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Silas Carson

Silas Carson as Nute Gunray Obtained from a dealer

On playing various roles: "I met all of the creature department (when sent to ILM's creature shop for Ki-Adi-Mundi's makeup), and at the time they were casting the Neimoidians as well. They needed people who were very tall, big people for the Neimoidians. They had somebody to play Nute Gunray, but apparently this actor, when they did the test for the prosthetics, couldn't handle it all. Nute was even more uncomfortable than Ki-Adi, given that you're actually inside a mechanical head. By that time, I had spent a lot of time with them, so they said to me, 'Would you like to play this character as well?' Obviously, being disguised, an actor is able to play more than one alien. But it was really being around the set and getting on well with Robin and George. I think they trusted me." Humourous memories of performing various roles: "There were a couple of times when I was doing Ki-Adi in the morning, and in the afternoon I'd do Nute, which was interesting. It's a bit like working in rep in theater--you play one character one day and another character the next." "The funniest thing was when I pilot the Jedi ship. At the very beginning, I actually speak to a hologram of Nute Gunray. There I am, asking him permission to land, and I'm speaking to myself!" Time spent on the set performing various roles: Unknown, but Ki-Adi-Mundi's makeup took 4 hours to apply daily. Other characters played: Ki-Adi-Mundi Nute Gunray Republic Cruiser Pilot Other actors who portrayed various roles: Unknown Source: Star Wars Insider #39

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