The Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith cast is led by Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader, Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Natalie Portman as Padmé Amidala. Ian McDiarmid plays Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious, with Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu, Jimmy Smits as Senator Bail Organa, Frank Oz as the voice of Yoda and Christopher Lee as Count Dooku. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), directed by George Lucas, opened in the US on May 19, 2005, and TMDB lists 110 credited roles. Most of the principal players return from Attack of the Clones (2002), also directed by Lucas, and McGregor, Portman, McDiarmid and Oz all go back further, to The Phantom Menace (1999). Newcomers include Keisha Castle-Hughes as the Queen of Naboo and Matthew Wood, a Skywalker Sound supervisor who auditioned anonymously for the voice of General Grievous and won the part.
| # | Actor | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayden Christensen | Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader |
| 2 | Ewan McGregor | Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| 3 | Natalie Portman | Padmé Amidala |
| 4 | Ian McDiarmid | Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious |
| 5 | Samuel L. Jackson | Mace Windu |
| 6 | Jimmy Smits | Senator Bail Organa |
| 7 | Frank Oz | Yoda (voice) |
| 8 | Anthony Daniels | C-3PO |
| 9 | Christopher Lee | Count Dooku |
| 10 | Keisha Castle-Hughes | Queen of Naboo |
| 11 | Silas Carson | Nute Gunray / Ki-Adi Mundi |
| 12 | Jay Laga'aia | Captain Typho |
| 13 | Bruce Spence | Tion Medon |
| 14 | Wayne Pygram | Governor Tarkin |
| 15 | Temuera Morrison | Commander Cody |
| 16 | David Bowers | Mas Amedda |
| 17 | Oliver Ford Davies | Sio Bibble |
| 18 | Ahmed Best | Jar Jar Binks |
| 19 | Rohan Nichol | Captain Antilles |
| 20 | Jeremy Bulloch | Captain Colton |
| 21 | Amanda Lucas | Terr Taneel |
| 22 | Kenny Baker | R2-D2 |
| 23 | Peter Mayhew | Chewbacca |
| 24 | Rebecca Jackson Mendoza | Queen of Alderaan |
Billing order from the film's credits (TMDB). Actors with a Cinvibe page and characters with a character page are linked.
Also in the cast: Joel Edgerton (Owen Lars), Bonnie Piesse (Beru Lars), Jett Lucas (Zett Jukassa), Tux Akindoyeni (Agen Kolar), Matt Rowan (Senator Orn Free Taa), Kenji Oates (Saesee Tiin), Amy Allen (Aayla Secura), Bodie Taylor (Clone Trooper), Graeme Blundell (Ruwee Naberrie), Trisha Noble (Jobal Naberrie), Claudia Karvan (Sola Naberrie), Keira Wingate (Ryoo Naberrie), Hayley Mooy (Pooja Naberrie), Sandi Finlay (Sly Moore), Katie Lucas (Chi Eekway), Genevieve O'Reilly (Mon Mothma), Warren Owens (Fang Zar), Kee Chan (Malé-Dee), Rena Owen (Nee Alavar), Christopher Kirby (Giddean Danu), Matthew Wood (General Grievous (voice)), Kristy Wright (Moteé), Coinneach Alexander (Whie), Olivia McCallum (Bene), Michael Kingma (Wookiee), Axel Dench (Wookiee), Steven Foy (Wookiee), Julian Khazzouh (Wookiee), James Rowland (Wookiee), David Stiff (Wookiee), Robert Cope (Wookiee), George Lucas (Baron Papanoida (uncredited)), Nick Gillard (Cin Drallig (uncredited)), Aidan Barton (Luke Skywalker / Leia Organa (uncredited)), James Earl Jones (Darth Vader (voice - uncredited)), Ben Cooke (Kit Fisto (uncredited)), David Acord (GH-7 Medical Droid (voice) (uncredited)), Paul Bateman (Meena TIlls (uncredited)), Ross Beadman (Sors Bandeam (uncredited)), Jerome St. John Blake (Mas Amedda (uncredited)), Robert M. Bouffard (Clone Trooper (uncredited)), Jill Brooks (Opera House Patron (uncredited)), Gene Bryant (Darth Vader (uncredited)), Josh Canning (Jedi Knight (uncredited)), Dominique Chionchio (Jedi Knight (uncredited)), Rob Coleman (Opera House Patron (uncredited)), Fay David (Luminara Unduli (uncredited)), Caroline de Souza Correa (Sheltay Retrac (uncredited)), Malcolm Eager (Naboo Officer (uncredited)), Nina Fallon (Stass Allie (uncredited)), Tim Gibbons (Aqualish Senator (uncredited)), Roger Guyett (Opera House Patron (uncredited)), Chantal Harrison (Elle (uncredited)), Philip Harvey (Female Nikto (uncredited)), Pablo Hidalgo (Janu Godalhi (uncredited)), Ali Keshavji (Fire Speeder Pilot (uncredited)), Shaun R.L. King (Naboo Guard (uncredited)), Goran D. Kleut (Lampay