TheStar Warsprequel trilogy is full of terrific doer who have all play iconic characters in George Lucas ’ galaxy far , far away . While the original trilogy focused onLuke Skywalkerand how he became a Jedi , the prequels follow the source tarradiddle of his sire , Anakin Skywalker , and how he became one of cinema ’s most iconic villains , Darth Vader . Alongside that , the pic also depicted how theGalactic Empirecame to realization and why several of the Jedi , such as Obi - Wan Kenobi and Yoda , had to go into hiding .

Over six years , several gifted star joined the enfranchisement . Some casting member were already fear moving picture stars before appear in theStar Warsprequels , likeDracula’sChristopher Lee , while others were launched to stardom by the trilogy , such as Hayden Christensen . In some cases , it took more than one thespian to breathe life into a classicStar Warscharacter , including Anakin Skywalker and Darth Maul . While there were some initial criticisms , in hindsight , Lucas find the perfect doer ( or actor ) to act each lineament in theStar Warsprequel trilogy .

The Starring Cast of theStar WarsPrequel Trilogy

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Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn in the Phantom Menace to the left and Jake Lloyd as Anakin Skywalker in the Phantom Menace to the right in a combined image

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Padmé Amidala

Ian McDiarmid

Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi wields his lightsaber, Natalie Portman’s Padmé Amidala stands in her hooded gown, and Jake Lloyd’s Anakin Skywalker looks off to the side, edited over a Phantom Menace poster

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Sheev Palpatine

Frank Oz

Yoda

Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker and Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, edited with Rosario Dawson’s Ahsoka Tano in Ahsoka

Star Wars is a multimedia franchise that started in 1977 by creator George Lucas. After the release of Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope (originally just titled Star Wars), the franchise quickly exploded, spawning multiple sequels, prequels, TV shows, video games, comics, and much more. After Disney acquired the rights to the franchise, they quickly expanded the universe on Disney+, starting with The Mandalorian.

Samuel L. Jackson

Mace Windu

Anthony Daniels

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C-3PO

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R2 - D2

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Star Wars is a multimedia franchise that started in 1977 by creator George Lucas. After the release of Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope (originally just titled Star Wars), the franchise quickly exploded, spawning multiple sequels, prequels, TV shows, video games, comics, and much more. After Disney acquired the rights to the franchise, they quickly expanded the universe on Disney+, starting with The Mandalorian.

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Qui - Gon Jinn

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Young Anakin Skywalker

Ahmed Best

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Count Dooku

Ahsoka Tano is the Padawan of Anakin Skywalker and plays a polar role during the Clone Wars , so why was n’t she in the Star Wars prequel trilogy ?

Ewan McGregor Is Obi-Wan Kenobi

Date of Birth: March 31, 1971

Ewan McGregor , born in Perth , Perthshire , Scotland , inherited the role of Obi - Wan Kenobi , the impertinent Jedi Master who failed to save Anakin from the dark side , from the fabled Alec Guinness . McGregor went on to repeat his role in theObi - Wan KenobiDisney+ series , set between the prequel and original trilogies . Before play Obi - Wan , McGregor had work with film director Danny Boyle onShallow GraveandTrainspottingand also star inMoulin Rouge!,The Island , I Love You Phillip Morris , andDoctor Sleep . He has been awarded the OBE for his services to the arts and humanitarian efforts .

Notable Ewan McGregor Movie / TV Show

Trainspotting(1996 )

Renton

Moulin Rouge!(2001 )

Christian

A Gentleman in Moscow(2024 )

Alexander Rostov

character reference : Starting as a Jedi Padawan to Jedi Master Qui - Gon Jinn , Obi - Wan Kenobi is a rather by - the - book educatee , unwavering in his faithfulness to theGalactic Republic . After his lord ’s tragic death , however , Obi - Wan follow through on his hope to educate the young boy Anakin Skywalker , regardless of the Jedi Council ’s word of advice . Obi - Wan becomes more relaxed as he arise nearer to Anakin , though even he ca n’t look to what Anakin will soon become thanks to Palpatine ’s manipulations .

