Star Wars = Star Maker
Their roles in Star Wars movies were one of their first on-screen appearances and they would go on to become big-name Hollywood stars. We spotlight them here in our Star Wars feature:
Harrison Ford
Appeared in:
A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi
as Han Solo.
Went on to make:
Indiana Jones Movies
The Jack Ryan Movies
Air Force One
Carrie Fisher
Appeared in:
A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi
as Princess Leia.
Went on to:
Be a sought-after screenwriter
Become a best-selling novelist
James Earl Jones
Appeared in:
Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi
as the voice of Darth Vader.
Went on to star in:
The Jack Ryan Movies
Field of Dreams
Voice of CNN
Hayden Christensen
Appeared in:
Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith
as Anakin Skywalker.
Went on to:
Shattered Glass
Jumper
Kiera Knightley
Appeared in:
The Phantom Menace
as Queen Amidala's look-alike handmaiden "Sabe".
Went on to find fame in:
Bend It Like Beckham
Pirates of the Caribbean
Atonement
Sofia Coppola
Appeared in:
The Phantom Menace
as Queen Amidala's handmaiden "Sache".
Went on to find fame as the director of:
The Virgin Suicides
Lost in Translation
Marie Antoinette
Ray Park
Appeared in:
The Phantom Menace
as Darth Maul.
Went on to star in:
Heroes
X-Men
G.I. Joe
Rose Bryne
Appeared in:
Attack of the Clones
as Padme Amidala's loyal aide "Dorme".
Went on to find fame in:
Troy
Wicker Park
Damages
Dominic West
Appeared in:
The Phantom Menace
as a member of the Naboo Palace Guards.
Went on to find fame in:
28 Days
Chicago
The Wire
John Ratzenberger
Appeared in:
The Empire Strikes Back
as Major Derlin one of the Hoth Rebel Alliance leaders.
Went on to find fame in:
Cheers
Toy Story
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