The Mandalorian: Every Character & Actor in the Live-Action Star Wars Series
For even more from Star Wars Celebration, learn about everything we know about Episode IX, see how Rian Johnson reacted to the first footage from the sequel, find out about how Abrams consulted with George Lucas on the movie, or dig into when Oscar Isaac told us that “Leia is gone.”
The Star Wars franchise is finally making the jump to live-action TV this year. The upcoming Disney+ streaming service will feature an original series called The Mandalorian, about a mysterious gunfighter making a name for himself several years after the events of Return of the Jedi. The series is being written and produced by Jon Favreau (Iron Man 1 & 2).
Beyond that, we don’t know a great deal about the plot or characters of The Mandalorian. However, we do know who’s been cast in this series. Scroll down to find out which actors will be making their Star Wars debut, and which classic Star Wars villain is being given new life.
Update: We’ve added new photos and details from the Mandalorian panel at Star Wars Celebration.
Gina Carano as Cara Dune<\/h2>\r\n\r\nGina Carano (Fast & Furious 6) has been cast as Cara Dune. Dune is a former Rebel shock trooper struggling to return to civilian life after the end of the Galactic Civil War. She appears to have thrown her lot in with Pascal\u0027s Mandalorian gunfighter instead.”,”height”:1152,”width”:2048,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/14\/d4ilrzrwaaavpem-1555262015301.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/14\/d4ilrzrwaaavpem-1555262015301_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:”03″,”albumTotalCount”:10},{“caption”:”Carl Weathers as\u00a0Greef Marda<\/h2>\r\n\r\nCarl Weathers (Predator) has been cast as Greef Marda, a grizzled leader of a bounty hunting guild who hires Pascal\u0027s character for a dangerous job.”,”height”:1152,”width”:2048,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/14\/grief-1555262015302.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/14\/grief-1555262015302_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:”04″,”albumTotalCount”:10},{“caption”:”Nick Nolte<\/h2>\r\nNick Nolte (Tropic Thunder) has been cast in an undisclosed role. We could see Nolte playing either a grizzled mentor to Pascal\u0027s character or a villain (as he did in 2003\u0027s Hulk).”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/nick-nolte-1555015075137.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/nick-nolte-1555015075137_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:”05″,”albumTotalCount”:10},{“caption”:”Giancarlo Esposito<\/h2>\r\nGiancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad) has been cast in an undisclosed role. His character was shown flying a TIE Fighter in a brief clip at Star Wars Celebration, suggesting he may be an ex-Imperial pilot.”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/giancarlo-esposito-1555015075134.png”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/giancarlo-esposito-1555015075134_{size}.png”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:”06″,”albumTotalCount”:10},{“caption”:”Emily Swallow<\/h2>\r\nEmily Swallow (Supernatural) has been cast in an undisclosed role. Swallow has some experience with voiceover work thanks to animated series like Castlevania and video games like The Order: 1886, so we could see her playing an alien or droid character in The Mandalorian.”,”height”:768,”width”:1366,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/emily-swallow-1555015075133.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/emily-swallow-1555015075133_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:”07″,”albumTotalCount”:10},{“caption”:”Omid Abtahi<\/h2>\r\nOmid Abtahi (Damien) has been cast in an undisclosed role. As with Emily Swallow, Abtahi\u0027s extensive background in video game voiceover work suggests that he could be providing the voice for an alien or droid character.”,”height”:674,”width”:1200,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/omid-abtahi-1555015075138.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/omid-abtahi-1555015075138_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:”08″,”albumTotalCount”:10},{“caption”:”Werner Herzog<\/h2>\r\nWerner Herzog has been cast in an undisclosed role. Herzog is easily the most intriguing cast member, as he\u0027s generally more known for his directing work than acting. Given that most of Herzog\u0027s recent acting credits have been voices for animated sitcoms like Rick and Morty and The Simpsons, he seems another likely candidate for voicing a nonhuman character on The Mandalorian.”,”height”:675,”width”:1200,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/werner-herzog-1555015075141.jpeg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/werner-herzog-1555015075141_{size}.jpeg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:”09″,”albumTotalCount”:10},{“caption”:”Taika Waititi – IG-88<\/h2>\r\nTaika Waititi is thus far the only cast member whose actual role has been confirmed. Waititi will be voicing IG-88, the rogue assassin droid who was among the bounty hunters hired by Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back. In the old Expanded Universe stories, it was revealed that IG-88 actually inserted its programming into the second Death Star, briefly taking control of the station until its destruction cut his reign short. Given Waititi\u0027s comedic portrayal of Korg in Thor: Ragnarok (which he also directed), we\u0027re assuming IG-88 will turn out to have a more eccentric personality than Star Wars fans had been led to believe.”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/taika-waititi-1555015075140.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/taika-waititi-1555015075140_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:10,”albumTotalCount”:10}]’data-ads-disabled=’false’data-ad-frequency=’3’data-image-size=’1280w’>Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian10+ IMAGESFullscreen ImageESC 
