What started as a humble - budget passion project from George Lucas turned into a global phenomenon andStar Warshas brought many celebrities into the intermixture .   Since the release of the original trilogy ,   so many celebrities have aspired to join the coltsfoot far far away .

Once the sequel trilogy come , many of the filmmakers involved ask in noteworthy actor Quaker to come out in the films . As unexpected as those coming into court were , there were even more surprisal in   film prior to that , feature some famous Hollywood public figure .

John Ratzenberger (The Empire Strikes Back)

Ratzenberger has been around in the amusement industry for decades . Long before he would asterisk inCheersas Cliff Clavin and appear in nearly every Pixar cinema , Ratzenberger had a small cameo role inEpisode Vas a Rebel officer in Echo Base shortly before the Battle of Hoth .

His graphic symbol was later name as Major Bren Derlin . While not appear inReturn of the Jedi , canon traditional knowledge states Derlin also serve up during the Battle of Endor . Ratzenberger also returned to voice the graphic symbol 37 days by and by in   the Disney XD animated seriesLEGO Star Wars : The Freemaker Adventures .

Keira Knightley (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace)

Keira Knightley’scameo is one that Star Wars fans incline to forgetabout .   Knightley appeared inEpisode Ias   Sabé , one of Queen Amidala ’s handmaidens . Knightley was swan due to her substantial resemblance to Natalie Portman and concord toThe Guardian , during filming , Portman ’s own mother could n’t even tell the two aside !

While only appear in a modest theatrical role inThe Phantom Menace ,   Sabé has cash in one’s chips on to have an integral role in the current rill of Marvel ’s Darth Vader comics . The one divergence here from most other cameos is that Knightley was n’t a major asterisk just yet .

Karl Urban (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)

AfterStar Trekco - lead and frequent collaborator of Abrams , Simon Pegg appear inThe Force Awakens , J.J. Abrams bring Bones himself , Karl Urban to play a small role forEpisode IX . He appears as a stormtrooper in the hall of a Star Destroyer as Kylo Ren and the Knights of Ren pass by .

He utters the unmarried line " Knights of Ren . " Speaking on the experience withDigitalSpy , Urban say " [ … ] we had a really fun day on set . It ’s been one of my life - long destination to be a stormtrooper , so I can mark off that off now . " This cameo is not talk about enough andfans seemed to have overlook it inTheRise of Skywalker .

Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Star Wars: The Last Jedi)

Friend since their first collaborationBrick , Joseph Gordon - Levitt has appear in every Rian Johnson film . Whether it be a full - fledged lead role or a modest cameo , Gordon - Levitt has sour with Johnson six times now and soon to be seven with their coming Peacock seriesPoker grimace .

Gordon - Levitt appear inThe Last Jedias Slowen Lo , an alien complaining about Finn and Rose illicitly parking their shuttle on the beaches of Canto Bight . While a small role , it was fun to see Gordon - Levitt as an unrecognizable outlander . A lifelong Star Wars fan himself , Joseph Gordon - Levitt would also later go on to asterisk in theStar war : VisionsepisodeTatooine Rhapsody .

*NSYNC (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)

For years , rumors have persist that the notable boy banding * NSYNC film scenes as Jedi forAttack of the Clones . Many mistakenly cover that the cameos were ignore due to fan repercussion but this year , Joey Fatone finally set the record straight .

Due to Fatone , Chris Kirkpatrick and JC Chasez being SAG members , they had to be cut as the Star Wars film were made outside of the SAG , perScreenRant . While their scene were abbreviate , it ’s rumour they can still be visualise at point in the screen background as fighting Jedi during the Battle of Geonosis .

Justin Theroux (Star Wars: The Last Jedi)

WhileThe Last Jedihas become one of the most polarizing blockbustersof tardily , it still had some really fun moments . As Finn and Rose search for the " superior codebreaker " on Canto Bight , they eventually run into him and it ’s revealed to be Justin Theroux but before they can say anything , they are dig and look at to a jail cell where they adjoin Benicio Del Toro ’s DJ .

It ’s a fun little function and a orderly misdirect as audiences totally wait Theroux to be playing a sizable role . He ’s also very memorable thanks to his standout outfit which is intemperately inspired by Indiana Jones ' tuxedo from the opening ofTemple of Doom .

John Williams (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)

After scoring and being a part of every Star Wars movie except forThe Clone WarsandRogueOne , Abrams require to have John Wiliams appear onscreen inEpisode IX , the final film of the Skywalker Saga . Williams seem as a mixologist on Kijimi while the hero attempt to get C-3PO to translate the Sith sticker .

In his brief cameo , Williams is surrounded by a multitude of prop all representing films that he worked on . It ’s a blink and you ’ll lack it here and now but it ’s a neat manner to honor the legendary composer . While many thought Episode IX would be his concluding work , he is presently knead on the score for the upcomingObi - Wan Kenobiseries andIndiana Jones 5 .

George Lucas (Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith)

The fabled God Almighty of the full saga made his launching use in 2005’sRevenge of the Sith . Lucas appears on Coruscant as Baron Notluwiski Papanoida . He is seen conversing in the background at the Coruscant opera house house with Chi Eekway , play by Lucas ' daughter Amanda .

Though it ’s a small role in the film , Papanoida would go on to play an integral role in theClone WarsepisodeSphere of Influence . While still retaining the semblance of George Lucas , the character was voiced by Corey Burton , who based his carrying out on Orson Welles , viaStarWars.com .

Jason Sudeikis (The Mandalorian)

catch Jason Sudeikis in Star Wars is by far one of the mostunexpected things to happen inThe Mandalorian . Sudeikis appears in two episodes in - costume as a Scout Trooper . He first appears during the end of " The Reckoning"as one of the scout trooper who snatches Grogu from Kuiil .

He appears again in the follow instalment during the frigid open , alongside fellow comedian Adam Pally . It ’s a really humorous vista and a squeamish contrast to the exceedingly grim ending of the previous installment . He is then killed by IG-11 .

Daniel Craig (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)

Daniel Craig ’s cameo inThe Force Awakenscreated headlines everywhere and for a time , devotee would bring up to his stormtrooper with the designation JB-007 . He appears as the stormtrooper who gets Jedi mind fox by Rey . The way his appearance hail to be is honestly pretty funny .

In theStar state of war : The Force Awakensaudio commentary , J.J. Abrams say the cameo came to be because Daniel Craig was also at Pinewood during the motion-picture photography of VII working onSpectre . Abrams invited him for a speedy part and account was made !

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