel (2015—19) films respectively, played by Harrison Ford.

Also recurring throughout the franchise include, Frank Oz, Samuel L. Jackson, Jimmy Smits, Natalie Portman, Pernilla August, Liam Neeson, Christopher Lee, Billy Dee Williams, Joel Edgerton, Peter Mayhew, Joonas Suotamo, Emilia Clarke, Ray Park, Andy Serkis, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Warwick Davis, Oscar Isaac, Kelly Marie Tran, John Boyega, Gwendoline Christie, Domnhall Gleeson, Temuera Morrison, Jeremy Bulloch, Matthew Wood and Ian McDiarmid.

With the release of Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019, Daniels is credited with the most acting appearances as the same character, having played C-3PO in all nine films of the Skywalker Saga, as well as the anthology film Rogue One, The Clone Wars film and TV series in 2008 and 2003, and a guest appearance in the first season of Rebels. He also appeared in Solo, but as a different character named "Tak", as well as a character named "Dannl Faytonni" in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, the latter being alongside C-3PO.

Indicators only apply for characters portrayed within multiple categories. All characters without indicators were introduced within the category they are listed on. The cast is divided in six categories: main saga (M), anthology series (A), animated series and Star Wars: The Clone Wars film (S), books (B), comic books (C), and the non-canonical Legends series (L).

List indicators:
 denotes the character was introduced within the main saga.
 denotes the character was introduced within the anthology series.
 denotes the character was introduced within an animated series or The Clone Wars film.
 denotes the character originated within a non-canonical Star Wars Legends animated series of film before being introduced into the Star Wars canon.
 denotes the character was introduced within a novel.
 denotes the character originated within a non-canonical Star Wars Legends novel before being introduced into the Star Wars canon.
 denotes the character was introduced within a comic book or graphic novel.
 denotes the character originated within a non-canonical Star Wars Legends comic book or graphic novel before being introduced into the Star Wars canon.
 denotes the character introduced within the current category, but also has an extended plot-line within another category. (Example:  would denote the character was introduced within the current category but has an extended plot-line in the anthology series, alternatively  would denote an extended plot-line in the animated series, and  would denote extended plot-lines on both categories.)

The Skywalker Saga

Anthology series
A series of standalone films was announced in 2013: Rogue One was released in 2016, Solo was released in 2018, and another film is planned with an unknown title or release. The films contain some characters and cast from the main series, along with new characters.

Animated series and Star Wars: The Clone Wars film

In 2008, the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars was released. It was followed by a television series of the same name within the same year. Four other series entitled Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars Forces of Destiny, Star Wars Resistance, and Star Wars: The Bad Batch premiered soon after.

Legends films and television series
With the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, the Star Wars Holiday Special and Ewok prequel films: Caravan of Courage and The Battle for Endor, as well as most comics and books produced since the originating 1977 film Star Wars, were re-branded as Star Wars Legends and declared non-canon to the franchise in April 2014. Despite the decanonization, the television films do retain many major cast members from the original trilogy reprising their roles; the Holiday Special featured most of the cast from the original film, while the Ewok prequel films featured Warwick Davis reprising his role as Wicket, who originated in Return of the Jedi.

Notes

 The Clone Wars was Saw Gerrera's first appearance in Star Wars, although in his first film appearance in Rogue One, he is portrayed by Forest Whitaker.
 The Holiday Special was Boba Fett's first appearance in Star Wars, although in his first canon appearance in TESB, he is portrayed by Jeremy Bulloch.
 Kevin Pollack, Ken Grantham, Mark Dodson and Rick Cimino are credited as providing Ewok voices for The Battle for Endor, although which Ewok they voice is not stated.
 Clone Wars was General Grievous' first appearance in Star Wars, although in his first canon appearance in ROTS, he is voiced by Matthew Wood.
 Carrie Fisher appears in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker from footage originally shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but cut from the film. The previously unseen footage was repurposed to fit the narrative for the franchise's ninth installment. Additional material for Fisher's character is provided by Billie Lourd via motion capture.
 Ewan McGregor's voice can be heard saying the newly recorded dialogue "These are your first steps" while archive recordings of Alec Guinness saying "afraid" were cut to say "Rey", both occurring during a flashback caused by Rey's touching of Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber.
 Ewan McGregor's voice can be heard saying the newly recorded dialogue "These are your final steps, Rey, rise and take them" while archive recordings of Alec Guinness saying "afraid" were cut to say "Rey", both occurring when Rey says "Be with me", and voices of past Jedi are heard.
  In the original release of the film, Yoda is portrayed via puppeteery. In the 2011 Blu-ray re-release, he is played via computer-generated imagery.

See also
 List of Star Wars film actors
 List of Star Wars television series actors

References

The Star Wars Actors Database Over 1000 Star Wars actors listed with biographies, photos, in-depth credit listings and more.

External links

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

Lists of actors by film series
Lists of actors by science fiction television series
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