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: The Clone Wars
2020
Spooks
2004
Star Wars Rebels
2018
ITV Playhouse
1981
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
2021
The Professionals
1979
Inspector Morse
1990
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Sleepy Hollow
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
64
2024
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
as Self - Emperor Palpatine
2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi
as Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
2022
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
as Darth Sidious (voice)
2021
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
as Darth Sidious / Emperor Palpatine (voice)
2020
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
2020
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Darth Sidious (voice) (archive sound)
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Emperor Palpatine
2018
Britannia
as King Pellenor
2018
Star Wars Rebels
as Emperor Palpatine
2018
Star Wars Rebels
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
2017
The Lost City of Z
as Sir George Goldie
2015
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal
as Emperor Palpatine (voice)
2015
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
as Self
2015
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
as Self
2014
37 Days
as Sir Edward Grey
2014
Utopia
as Anton
2009
The Odds
2009
Margaret
as Denis Thatcher
2008
City of Vice
as Henry Fielding
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious
2005
Star Wars: A Musical Journey
as Host
2005
Our Hidden Lives
as B. Charles
2005
Elizabeth I
as Lord Burghley
2004
The Story of Star Wars
as Palpatine/The Emperor (archive footage)
2004
Spooks
as Prof. Fred Roberts
2003
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
as Sir Edward Hyde
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Chancellor Palpatine
2002
Crime and Punishment
as Porfiry
2002
Crime and Punishment
as Porfiry
2001
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
as Self
2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
as Self
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Senator Palpatine
1999
Sleepy Hollow
as Dr. Lancaster
1999
All the King's Men
as Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards
1999
Great Expectations
as Jaggers
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
as Prof. Levi
1999
Great Expectations
as Jaggers
1997
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
as Ronald Callender
1997
Touching Evil
as Ronald Hinks
1996
Hillsborough
as Doctor Popper, Coroner
1996
Karaoke
as Oliver Morse
1995
Annie: A Royal Adventure
as Dr. Eli Eon
1995
Restoration
as Ambrose
1994
Heart of Darkness
as Doctor
1991
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
as Dr. Vatisenko
1990
Inspector Morse
as Hugo De Vries
1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
as Arthur
1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Dostoevsky
1985
Pity in History
as Murgatroyd
1983
Return of the Jedi
as The Emperor
1983
Gorky Park
as Professor Andreev
1983
The Nation's Health
as Dr Vernon Davis
1981
Dragonslayer
as Brother Jacopus
1981
Last Night Another Dissident...
as Fedka
1981
ITV Playhouse
as Fedka
1980
The Awakening
as Dr. Richter
1980
Richard's Things
as Burglar
1980
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
as Reg Smeeton
1979
Macbeth
as The Porter / Ross
1979
The Professionals
as Mickey Hamilton
1976
The Likely Lads
as Vicar
1976
Amazing Stories
as Blade
1976
Red Letter Day
as Blade Fern