Ian McDiarmid

Ian McDiarmid
McDiarmid in 2020
Born (1944-08-11) 11 August 1944
Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland
Alma mater
  • University of St Andrews (MA)
  • Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
Years active1972–present

Ian McDiarmid (/məkˈdɜːrmɪd/ mək-DUR-mid; born 11 August 1944) is a Scottish actor and director of stage and screen. Making his stage debut in Hamlet in 1972, McDiarmid joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1974, and has since starred in a number of William Shakespeare's plays. He has received an Olivier Award for Best Actor for Insignificance (1982) and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Faith Healer (2006).

He gained prominence for portraying Palpatine in the Star Wars franchise starting from Return of the Jedi (1983).[1] He also acted in Gorky Park (1983), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), Restoration (1995), Sleepy Hollow (1999) and The Lost City of Z (2016).

  1. ^ Irvine, Lindesay (7 November 2005). "In the Shadow of Evil". The Guardian.
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