- "...you stare at a Yoda puppet for 2 hours. I swear he winked at me at one point ... Yoda's line of 'Try not! Do, or do not. There is no try' is what made me determined to get a part on a Star Wars film. How ironic is it that I succeed, and end up staring him in the face?"
- ―Christian Simpson
Christan Simpson
Christian Simpson is a British actor, writer, and composer who portrayed starfighter pilot Bravo Six, Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes, in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.[1] Simpson's likeness was reused for Sykes in the MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies and the game Battle For Naboo.
Simpson served as Hayden Christensen's Stand-in during the filming of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith[2][3] as well as playing the actions of the female BD-3000 luxury droid.[4]
In Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens Simpson voiced numerous Aliens and Stormtroopers[5][6], as well as co-producing Nien Nunb's dialogue with Matthew Wood.[7][8]
Christian Simpson is the voice of Resistance X-Wing pilot C'ai Threnalli, whose appearances include Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Force Awakens.[9][10][11]
He also voices the member of Saw's Rebels reclaiming Jedha Kyber crystals in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.[12]
In addition to his work on the Star Wars saga, he has been seen in several other notable film and television productions. These include Independence Day: Resurgence[13], The Dark Knight Trilogy: Batman Begins[14], Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as 'Old Fred Weasley' (double)[15][16][17], True Blood[18], EastEnders, Family Affairs, Red Cap, Casualty and Spooks: MI-5.[19]
In 2011 Simpson appeared on the cover of the Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 62 magazine.
Simpson is also a writer of award-winning stories and screenplays[20]. His time travel novel The Chrononaut is being developed as a TV series with Superman Returns Executive Producer Gil Adler attached[20].
In 2014 Simpson became a contributor for Disney Lucasfilm's official StarWars.com.[21]
He has appeared as a guest at a number of autograph signing conventions for entertainment fans in Japan, Germany[22], Canada, Great Britain[23], and most recently at San Diego Comic Con in the USA.[24]
External links
- Official StarWars.com Blog
"The Fan to the Man" — Blog — Christian Simpson's StarWars.com Blog (backup link (bravo/) not verified!)- Acting Website and Links
- Writing Website and Links
- Gavyn Sykes Character Bio
- Official Fan Page
Sources
- StarWars.com 'Caught on the Cam' interview
- Star Wars Insider 97
Notes and references
- ↑ Starships & Vehicles Magazine #62
- ↑ StarWars.com
- ↑ Interview and screenshots from Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ IMDb
- ↑ http://www.starwars.com/news/from-blast-that-x-wing-to-traitor-the-voices-of-star-wars-the-force-awakens
- ↑ The Force Awakens end credits and cast photos
- ↑ StarWars.com
- ↑ Verified Page Post
- ↑ IMDb
- ↑ Leland Chee Tweet
- ↑ Verified Page Post
- ↑ https://goo.gl/SqLQ5O
- ↑ IMDb
- ↑ IMDb Image Vault
- ↑ Convention Signers
- ↑ Atlanti-Con
- ↑ Harry Potter Promo
- ↑ Official Site Credits
- ↑ IMDb (incomplete)
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Simpson's Official Writing Website
- ↑ Star Wars official site
- ↑ Lucasfilm's JediCon Show Review
- ↑ TheForce.net article re Memorabilia Show
- ↑ San Diego Comic Con official website