Hayden Christensen Is Anakin Skywalker

Date of Birth: April 19, 1981

Born in Vancouver , Canada , Hayden Christensen played Anakin Skywalker , the bright Jedi Padawan vaticinate to be theChosen Onebut destined to become Darth Vader . WhenStar Wars : Episode II - Attack of the Clonespicked up a decennary afterStar war : Episode I - The Phantom Menacein - world , Christensen bring the older loop of his character to life in a performance that ’s now beloved by generations . Christensen has also appeared inThe Virgin Suicides , Shattered Glass , andJumper . He reprised his function of Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker inObi - Wan KenobiandAhsoka .

Notable Hayden Christensen Movie / TV Show

Life as a House(2001 )

Sam Monroe

Shattered Glass(2003 )

Stephen Glass

Jumper(2008 )

David Rice

Character : Ten years after Qui - Gon Jinn ’s end , Anakin is now the bookman of Obi - Wan Kenobi , who he ’s grown close with despite his frustrations about Obi - Wan purportedly withholding some of Anakin ’s superpower . The decease of Anakin ’s female parent nearly sends him into a spiral that only Padmé Amidala can aid him out of , as he latch on to her and their secluded romance . This loving family relationship , however , aid Anakin to become even more vulnerable to Palpatine ’s manipulations , go down the prefer One on a path to becoming the sinister Darth Vader .

Best sleep together as Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequel trilogy , Hayden Christensen has had a successful vocation beyond playing the Chosen One .

Natalie Portman Is Padmé Amidala

Date of Birth: June 9, 1981

Padmé Amidala , the mother of Luke and Leia and a Galactic Senator , is playact by Natalie Portman . bear in Jerusalem , Israel , she get her break as a child histrion when she played Mathilda , the protégée of the eponymous shooter inLéon : The Professional . Portman go on to star inCloser , V for Vendetta , andJackie , andwon the Academy Award for Best Actress for her turn in the psychological thrillerBlack Swan . Portman has played Jane Foster , also do it as the Mighty Thor , in the Marvel Cinematic Universe .

Notable Natalie Portman Movie / TV Show

Black Swan(2010 )

Nina Sayers

Thor(2011 )

Jane Foster

Jackie(2016 )

Jackie Kennedy

quality : Serving as Naboo ’s unseasoned queen at just 14 years one-time , Padmé Amidala has long since been a outspoken advocate for what she believe in . After leading her masses through the Naboo Crisis , Padmé accepts Palpatine ’s former position as senator for Naboo , finally reuniting her with Anakin Skywalker and Obi - Wan Kenobi . Time spent out with the former causes their honey to blossom , and despite Padmé ’s determination to always do the good affair , even she can not sway her husband from the dark side .

Since her appearance as Padmé Amidala in the prequel trilogy , Natalie Portman has appear in a variety of dissimilar role across many genre .

Ian McDiarmid Is Chancellor Sheev Palpatine

Date of Birth: August 11, 1944

Ian McDiarmid , born in Carnoustie , Tayside , Scotland , reprises his role as Palpatine fromReturn of the Jedias the main baddie of the prequels . The prequels detail how Palpatine became the Emperor , stoking a warfare between two sect he secretly see to use a loophole in the political system to overturn a republic . McDiarmid also played Michael Caine ’s manservant inDirty Rotten Scoundrels , the town surgeon inSleepy Hollow , and Margaret Thatcher ’s hubby in the tv set biopicMargaret . He later reprised his role as Palpatine inStar Wars : The ascent of Skywalker , Obi - Wan Kenobi , and variousStar Warsanimated series .

Notable Ian McDiarmid Movie / TV Show

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels(1988 )

Arthur

Sleepy Hollow(1999 )

Doctor Lancaster

Utopia(2014 )

Anton

role : In the years before his reign as the Galactic Emperor , Sheev Palpatine is a senator for his homeworld , Naboo . keep his Sith individuality , Darth Sidious , tightly under wraps , Palpatine on the QT play two sides of a brewing state of war to do his master plan to rule the coltsfoot . Along the direction , Palpatine inscribe several Sith apprentices to assist him in this feat , though each one is disposable until he can have Anakin Skywalker at his side . As chancellor of the Galactic Republic , Palpatine is given the stark power to take over the galaxy .

