Ian McDiarmid

Birth Name:

Ian McDiarmid

Birth Place:

Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession

Actor

Shared the Evening Standard Award for theatrical achievement of the year with Jonathan Kent in 1998
Was nominated for a Saturn Award for his role in "Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith․"
Was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in 2005 for his portrayal of Chancellor Palpatine in "Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith․"
Graduated from the University of St․ Andrews with a Master of Arts in psychology
Received a gold medal while attending the Royal Academy in Glasgow
Became interested in acting after seeing a play at the age of 5
Made his Broadway debut with his role in "Faith Healer" in 2006
Quote: "And then of course I thought Palpatine was a pretty good character․ I like the notion that he didn't have any psychological subtlety or depth, that he was just solidly evil and the dirtiest word in his vocabulary was 'friend'․"
Best known for his role in the "Star Wars" series
From 1990 to 2001, he was the Joint Artistic Director of London's Almeida Theatre in Islington
He first portrayed an elderly Emperor Palpatine in "Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi․"
Voiced the character Satan in the BBC Radio version of "Paradise Lost" in 2005

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