Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Cast

The cast of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International
  • Harrison Ford as Han Solo: A smuggler and captain of the Millennium Falcon[5][6]
  • Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker: The last Jedi, who has gone into hiding[7][8]
  • Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa: A leader of the Resistance[9][10]
  • Adam Driver as Kylo Ren: A leader of the Knights of Ren and a warlord of the First Order, who is the son of Han and Leia[11][12][13] [14]
  • Daisy Ridley as Rey: A Force-sensitive scavenger[15]
    • Cailey Fleming as young Rey[16]
  • John Boyega as Finn: A reformed First Order stormtrooper[15]
  • Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron: A high-ranking X-wing fighter pilot of the Resistance[15][17]
  • Lupita Nyong'o as Maz Kanata: A centuries-old and perceptive alien who owns a castle on the peaceful forest planet Takodana[18][19]
  • Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke: An enigmatic, genetically artificial leader of the First Order[15][20]
  • Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux: The commander of the First Order's Starkiller Base[15]
  • Anthony Daniels as C-3PO: A humanoid protocol droid[21]
  • Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca: Han's loyal Wookiee friend and co-pilot[22][23]
    • Joonas Suotamo and Ian Whyte served as body doubles for Mayhew as he suffered from health problems[24][25]
  • Max von Sydow as Lor San Tekka: A galactic explorer searching for Luke Skywalker[26][27]

Tim Rose and Mike Quinn reprise their respective roles as Admiral Ackbar and Nien Nunb from Return of the Jedi, with Erik Bauersfeld and Kipsang Rotich returning their respective voices.[16] Kenny Baker, originally announced as part of the cast, was credited as "consultant" for R2-D2,[28][16] with Jimmy Vee performing some of the work for R2-D2.[29] Ewan McGregor has an uncredited vocal cameo as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Rey's vision sequence, while archival audio of Frank Oz and Alec Guinness as Yoda and Kenobi, respectively, are also used in the same scene; Oz recorded new dialogue for the film, but it was replaced with preexisting audio from The Empire Strikes Back.[30] Star Wars: The Clone Wars voice actor James Arnold Taylor, who has voiced Obi-Wan Kenobi in different Star Wars media, originally recorded Kenobi's dialogue, but his recordings were replaced with McGregor's.[31]

Gwendoline Christie portrays Captain Phasma, the commander of the First Order's legions of stormtroopers.[32][33] Dave Chapman and Brian Herring served as puppeteers for BB-8,[34] with Bill Hader and Ben Schwartz credited as "Vocal Consultants".[35] Ken Leung appears as Statura, an admiral in the Resistance.[36] Simon Pegg appears as Unkar Plutt, the Junk parts dealer on Jakku.[37][38] Greg Grunberg plays Temmin "Snap" Wexley, an X-wing pilot.[39][40] Kiran Shah plays Teedo, a scavenger on Jakku who rides a semi-mechanical Luggabeast.[16][41] Jessica Henwick appears as Jess "Testor" Pava or Jess Testor, an X-wing pilot.[42][43][44] Brian Vernel appears as Bala-Tik, the leader of the Guavian Death Gang.[45] Yayan Ruhian and Iko Uwais appear as Tasu Leech and Razoo Qin-Fee, members of the Kanjiklub Gang, a criminal organization.[16] Warwick Davis appears as Wollivan, a tavern-dweller in Maz Kanata's castle.[46][47] Anna Brewster appears as Bazine Netal, a First Order spy, also at Maz Kanata's castle.[16] Hannah John-Kamen appears as a First Order officer.[16] Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Kate Fleetwood play First Order Petty Officers, Thanisson and Unamo, respectively.[48][49] Billie Lourd, daughter of Carrie Fisher, appears as Connix, a lieutenant in the Resistance.[50][51] Members of the Resistance include Emun Elliott as Brance[52] and Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Korr Sella[53] while Harriet Walter appears as Kalonia, the doctor who tends to Chewbacca.[54][55] Mark Stanley appears as a Knight of Ren.[55] Sebastian Armesto portrays Lieutenant Mitaka and Pip Torrens portrays Colonel Kaplan, both serving the First Order.[16]

Daniel Craig, Michael Giacchino, and Nigel Godrich cameo as stormtroopers.[56][57] Abrams' assistant, Morgan Dameron, appears as a Resistance officer,[58] while his father, Gerald W. Abrams, appears as Captain Cypress.[59] Dialect coach Andrew Jack portrays Resistance Major Caluan Ematt.[60] Additionally, Crystal Clarke, Pip Andersen,[61] Christina Chong,[62] Miltos Yerolemou,[63] Amybeth Hargreaves,[64] Leanne Best,[65] Judah Friedlander,[66] and Kevin Smith appear in minor roles.[67] Riot control stormtrooper FN-2199, who calls Finn a traitor during the battle on Takodana, was portrayed by stunt performer Liang Yang and voiced by sound editor David Acord.[68]


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