Frank Oz Is Yoda

Date of Birth: May 25, 1944

Frank Oz repeat his role as Yoda from the originalStar Warstrilogy in the prequels . Born in Hereford , England , Oz did old - fashioned puppeteering inThe Phantom Menacebefore the engineering had been hone to produce Yoda entirely with CGI . He then just voiced the character inAttack of the ClonesandStar Wars : Episode III - Revenge of the Sith . Oz begin his career as a puppeteer onThe Muppet Show , performing Hellenic Muppet characters like Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear . He has also point such films asThe Dark Crystal , Little Shop of revulsion , andDirty Rotten Scoundrels .

Notable Frank Oz Movie / TV Show

Sesame Street(1969 - 2014 )

Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster

The Muppet Show(1976 - 1981 )

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

Knives Out(2019 )

Alan Stevens

Character : Long before his exile on Dagobah , Yoda is the fresh Grand Master of the Jedi Order . Yoda initially agrees with the Jedi Council to work away Anakin Skywalker , but allows Obi - Wan Kenobi to train the boy after Qui - Gon Jinn ’s death . Yoda goes on to play a fundamental role in Anakin ’s declination , as he fails to cater the proper counsel for Anakin in the wake of his female parent ’s death and his fears about Padmé Amidala ’s fate . Yoda is n’t exempt from the blindness that keeps the Jedi Order from seeing the Sith ’s retort until it ’s too recent .

Yoda is one of the oldest Star Wars character , having lived through most of the Skywalker saga as well as the full High Republic Era .

Samuel L. Jackson Is Mace Windu

Date of Birth: December 21, 1948

Mace Windu , a powerful Jedi Master and Yoda ’s right - hand man , is played by Samuel L. Jackson . The thespian afterwards voiced Windu in theStar Wars : The Clone Warsmovie and theLEGO Star Wars : The Clone Warsvideo game . Jackson , hold in Washington , D.C. , is a CRT screen icon screw for his collaborations with Quentin Tarantino on movie likePulp FictionandDjango Unchained , and his appearances in multiple Spike Lee films , likeSchool DazeandDo the Right Thing . Jackson ’s best graphic symbol also involve the MCU ’s Nick Fury and FrozoneinThe Incrediblesfranchise .

Notable Samuel L. Jackson Movie / TV Show

flesh Fiction(1994 )

Jules Winnfield

The Avengers(2012 )

Nick Fury

Django Unchained(2012 )

Stephen

Character : Mace Windu is a powerful member of the Jedi Council , acting as a right - script to Yoda himself in many way . Mace , like Yoda , is conservative of Anakin Skywalker , due to the male child ’s strong amount of fear and other powerful emotion . Over the years , Mace maintains this stance on Anakin , irrespective of the slipway in which Anakin attempts to leaven himself . This doubt becomes cardinal in Anakin ’s evenfall , even as Mace dissemble in what he truly believe to be the skillful interest group of the Republic and the greater Galax urceolata .

Anthony Daniels Is C-3PO

Date of Birth: February 21, 1946

support in Salisbury , Wiltshire , England , Anthony Daniels reprises his use as communications protocol droid C-3PO in theStar Warsprequel trilogy . The Phantom Menacerevealed that C-3PO was originally build by Anakinto help his mother with housekeeping . Daniels has since reprised his part in the sequel trilogy , Rogue One : A Star Wars Story , Ahsoka , the animated boob tube shows , and various video games and theme commons attractions . He also appeared in Ralph Bakshi ’s animated adjustment ofThe Lord of the Ringsas the vocalization of Legolas .

Notable Anthony Daniels Movie / TV Show

Star Wars(1977 )

The Country Diary of an Ewardian Lady(1984 )

Kenneth

Ghost of Albion : Legacy(2003 )

Lord Nelson ( voice )

type : Long before finding Luke Skywalker , C-3PO is build on Tatooine by Anakin Skywalker himself . Though uncomplete at the time of Anakin ’s departure , C-3PO is finally discharge , and he drop dead on to serve Padmé Amidala in her and Anakin ’s droid exchange as a part of their nuptials . C-3PO , as always , regain himself catch up in the adventures of the heroes , however reluctantly - and this eventual tragedy is no exclusion .

