29 stars you didn't know were in the 'Star Wars' franchise

Jason GuerrasioApr 5, 2021, 16:56 IST

Bonnie Piesse and Joel Edgerton star as young versions of Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen.Lucasfilm

There are a lot of actors who have either gotten their start or just had fun cameos in the "Star Wars" franchise.
Find out how stars like Rose Byrne, Joel Edgerton, and Lin-Manuel Miranda showed up in the saga.

Carrie Wittmer originally contributed to this story.

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley as Sabé in "The Phantom Menace." Lucasfilm/David M. Benett; Getty

Sofia Coppola

Sofia Coppola as Saché in "The Phantom Menace." Lucasfilm/Jun Sato; Getty

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne played Dormé in "Attack of the Clones." Paul Archuleta/Getty

Bonnie Piesse and Joel Edgerton

Bonnie Piesse and Joel Edgerton star as young versions of Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen. Lucasfilm

Keisha Castle-Hughes

Keisha Castle-Hughes played Queen of Naboo in "Revenge of the Sith." Lucasfilm/Nicholas Hunt; Getty

Max Von Sydow

Max Von Sydow played Lor San Tekka in "The Force Awakens." Lucasfilm

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis played Snoke in "The Force Awakens" and "The Last Jedi." Lucasfilm/Neil Mockford; Getty

Dominic West

Dominic West played a palace guard in "Phantom Menace." Lucasfilm/Jon Kopaloff; Getty

Peter Serafinowicz

Peter Serafinowicz voiced Darth Maul in "Phantom Menace." Lucasfilm/Janet Mayer; Getty

John Ratzenberger

John Ratzenberger played Rebel Force Major Derlin in "Empire Strikes Back." LucasFilm

Bill Hader and Ben Schwartz

(L-R) Bill Hader and Ben Schwartz helped in creating the voice of BB-8. Jon Kopaloff; Getty/Lucasfilm/Vivien Kililea; Getty

Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg played Unkar Plutt in "Force Awakens." Lucasfilm/Andrew Chin; Getty

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Thomas Brodie-Sangster played a First Order officer in "Force Awakens." Lucasfilm/David J. Hogan; Getty

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith played a Stormtrooper and a Kijimi local in the saga. Getty Images

Daniel Craig

Yes, that's Daniel Craig in "The Force Awakens." Lucasfilm

Greg Grunberg

Greg Grunberg played Temmin "Snap" Wexley in "Force Awakens" and "Rise of Skywalker." LucasFilm/Disney

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda played a Resistance fighter celebrating at the end of "The Rise of Skywalker." Lucasfilm

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt played Slowen Lo in "The Last Jedi." Lucasfilm/Paul Morigi; Getty

Justin Theroux

Justin Theroux as the master codebreaker in "The Last Jedi." Lucasfilm

Gary Fisher (Carrie Fisher's dog)

That's Gary Fisher. INSIDER

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Phoebe Waller-Bridge played L3-37 in "Solo: A Star Wars Story." Lucasfilm/Amy Sussman; Getty

Jodie Comer

Jodie Comer in "The Rise of Skywalker." Lucasfilm

Jason Sudeikis and Adam Pally

Jason Sudeikis and Adam Pally play the Stormtroopers who stole Baby Yoda in the first season of "The Mandalorian." Jeff Kravitz; Getty/Lucasfilm/Charles Sykes; Getty

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo played Gor Koresh in "The Mandalorian." Lucasfilm/David Crotty; Getty

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