Fay (uncredited)), John Knoll (Fire Ship Pilot (uncredited)), Gervais Koffi (Jedi Knight (uncredited)), John M. Levin (Jedi Knight (uncredited)), Janet Lewin (Opera House Patron (uncredited)), Dean Mitchell (Cellheim Anujo (uncredited)), Paul James Nicholson (Senator Po Nudo (uncredited)), Blake Nickle (Senator Calek Kelbin (uncredited)), Denise Ream (Opera House Patron (uncredited)), Anthony Reyna (Opera Guest (uncredited)), Christopher Rodriguez (Gilgamour (uncredited)), Hamish Roxburgh (Naboo Guard (uncredited)), Mike Savva (Clone Jedi Knight (uncredited)), Jacqui Louez Schoorl (Senator (uncredited)), Lisa Shaunessy (Senator (uncredited)), Orli Shoshan (Shaak Ti (uncredited)), John Sigurdson (Runway Worker (uncredited)), Christian Simpson (BD-3000 Luxury Droid (movements) (uncredited)), Paul Spence (Senator Ask Aak (uncredited)), Suzie Steen (Hand Maiden 3 (uncredited)), Richard Stride (Poggle the Lesser (uncredited)), Marty Wetherill (Magistrate Passel Argente (uncredited)), Aaliyah Williams (Jedi Knight (uncredited)) and 6 more credited roles.
Hayden Christensen plays Anakin Skywalker, the Jedi Knight at the center of Revenge of the Sith, and he is also credited as Darth Vader. The Spokesman-Review reported in May 2005 that George Lucas had chosen him from a handful of finalists to take over the role from Jake Lloyd. Christensen told the paper that the crew gathered on set to watch the first day he wore the full Vader costume.
Ewan McGregor plays Obi-Wan Kenobi for the third time, after The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. StarWars.com records that the production built a dummy of McGregor as Obi-Wan at full size, so Hayden Christensen could carry it through the Invisible Hand sequence. In Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan flies into the battle over Coruscant beside Anakin to rescue the kidnapped Chancellor.
Natalie Portman plays Padmé Amidala, credited under the same name in The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones on TMDB, which makes this her third prequel film in the role. Early in Revenge of the Sith, Padmé tells Anakin that she is pregnant, and he begins to have dreams of her dying in childbirth.
Ian McDiarmid plays Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious in Revenge of the Sith, a part TMDB first credits to him as The Emperor in Return of the Jedi (1983), directed by Richard Marquand, and then as Senator Palpatine in The Phantom Menace. StarWars.com notes that he had laryngitis while filming the Darth Plagueis speech, and the hoarse quality of his voice ended up suiting the scene.
Samuel L. Jackson returns as Mace Windu in Revenge of the Sith, the role TMDB credits to him in Attack of the Clones, where he is billed fifth, the same position he holds here. Windu sits on the Jedi Council that names Anakin the Chancellor's representative, refuses him the rank of Master and then asks him to spy on Palpatine, the setup that opens the film's central conflict.
Jimmy Smits plays Senator Bail Organa in Revenge of the Sith, the same credit TMDB gives him in Attack of the Clones. The credits for this film also list Rebecca Jackson Mendoza as the Queen of Alderaan and, uncredited, Aidan Barton as Luke Skywalker / Leia Organa, two credits that point toward the characters who lead the original trilogy.
Frank Oz is credited as Yoda (voice) in Revenge of the Sith, the same billing TMDB gives him in Return of the Jedi, The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. That run makes him one of the cast members linking the original trilogy to the prequels, alongside Ian McDiarmid and Anthony Daniels, who also appear in the Return of the Jedi credits.
Anthony Daniels plays C-3PO in Revenge of the Sith, a role TMDB credits to him in Return of the Jedi, The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones as well. In Attack of the Clones, he also took a second credit as Dannl Faytonni, but here he is billed for C-3PO alone, and Kenny Baker is also credited in the film, as R2-D2.
Christopher Lee returns as Count Dooku in Revenge of the Sith, the character TMDB credits him with in Attack of the Clones, where he is billed fourth. Dooku appears in the opening battle over Coruscant, where Anakin defeats him in a duel and Palpatine urges Anakin to kill him.
