Acting63 credits

Ian McDiarmid

Born 1944-08-11
Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK

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

8.0

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

2022 · TV Show

6.8

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022 · Movie

7.0

Obi-Wan Kenobi

2022 · TV Show

8.1

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

2021 · TV Show

7.9

The Skywalker Legacy

2020 · Movie

6.2

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019 · Movie

6.9

Britannia

2018 · TV Show

6.4

The Lost City of Z

2017 · Movie

7.2

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

2015 · Movie

6.3

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

2015 · Movie

7.9

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

2015 · Movie

7.7

Star Wars Rebels

2014 · TV Show

7.5

37 Days

2014 · TV Show

7.9

Utopia

2013 · TV Show

8.0

The Odds

2009 · Movie

5.7

Margaret

2009 · Movie

8.5

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008 · TV Show

2.7

City of Vice

2008 · TV Show

4.5

Our Hidden Lives

2005 · Movie

7.2

Elizabeth I

2005 · TV Show

7.5

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005 · Movie

7.1

Star Wars: A Musical Journey

2005 · Movie

7.2

The Story of Star Wars

2004 · Movie

6.3

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

2003 · TV Show

6.6

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002 · Movie

7.7

Spooks

2002 · TV Show

Crime and Punishment

2002 · TV Show

6.7

Crime and Punishment

2002 · Movie

7.3

The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I

2001 · Movie

7.1

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

2000 · Movie

7.2

Sleepy Hollow

1999 · Movie

6.2

All the King's Men

1999 · Movie

5.5

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception

1999 · Movie

6.6

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999 · Movie

5.0

Great Expectations

1999 · TV Show

6.5

Great Expectations

1999 · Movie

7.5

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

1997 · TV Show

7.6

Touching Evil

1997 · TV Show

7.2

Hillsborough

1996 · Movie

6.8

Karaoke

1996 · TV Show

6.1

Restoration

1995 · Movie

6.0

Annie: A Royal Adventure

1995 · Movie

5.8

Heart of Darkness

1994 · Movie

5.8

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

1991 · Movie

7.1

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988 · Movie

8.0

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

1988 · TV Show

7.9

Inspector Morse

1987 · TV Show

8.0

Pity in History

1985 · Movie

Summer Season

1985 · TV Show

6.3

Gorky Park

1983 · Movie

The Nation's Health

1983 · TV Show

7.9

Return of the Jedi

1983 · Movie

Last Night Another Dissident...

1981 · Movie

6.6

Dragonslayer

1981 · Movie

4.9

Richard's Things

1980 · Movie

7.0

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

1980 · Movie

5.4

The Awakening

1980 · Movie

7.5

Macbeth

1979 · Movie

7.6

The Professionals

1977 · TV Show

Amazing Stories

1976 · Movie

6.3

The Likely Lads

1976 · Movie

6.0

Red Letter Day

1976 · TV Show

7.0

ITV Playhouse

1967 · TV Show

Full Filmography

63 titles, newest first

8.0

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

2022 · TV Show

6.8

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022 · Movie

7.0

Obi-Wan Kenobi

2022 · TV Show

8.1

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

2021 · TV Show

7.9

The Skywalker Legacy

2020 · Movie

6.2

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019 · Movie

6.9

Britannia

2018 · TV Show

6.4

The Lost City of Z

2017 · Movie