Nick Nolte<\/h2>\r\nNick Nolte (Tropic Thunder) has been cast in an undisclosed role. We could see Nolte playing either a grizzled mentor to Pascal\u0027s character or a villain (as he did in 2003\u0027s Hulk).”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/nick-nolte-1555015075137.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/nick-nolte-1555015075137_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:”05″,”albumTotalCount”:10},{“caption”:”Giancarlo Esposito<\/h2>\r\nGiancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad) has been cast in an undisclosed role. His character was shown flying a TIE Fighter in a brief clip at Star Wars Celebration, suggesting he may be an ex-Imperial pilot.”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/giancarlo-esposito-1555015075134.png”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/giancarlo-esposito-1555015075134_{size}.png”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:”06″,”albumTotalCount”:10},{“caption”:”Emily Swallow<\/h2>\r\nEmily Swallow (Supernatural) has been cast in an undisclosed role. Swallow has some experience with voiceover work thanks to animated series like Castlevania and video games like The Order: 1886, so we could see her playing an alien or droid character in The Mandalorian.”,”height”:768,”width”:1366,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/emily-swallow-1555015075133.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/emily-swallow-1555015075133_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:”07″,”albumTotalCount”:10},{“caption”:”Omid Abtahi<\/h2>\r\nOmid Abtahi (Damien) has been cast in an undisclosed role. As with Emily Swallow, Abtahi\u0027s extensive background in video game voiceover work suggests that he could be providing the voice for an alien or droid character.”,”height”:674,”width”:1200,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/omid-abtahi-1555015075138.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/omid-abtahi-1555015075138_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:”08″,”albumTotalCount”:10},{“caption”:”Werner Herzog<\/h2>\r\nWerner Herzog has been cast in an undisclosed role. Herzog is easily the most intriguing cast member, as he\u0027s generally more known for his directing work than acting. Given that most of Herzog\u0027s recent acting credits have been voices for animated sitcoms like Rick and Morty and The Simpsons, he seems another likely candidate for voicing a nonhuman character on The Mandalorian.”,”height”:675,”width”:1200,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/werner-herzog-1555015075141.jpeg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/werner-herzog-1555015075141_{size}.jpeg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:”09″,”albumTotalCount”:10},{“caption”:”Taika Waititi – IG-88<\/h2>\r\nTaika Waititi is thus far the only cast member whose actual role has been confirmed. Waititi will be voicing IG-88, the rogue assassin droid who was among the bounty hunters hired by Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back. In the old Expanded Universe stories, it was revealed that IG-88 actually inserted its programming into the second Death Star, briefly taking control of the station until its destruction cut his reign short. Given Waititi\u0027s comedic portrayal of Korg in Thor: Ragnarok (which he also directed), we\u0027re assuming IG-88 will turn out to have a more eccentric personality than Star Wars fans had been led to believe.”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/taika-waititi-1555015075140.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/taika-waititi-1555015075140_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:10,”albumTotalCount”:10}]’data-ads-disabled=’false’data-ad-frequency=’3’data-image-size=’1280w’>Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian10+ IMAGESFullscreen ImageESC
Emily Swallow<\/h2>\r\nEmily Swallow (Supernatural) has been cast in an undisclosed role. Swallow has some experience with voiceover work thanks to animated series like Castlevania and video games like The Order: 1886, so we could see her playing an alien or droid character in The Mandalorian.”,”height”:768,”width”:1366,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/emily-swallow-1555015075133.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/emily-swallow-1555015075133_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:”07″,”albumTotalCount”:10},{“caption”:”Omid Abtahi<\/h2>\r\nOmid Abtahi (Damien) has been cast in an undisclosed role. As with Emily Swallow, Abtahi\u0027s extensive background in video game voiceover work suggests that he could be providing the voice for an alien or droid character.”,”height”:674,”width”:1200,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/omid-abtahi-1555015075138.