Kenny Baker Is R2-D2

Date of Birth: August 24, 1934

Kenny Baker , birth in Birmingham , England , reprised his role as astromech droid R2 - D2 in theStar Warsprequels . The beeps and whirs of R2 ’s voice were created by sound designer Ben Burtt , butBaker get in the Sn can to bring him to aliveness . Baker also appeared in such classic film asThe Elephant Man , Time Bandits , Willow , Flash Gordon , andLabyrinth . Before he make pass away in 2016 , Baker reprised his character as R2 - D2 one last time inStar Wars : The Force Awakens .

Notable Kenny Baker Movie / TV Show

Labyrinth(1986 )

Goblin Corps

Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader(1989 )

Dufflepud

Character : The loveable R2 - D2 begins his journeying as an astromech paladin of the Naboo , being the only droid able to fix Queen Amidala ’s ship as it makes its flight offworld . subsequently on , he becomes Anakin Skywalker ’s veracious - handwriting droid after his nuptials exchange with Padmé , where he prove just how formidable he is as an astromech . unhappily , his relationship with Anakin is discerp as his friend falls into dark , though R2 continue at C-3PO ’s side for the age to come up .

Liam Neeson Is Qui-Gon Jinn

Date of Birth: June 7, 1952

The prolific actor Liam Neeson play Qui - Gon Jinn , the master of Obi - Wan Kenobi . Born in Ballymena , Northern Ireland , Neeson was Oscar - nominated for his lead performance inSchindler ’s tilt . Since star in theTakenseries , Neeson has transition from a spectacular actor into an action mechanism star . He has since starred in a memorable and iconic variety show of different titles and franchises , includingBatman Begins , The Chronicles of Narnia , Men in Black , and more . Neeson deliver toStar Warsas Qui - Gon for the animated seriesThe Clone WarsandTales of the Jedi , and returned to live - action inObi - Wan Kenobi .

Notable Liam Neeson Movie / TV Show

Schindler ’s List(1993 )

Oskar Schindler

Taken(2008 )

Bryan Mills

The Grey(2011 )

Ottway

theatrical role : Qui - Gon Jinn is Obi - Wan Kenobi ’s Jedi Master and does things other than than most other Jedi . jazz for his connection to the Living Force , Obi - Wan is a unwavering believer in the Chosen One prophecy , which leads him straight to Anakin Skywalker . set to train the boy who ’s inviolable in the Force , Qui - Gon prepares to defy the Jedi Council , but he ’s cut down by Darth Maul on Naboo before he can do so . This catastrophe of his death sets the trend for the rest of theStar Warsstory , proving how influential Qui - Gon sincerely is .

Star war : Episode I - The Phantom Menace , the first of the Star Wars prequel trilogy , massively form the Skywalker Saga and Star Wars ' future .

Jake Lloyd Is Young Anakin Skywalker

Date of Birth: March 5, 1989

The bright - eyed nine - yr - old podracer seen inThe Phantom Menaceis recreate by Jake Lloyd , who also starred as Arnold Schwarzenegger ’s son inJingle All the Way . acquit in Fort Collins , Colorado , Lloyd stopped act in short afterThe Phantom Menaceto instead prioritize his mental wellness . Still , Lloyd played a smorgasbord of theatrical role before then , and he has since stated that he ’s continued to enjoyStar Wars- peculiarly the Disney+ telly show .

Notable Jake Lloyd Movie / TV Show

Unhook the Stars(1996 )

J.J.

Jingle All the Way(1996 )

Jamie Langston

The Pretender(1996 - 1999 )

Young Angelo / Timmy / Ronny Collins

fibre : The Logos of Shmi Skywalker , Anakin Skywalker is enslave with his mother on Tatooine when Qui - Gon Jinn and Padmé Amidala come across him . Even at just nine years old , Anakin already exhibits strong signs of being a brawny Force - sensitive , such as his heroic winnings in the Boonta Eve Classic podrace . Qui - Gon uses the race to free Anakin , but he must leave his mother behind , a conclusion that affects him for the residuum of his life story - as does the end of Qui - Gon , making him Obi - Wan Kenobi ’s Padawan rather .

