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Ian McDiarmid

Film Director / Theatre Director | * 08/11/1944 (79) | Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
Ian McDiarmid (born 11 August 1944) 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 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). He gained prominence for portraying Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious in the Star Wars franchise starting from Return of the Jedi (1983). He also acted in Gorky Park (1983), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), Restoration (1995), Sleepy Hollow (1999), and The Lost City of Z (2016). ()
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Ian McDiarmid is a Scottish actor and director best known for portraying Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars film series. He has received an Olivier Award for Best Actor and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performances. Wikipedia.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Adventure | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Ian McDiarmid

Theatre World Award Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play Laurence Olivier Awards
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Movies with Ian McDiarmid as Actor(36)

as Self - Emperor Palpatine2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as himself2020 The Skywalker Legacy
as Emperor Palpatine2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Sir George Goldie2017 The Lost City of Z
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)2015 Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Denis Thatcher2009 Margaret
as B. Charles2005 Our Hidden Lives
as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious2005 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)2004 The Story of Star Wars
as Porfiry2002 Crime and Punishment
as Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards1999 All the King's Men
as Jaggers1999 Great Expectations
as Dr. Lancaster1999 Sleepy Hollow
as Doctor Popper, Coroner1996 Hillsborough
as Dr. Eli Eon1995 Annie: A Royal Adventure
as Ambrose1995 Restoration
as Doctor1993 Heart of Darkness
as Dr. Vatisenko1991 Chernobyl: The Final Warning
as The Emperor1983 Return of the Jedi
as Prof. Andreev1983 Gorky Park
as Brother Jacopus1981 Dragonslayer
as Reg Smeeton1980 Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
as Dr. Richter1980 The Awakening
as Burglar1980 Richard's Things
as The Porter / Ross1979 Macbeth
as Vicar1976 The Likely Lads

TV Shows/Series with Ian McDiarmid as Actor(16)

as Darth Sidious (voice)2022 Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
as Darth Sidious (voice)2021 Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)2021 Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as King Pellenor2018 Britannia
as Sir Edward Grey2014 37 Days
as Emperor Palpatine2014 Star Wars Rebels
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)2014 Star Wars Rebels
as Anton2013 Utopia
as Henry Fielding2008 City of Vice
2002 Spooks
as Oliver Morse1996 Karaoke
as Hugo De Vries1987 Inspector Morse
as Dr Vernon Davis1983 The Nation's Health
as Mickey Hamilton1977 The Professionals

Additional Information

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Full Name: Ian McDiarmid
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Friday, 08/11 1944 (August) in Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 79 years + 231 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of St Andrews, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Other names for Ian McDiarmid (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Иен Макдермид"
"Иан Макдермид"
Ian McDiarmid frequently works together with these people:
Dee Bradley Baker (33x, Actor)
George Lucas (29x, Crew)
Matthew Wood (23x, Actor)
Stephen Stanton (18x, Actor)
Dave Filoni (14x, Crew)
Ben Burtt (13x, Crew)
John Williams (9x, Crew)
Corey Burton (9x, Actor)
Noshir Dalal (9x, Actor)
Liam O'Brien (9x, Actor)
J.J. Abrams (8x, Crew)
Frank Oz (8x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2168, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024