Keisha Castle-Hughes plays the Queen of Naboo in Revenge of the Sith, a new character for the saga. The New Zealand Herald reported on September 19, 2003, that the official Star Wars website had named her in a regal leader role, and her agent, Graham Dunster, said most of the filming was completed. The paper described her as 13, after her acting debut in Whale Rider.
Silas Carson plays two characters in Revenge of the Sith, credited as Nute Gunray / Ki-Adi Mundi. TMDB shows he played both parts in The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones too, so he carries the same pair of roles through all three prequel films. In Attack of the Clones, the first of the two is credited as Viceroy Nute Gunray.
Jay Laga'aia returns as Captain Typho in Revenge of the Sith, the Naboo officer he first played in Attack of the Clones, where TMDB bills him seventeenth. His return is one of several that carry Padmé Amidala's Naboo circle over from the earlier film, alongside Oliver Ford Davies as Sio Bibble, whom TMDB credits as Governor Sio Bibble in both earlier prequels.
Most of the Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith cast carried over from Attack of the Clones, so the casting news for this film centered on a handful of new and supporting roles. Principal photography ran from June 30 to September 17, 2003, mainly at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney, with additional photography at Shepperton and Elstree in England during 2004 and 2005. Most of the Wookiees were played by very tall Australian professional basketball players, with Peter Mayhew back as Chewbacca.
One of the new parts was General Grievous. Gary Oldman was reported as the original choice but dropped out, and Matthew Wood, a supervisor at Skywalker Sound, sent in an anonymous audition under the initials A.S. and won the voice. Keisha Castle-Hughes was announced in September 2003, when her agent said most of the filming was completed. George Lucas also cast his family: he appears uncredited as Baron Papanoida, his son Jett Lucas plays Zett Jukassa, and his daughters Amanda Lucas and Katie Lucas are credited as Terr Taneel and Chi Eekway. The story and production of the film itself are covered in the revenge of the sith guide.
Most of the principal cast of Attack of the Clones returns for Revenge of the Sith, and the new faces include Keisha Castle-Hughes, Wayne Pygram as Governor Tarkin and Matthew Wood as the voice of General Grievous. Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, Jimmy Smits, Christopher Lee, Jay Laga'aia, Joel Edgerton and Bonnie Piesse all carry roles over from 2002. Temuera Morrison, credited as Jango Fett / Clone Troopers in Attack of the Clones, comes back as Commander Cody.
Several actors also link the film to the wider star wars movies saga through the original trilogy. Ian McDiarmid, Frank Oz, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew all appear in the Return of the Jedi credits on TMDB, and James Earl Jones returns, uncredited, as the voice of Darth Vader. Jeremy Bulloch, who played Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, appears here as Captain Colton. Mon Mothma, played by Caroline Blakiston in Return of the Jedi, is now played by Genevieve O'Reilly.
| Director | George Lucas |
|---|---|
| Writers | George Lucas |
| Producers | Rick McCallum |
| Music | John Williams |
| Cinematography | David Tattersall |
Hayden Christensen plays Darth Vader in Revenge of the Sith, credited as Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader. James Earl Jones, credited as the voice of Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi, returns uncredited in the same voice role. Christensen told The Spokesman-Review in 2005 that he had been keen to wear the costume, and the crew turned out to watch the first day he put it on.
Matthew Wood voices General Grievous in Revenge of the Sith, credited as General Grievous (voice). Wood was a Skywalker Sound supervisor who submitted his audition anonymously under the initials A.S., according to StarWars.com. StarWars.com adds that the cough Grievous makes was recorded on a day George Lucas had bronchitis.
Yes, Christopher Lee is in Revenge of the Sith, credited as Count Dooku and billed ninth. He returns from Attack of the Clones, where TMDB bills him fourth in the same role. Dooku appears in the opening battle over Coruscant, where he duels Anakin Skywalker during the rescue of Chancellor Palpatine.
Hayden Christensen was 24 when The Spokesman-Review interviewed him for the release of Revenge of the Sith in May 2005. Principal photography had taken place earlier, from June 30 to September 17, 2003, with additional photography in 2004 and 2005, so he was younger during the main shoot.
The main villain in Revenge of the Sith is Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious, played by Ian McDiarmid. The opening battle also pits the heroes against General Grievous (voiced by Matthew Wood), who has kidnapped the Chancellor, and Count Dooku, played by Christopher Lee. Hayden Christensen is credited as Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader.
Most of the principal cast returned for Revenge of the Sith. Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Jimmy Smits, Frank Oz, Anthony Daniels and Christopher Lee are all back from Attack of the Clones. New faces include Keisha Castle-Hughes as the Queen of Naboo, Wayne Pygram as Governor Tarkin and Matthew Wood as the voice of General Grievous.
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