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Silas Carson | |
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 Silas Carson at F.A.C.T.S. 2008 | |
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Westminster, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Silas Carson (born 1965) is an English actor. He played the Cerean Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi and the Neimoidian Viceroy Nute Gunray in all three of the Star Wars prequels, as well as providing the voice of the Ood in Doctor Who .
In addition to his primary roles in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace , Carson provided extra speaking parts for the characters of Lott Dod and Antidar Williams, respectively; the former was a senator of the Trade Federation (although his voice was replaced with that of actor Toby Longworth) and the latter was a co-pilot on the ship in which Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) were passengers (in the first scene).
Carson made a guest appearance on the BBC series Hustle , as Bollywood film fan and perfectionist Kulvinder Samar, and in Spooks and The IT Crowd . He provided alien voices for the Doctor Who episodes "The End of the World", "The Impossible Planet", "The Satan Pit", "Planet of the Ood" and "The End of Time". In the latter four episodes, he voiced the Ood, a race once enslaved by humanity. He has reprised this role in audio dramas for Big Finish Productions. [1]
In late 2007, Carson appeared in several episodes of the BBC's school drama Waterloo Road as blackmailer Stuart Hordley. He had a minor role in series one of BBC sit-com Outnumbered , as a character named Ravi, when Sue and Pete had a dinner party.
Carson starred in the third series of BBC3 comedy How Not to Live Your Life alongside Dan Clark and David Armand, portraying Samantha's university professor-love interest, Brian.
Carson starred in the DCI Banks episode "Buried" (2015) as Raheel Kamel.
| Year | Title | Format | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Horse Opera | Film | Colin | |
| 1996 | Cold Lazarus | Television | First Sentry, MSC Guard | Episodes 1 and 3 |
| 1997 | Supply & Demand | Film | VO15 Officer | |
| Saving Grace | Film | Man with dog | ||
| Fever Pitch | Film | Indian waiter | ||
| 1998 | Jeremiah | Film | Hananiah | |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | Film | Nute Gunray / Ki-Adi-Mundi / Lott Dod / Antidar Williams | 4 roles |
| Metrosexuality | Television | Jonno | ||
| The Bill | Television | John Trimmer | Episode: "Lucky Jim" | |
| An Unsuitable Job for a Woman | Television | Simon Wright | Episode: "Living on Risk" | |
| 2000 | Innocents | Film | Ash Pavade | |
| 2001 | Always and Everyone | Television | Rash Amin | Episode 3.3 |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | Film | Ki-Adi-Mundi / Nute Gunray | Double role |
| The Project | Film | Clive | ||
| 2004 | Hidalgo | Film | Katib | |
| Waking the Dead | Television | DI Crowther | Episode: "Fugue States: Part 1" | |
| The Predator | Film | |||
| The Grid | Television | Dr. Raghib Mutar | Episodes 1 and 2 | |
| Lie with Me | Film | Saul Pierson | ||
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Film | Ki-Adi-Mundi / Nute Gunray | Double role |
| Cromophobia | Film | Yoga instructor | ||
| William and Mary | Television | Mr. Ormerond | Episodes 3.1, 3.5 and 3.6 | |
| Absolute Power | Television | Reza Bin Laden | Episode: "The Nation's Favourite" | |
| Spooks | Television | The Prince | Episode: "Road Trip" | |
| 2005–2010; 2021 | Doctor Who | Television | Alien voices, The Ood (voice), Ood Sigma (voice) | Six episodes: "The End of the World" (2005) "The Impossible Planet" (2006) "The Satan Pit" (2006) "Planet of the Ood" (2008) "The End of Time": Parts 1 and 2 (2009–10) "Survivors of the Flux"/"The Vanquishers" (2021) |
| 2006 | Hustle | Television | Kulvinder Samar | Episode: "A Bollywood Dream" |
| The Ten Commandments | Film | Jered | ||
| 2006–2007 | The Bill | Television | Officer Marcus Swift | |
| 2007 | Flawless | Film | Reece | |
| The IT Crowd | Television | Derek Pippen | Episode: "Return of the Golden Child" | |
| Outnumbered | Television | Ravi | Episode 1.6 | |
| The Sarah Jane Adventures | Television | Kudlak (voice), Emperor (voice) | Episode: "Warriors of Kudlak" (Parts 1 and 2) | |
| 2007–2008 | Waterloo Road | Television | Stuart Hordley | Series 3 |
| 2008 | Heroes and Villains | Television | Al-Adil | Episode: "Richard the Lionheart" |
| Bonekickers | Television | Kahmil | Episode: "The Cradle of Civilisation" | |
| 2009 | Hunter | Television | Ari Assad | Episode 1.2 |
| Transgress | Film | Man | ||
| Boogie Woogie | Film | Surgeon | ||
| The Philanthropist | Television | Episode: "Kashmir" | ||
| 2010 | How Not to Live Your Life | Television | Brian | Season 3 |
| MI High | Television | Well Fit Jim | Season 4.3 | |
| Pimp | Film | Punter | ||
| 2011 | Holby City | Television | Sunil Bhatti [2] | Series 13 |
| 2012 | National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors | Film | Balthaser | |
| Cleanskin | Film | Amin | ||
| 2013 | Doctors | Television | DCS James Blake | Series 15 |
| Locke | Film | Dr. Gullu | Voice | |
| It's a Lot | Film | Mr. Patel | ||
| 2014 | Blood Cells | Film | Tariq | |
| Dying of the Light | Film | Dr. Sanjar | ||
| 2015 | The Casual Vacancy | BBC mini series | Vikram Jawanda | |
| Tut | Spike miniseries | Akhenaten | ||
| Miss You Already | Film | Dr. Butala | ||
| 2016 | EastEnders | Television | Haroon Zaman [3] | Episode 5381 |
| 2017 | Phantom Thread | Film | Rubio Gurrerro | |
| 2018 | Trust | Television | Bullimore (Jahangir Khan) | Season 1 |
| Postcards from London | Film | George | ||
| 2020 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Television | Ki-Adi-Mundi | Archive voice recording; episode: "Shattered" |
| 2019 | The Corrupted | Film | Mayor Ahmad | |
| 2020 | The Other One | Television | Mr Shray Tandell | 1 episode [4] |
| 2020 | Des | Television | Russell Cavendish | 1 episode [5] |
| 2021 | Midsomer Murders | Television | Reuben Tooms | Episode: "The Stitcher Society" |
| 2023 | The Gold | Television | Harry Bowman | 5 Episodes [6] |
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