Ahmed Best Is Jar Jar Binks

Date of Birth: August 19, 1973

Jar Jar Binks , the Gungan who provides comic moderation and unwittingly hands over ascendance of the extragalactic nebula to Palpatine , is played by Ahmed Best via move seizure . Born in New York City , New York , Best ’s role inStar Warsmade him the first - ever totally motion - captured actor in account . Best has since reprize the role inStar war : The Clone WarsandLEGO Star Wars : Rebuild the Galaxy , and won an Annie Award for parody Jar Jar onRobot Chickenbefore play Jedi Master Kelleran Beq inThe Mandalorianseason 3 . He has also turn as a comic and instrumentalist .

Notable Ahmed Best Movie / TV Show

Star state of war : Episode I - The Phantom Menace

great Time Rush(2009 - 2012 )

Rob / Marketer

The Mandalorian(2023 )

Kelleran Beq

lineament : Jar Jar Binks is a Gungan who owe a life debt to Qui - Gon Jinn after the Jedi Master economize his life from a passing droid battalion on Naboo . Jar Jar , however goofy he may be , end up becoming a key part of rescue Naboo from the Trade Federation , with him acting as a link between Queen Amidala and the Gungans . Jar Jar goes on to serve as a voice of Naboo , even helping to grant Palpatine his emergency powers as chancellor during the start of the Clone Wars .

Sir Christopher Lee Is Count Dooku

Date of Birth: May 27, 1922

participating from : 1946 - 2015

Count Dooku , the Sith Lord who leads the Separatists into war and whose murder is a key step in Anakin ’s good turn to the drab side , is play by Christopher Lee . Like Grand Moff Tarkin actor Peter Cushing , Lee , born in Belgravia , London , is a staple fibre of Hammer repulsion films , star as Count Dracula in seven Hammer yield . He also played the villainous Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond movieThe Man with the Golden Gunand Saruman in both theLord of the RingsandThe Hobbittrilogies . Lee was knighted and receive both the BAFTA Fellowship and the BFI Fellowship .

Notable Sir Christopher Lee Movie / TV Show

Horror of Dracula(1958 )

Count Dracula

The Wicker Man(1973 )

Lord Summerisle

The Lord of the Rings(2001 - 2014 )

Saruman

Character : Formerly the Jedi Padawan of Yoda himself , Count Dooku has since fallen from grace . Now love as Darth Tyrannus in religious service to Darth Sidious , Dooku ’s doubtfulness about the Jedi Order have manifested into a full - on effort to help lead the Separatists into fight against the Jedi and the Galactic Republic . Dooku , however , is completely incognizant that he ’s just another instrument in Palpatine ’s game , which ultimately leads to his fate at Anakin Skywalker ’s hands - at the petition of Palpatine himself .

Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Supporting Cast & Characters

The Prequel Trilogy is Full of Talent

In addition to the main cast of theStar Warsprequel trilogy is the supporting cast , another talented mathematical group of thespian who helped to bring this iconic era ofStar Warsto life . Both heroes and villains alike , many of these actors have since had the chance to reprise their roles in some content , and many have cemented themselves asStar Warslegends in their own right hand . Without them , theStar Warsprequel trilogy certainly would n’t have been the same .

The patronage Cast of theStar WarsPrequel Trilogy

Ray Park

Darth Maul

Temuera Morrison

Jango Fett / Commander Cody / Clones

Daniel Logan

Boba Fett

Pernilla August

Shmi Skywalker

Jimmy Smits

Bail Organa

Hugh Quarshie

Captain Panaka

Terence Stamp

Chancellor Valorum

Keira Knightley

Sabé

Jack Thompson

Cliegg Lars

Leeanna Walsman

Zam Wesell

Anndy Secombe

Watto

Silas Carson

Ki - Adi - Mundi / Nute Gunray

Joel Edgerton

Owen Lars

Oliver Ford Davies

Sio Bibble

Peter Mayhew

Chewbacca

Bonnie Piesse

Beru Lars

Rebecca Jackson Mendoza

Breha Organa

Star Wars is a multimedia enfranchisement that commence in 1977 by creator George Lucas . After the release of Star Wars : Episode IV- A New Hope ( originally just titled Star Wars ) , the dealership quickly blow up , spawning multiple sequels , prequels , television show , television games , comics , and much more . After Disney acquired the rights to the franchise , they quickly expanded the universe on Disney+ , starting with The Mandalorian .