Ian McDiarmid

1944 (82) • Acting

Born: 8/11/1944 (82) in Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, UK

Known for: Acting

Ian McDiarmid

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

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

66%

Senator Palpatine

1999

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

75%

Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

2005

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

66%

Chancellor Palpatine

2002

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

85%

Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)

2008

Obi-Wan Kenobi

70%

Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

2022

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

81%

Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice) / Emperor Palpatine (voice)

2021

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

71%

Arthur

1988

Star Wars Rebels

77%

Emperor Palpatine (voice) / Emperor Palpatine

2014

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

80%

Darth Sidious (voice)

2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

68%

Self - Emperor Palpatine

2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi

70%

Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

2022

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

81%

Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice) / Emperor Palpatine (voice)

2021

The Skywalker Legacy

78%

Self

2020

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

62%

Emperor Palpatine

2019

Britannia

68%

King Pellenor

2018

The Lost City of Z

64%

Sir George Goldie

2017

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

71%

Self

2015

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

63%

Self

2015

Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal

79%

Emperor Palpatine (voice)

2015

Star Wars Rebels

77%

Emperor Palpatine (voice) / Emperor Palpatine

2014

37 Days

75%

Sir Edward Grey

2014

Utopia

79%

Anton

2013

The Odds

80%

2009

Margaret

57%

Denis Thatcher

2009

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

85%

Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)

2008

City of Vice

27%

Henry Fielding

2008

Our Hidden Lives

45%

B. Charles

2005

Elizabeth I

72%

Lord Burghley

2005

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

75%

Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious

2005

Star Wars: A Musical Journey

71%

Host

2005

The Story of Star Wars

72%

Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)

2004

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

63%

Sir Edward Hyde

2003

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

66%

Chancellor Palpatine

2002

Spooks

77%

Prof. Fred Roberts

2002

Crime and Punishment

67%

Porfiry

2002

Crime and Punishment

Porfiry

2002