Ian McDiarmid
Acting1944Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK
Biography
Ian McDiarmid (born 11 August 1944) 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
Known For
Return of the Jedi
The Emperor
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Senator Palpatine
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Chancellor Palpatine
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Emperor Palpatine
Sleepy Hollow
Dr. Lancaster
The Lost City of Z
Sir George Goldie
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)
Acting History
2024
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
TVas Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice) / Emperor Palpatine (voice)• 1 eps
2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Emperor Palpatine
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
TVas Darth Sidious (voice)• 1 eps
Obi-Wan Kenobi
TVas Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious• 1 eps
2020
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
TVas Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)• 1 eps
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Emperor Palpatine
2018
Britannia
TVas King Pellenor• 27 eps
Star Wars Rebels
TVas Emperor Palpatine (voice) / Emperor Palpatine• 3 eps
2017
The Lost City of Z
as Sir George Goldie
2015
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
as Self
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
2008
City of Vice
TVas Henry Fielding
2005
Star Wars: A Musical Journey
as Host
Our Hidden Lives
as B. Charles
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Elizabeth I
TVas Lord Burghley
2004
The Story of Star Wars
as Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)
Spooks
TVas Prof. Fred Roberts• 1 eps
2003
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
TVas Sir Edward Hyde
2002
Crime and Punishment
as Porfiry
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Chancellor Palpatine
Crime and Punishment
TVas Porfiry
2001
2000
1999
Great Expectations
as Jaggers
All the King's Men
as Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Senator Palpatine
Sleepy Hollow
as Dr. Lancaster
Great Expectations
TVas Jaggers
1996
Hillsborough
as Doctor Popper, Coroner
Karaoke
TVas Oliver Morse
1995
Annie: A Royal Adventure
as Dr. Eli Eon
Restoration
as Ambrose
1993
Heart of Darkness
as Doctor
1991
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
as Dr. Vatisenko
1990
Inspector Morse
TVas Hugo De Vries• 1 eps
1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
as Arthur
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
TVas Dostoevsky
1985
Pity in History
as Murgatroyd
1983
Return of the Jedi
as The Emperor
Gorky Park
as Professor Andreev
The Nation's Health
TVas Dr Vernon Davis
1981
Dragonslayer
as Brother Jacopus
Last Night Another Dissident...
as Fedka
1980
1979
Macbeth
as The Porter / Ross
The Professionals
TVas Mickey Hamilton• 1 eps
1976
The Likely Lads
as Vicar
Amazing Stories
as Blade