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/omid-abtahi-1555015075138_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:”08″,”albumTotalCount”:10},{“caption”:”Werner Herzog<\/h2>\r\nWerner Herzog has been cast in an undisclosed role. Herzog is easily the most intriguing cast member, as he\u0027s generally more known for his directing work than acting. Given that most of Herzog\u0027s recent acting credits have been voices for animated sitcoms like Rick and Morty and The Simpsons, he seems another likely candidate for voicing a nonhuman character on The Mandalorian.”,”height”:675,”width”:1200,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/werner-herzog-1555015075141.jpeg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/werner-herzog-1555015075141_{size}.jpeg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:”09″,”albumTotalCount”:10},{“caption”:”Taika Waititi – IG-88<\/h2>\r\nTaika Waititi is thus far the only cast member whose actual role has been confirmed. Waititi will be voicing IG-88, the rogue assassin droid who was among the bounty hunters hired by Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back. In the old Expanded Universe stories, it was revealed that IG-88 actually inserted its programming into the second Death Star, briefly taking control of the station until its destruction cut his reign short. Given Waititi\u0027s comedic portrayal of Korg in Thor: Ragnarok (which he also directed), we\u0027re assuming IG-88 will turn out to have a more eccentric personality than Star Wars fans had been led to believe.”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/taika-waititi-1555015075140.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/taika-waititi-1555015075140_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:10,”albumTotalCount”:10}]’data-ads-disabled=’false’data-ad-frequency=’3’data-image-size=’1280w’>Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian10+ IMAGESFullscreen ImageESC
Werner Herzog<\/h2>\r\nWerner Herzog has been cast in an undisclosed role. Herzog is easily the most intriguing cast member, as he\u0027s generally more known for his directing work than acting. Given that most of Herzog\u0027s recent acting credits have been voices for animated sitcoms like Rick and Morty and The Simpsons, he seems another likely candidate for voicing a nonhuman character on The Mandalorian.”,”height”:675,”width”:1200,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/werner-herzog-1555015075141.jpeg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/werner-herzog-1555015075141_{size}.jpeg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:”09″,”albumTotalCount”:10},{“caption”:”Taika Waititi – IG-88<\/h2>\r\nTaika Waititi is thus far the only cast member whose actual role has been confirmed. Waititi will be voicing IG-88, the rogue assassin droid who was among the bounty hunters hired by Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back. In the old Expanded Universe stories, it was revealed that IG-88 actually inserted its programming into the second Death Star, briefly taking control of the station until its destruction cut his reign short. Given Waititi\u0027s comedic portrayal of Korg in Thor: Ragnarok (which he also directed), we\u0027re assuming IG-88 will turn out to have a more eccentric personality than Star Wars fans had been led to believe.”,”height”:720,”width”:1280,”url”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/taika-waititi-1555015075140.jpg”,”styleUrl”:”https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/04\/11\/taika-waititi-1555015075140_{size}.jpg”,”credit”:””,”objectRelationName”:””,”objectRelationUrl”:””,”albumName”:”Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian”,”relativePosition”:10,”albumTotalCount”:10}]’data-ads-disabled=’false’data-ad-frequency=’3’data-image-size=’1280w’>Every Actor and Character Confirmed for The Mandalorian10+ IMAGESFullscreen ImageESC
Gina Carano (Fast & Furious 6) has been cast as Cara Dune. Dune is a former Rebel shock trooper struggling to return to civilian life after the end of the Galactic Civil War. She appears to have thrown her lot in with Pascal’s Mandalorian gunfighter instead.
Carl Weathers as Greif Marda
Carl Weathers (Predator) has been cast as Greef Marda, a grizzled leader of a bounty hunting guild who hires Pascal’s character for a dangerous job.
Nick Nolte
Nick Nolte (Tropic Thunder) has been cast in an undisclosed role. We could see Nolte playing either a grizzled mentor to Pascal’s character or a villain (as he did in 2003’s Hulk).
Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad) has been cast in an undisclosed role. His character was shown flying a TIE Fighter in a brief clip at Star Wars Celebration, suggesting he may be an ex-Imperial pilot.
Emily Swallow
Emily Swallow (Supernatural) has been cast in an undisclosed role. Swallow has some experience with voiceover work thanks to animated series like Castlevania and video games like The Order: 1886, so we could see her playing an alien or droid character in The Mandalorian.
Omid Abtahi
Omid Abtahi (Damien) has been cast in an undisclosed role. As with Emily Swallow, Abtahi’s extensive background in video game voiceover work suggests that he could be providing the voice for an alien or droid character.
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog has been cast in an undisclosed role. Herzog is easily the most intriguing cast member, as he’s generally more known for his directing work than acting. Given that most of Herzog’s recent acting credits have been voices for animated sitcoms like Rick and Morty and The Simpsons, he seems another likely candidate for voicing a nonhuman character on The Mandalorian.
Taika Waititi as IG-88
Taika Waititi is thus far the only cast member whose actual role has been confirmed. Waititi will be voicing IG-88, the rogue assassin droid who was among the bounty hunters hired by Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back. In the old Expanded Universe stories, it was revealed that IG-88 actually inserted its programming into the second Death Star, briefly taking control of the station until its destruction cut his reign short. Given Waititi’s comedic portrayal of Korg in Thor: Ragnarok (which he also directed), we’re assuming IG-88 will turn out to have a more eccentric personality than Star Wars fans had been led to believe.
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