Ian McDiarmid
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
Acted in
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
2022
as Darth Sidious (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
as Self - Emperor Palpatine
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
as Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021
as Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
as Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Emperor Palpatine
Britannia
2018
as King Pellenor
The Lost City of Z
2017
as Sir George Goldie
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
as Self
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015
as Self
The Blackened Mantle
2015
as Chancellor Palpatine
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
2015
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Emperor Palpatine
Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
37 Days
2014
as Sir Edward Grey
Utopia
2013
as Anton
The Odds
2009
Margaret
2009
as Denis Thatcher
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)
City of Vice
2008
as Henry Fielding
Our Hidden Lives
2005
as B. Charles
Elizabeth I
2005
as Lord Burghley
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
Star Wars: A Musical Journey
2005
as Host
The Story of Star Wars
2004
as Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003
as Sir Edward Hyde
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Chancellor Palpatine
Spooks
2002
as Prof. Fred Roberts
Crime and Punishment
2002
as Porfiry
Crime and Punishment
2002
as Porfiry
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
2002
as Professor Jacques Levi
The Beginning: Making 'Episode I'
2001
as Self
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
as Self
Sleepy Hollow
1999
as Dr. Lancaster
All the King's Men
1999
as Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
1999
as Prof. Levi
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Senator Palpatine
Great Expectations
1999
as Jaggers
Hillsborough
1996
as Doctor Popper, Coroner
Karaoke
1996
as Oliver Morse
Restoration
1995
as Ambrose
Annie: A Royal Adventure
1995
as Dr. Eli Eon
Heart of Darkness
1993
as Doctor
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991
as Dr. Vatisenko
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
as Arthur
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Dostoevsky
Inspector Morse
1987
as Hugo De Vries
Gorky Park
1983
as Prof. Andreev
The Nation's Health
1983
as Dr Vernon Davis
Return of the Jedi
1983
as The Emperor
Last Night Another Dissident...
1981
as Fedka
Dragonslayer
1981
as Brother Jacopus
Richard's Things
1980
as Burglar
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980
as Reg Smeeton
The Awakening
1980
as Dr. Richter
Macbeth
1979
as The Porter / Ross
The Professionals
1977
as Mickey Hamilton
The Likely Lads
1976
as Vicar
Amazing Stories
1976
as Blade