Silas Carson

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Silas Carson
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Silas Carson at F.A.C.T.S. 2008
Born1965 (age 6061)
Westminster, London, England
OccupationsActor, voice actor
Years active1992–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 .

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Career

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 a blackmailer Stuart Hordley. He had a minor role in series one of the 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.

Filmography

YearTitleFormatRoleNotes
1993Horse OperaFilmColin
1996 Cold Lazarus TelevisionFirst Sentry, MSC GuardEpisodes 1 and 3
1997Supply & DemandFilmVO15 Officer
Saving GraceMan with dog
Fever Pitch Indian waiter
1998 Jeremiah Hananiah
1999 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Nute Gunray / Ki-Adi-Mundi / Lott Dod / Antidar Williams4 roles
MetrosexualityTelevisionJonno
The Bill John TrimmerEpisode: "Lucky Jim"
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Simon WrightEpisode: "Living on Risk"
2000 Innocents FilmAsh Pavade
2001 Always and Everyone TelevisionRash AminEpisode 3.3
2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones FilmKi-Adi-Mundi / Nute GunrayDouble role
The Project Clive
2004 Hidalgo Katib
Waking the Dead TelevisionDI CrowtherEpisode: "Fugue States: Part 1"
The PredatorFilm
The Grid TelevisionDr. Raghib Mutar2 episodes
Lie with Me FilmSaul Pierson
2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Ki-Adi-Mundi / Nute GunrayDouble role
CromophobiaYoga instructor
William and Mary TelevisionMr. OrmerondEpisodes 3.1, 3.5 and 3.6
Absolute Power Reza Bin LadenEpisode: "The Nation's Favourite"
Spooks The PrinceEpisode: "Road Trip"
2005–2010; 2021 Doctor Who 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 Kulvinder SamarEpisode: "A Bollywood Dream"
The Ten CommandmentsFilm Jered
2006–2007 The Bill TelevisionOfficer Marcus Swift
2007 Flawless FilmReece
The IT Crowd TelevisionDerek PippenEpisode: "Return of the Golden Child"
Outnumbered RaviEpisode 1.6
The Sarah Jane Adventures Kudlak (voice), Emperor (voice)Episode: "Warriors of Kudlak" (Parts 1 and 2)
2007–2008 Waterloo Road Stuart Hordley Series 3
2008 Heroes and Villains Al-Adil Episode: "Richard the Lionheart"
Bonekickers KahmilEpisode: "The Cradle of Civilisation"
2009 Hunter Ari AssadEpisode 1.2
TransgressFilmMan
Boogie Woogie Surgeon
The Philanthropist TelevisionEpisode: "Kashmir"
2010 How Not to Live Your Life BrianSeason 3
MI High Well Fit JimSeason 4.3
Pimp FilmPunter
2011 Holby City TelevisionSunil Bhatti [2] Series 13
2012National Theatre Live: The Comedy of ErrorsFilmBalthaser
Cleanskin Amin
2013 Doctors TelevisionDCS James BlakeSeries 15
Locke FilmDr. GulluVoice
It's a LotMr. Patel
2014 Blood Cells Tariq
Dying of the Light Dr. Sanjar
2015 The Casual Vacancy BBC mini seriesVikram Jawanda
Tut Spike miniseries Akhenaten
Miss You Already FilmDr. Butala
2016 EastEnders Television Haroon Zaman [3] Episode 5381
2017 Phantom Thread FilmRubio Gurrerro
2018 Trust TelevisionBullimore (Jahangir Khan)Season 1
Postcards from London FilmGeorge
2019 The Corrupted Mayor Ahmad
2020 Star Wars: The Clone Wars TelevisionKi-Adi-MundiArchive voice recording; episode: "Shattered"
The Other One Mr Shray Tandell1 episode [4]
Des Russell Cavendish [5]
2021 Midsomer Murders Reuben ToomsEpisode: "The Stitcher Society"
2023 The Gold Harry Bowman5 episodes [6]
2025 Out There Ersin Turuk2 episodes

References

  1. "1. Doctor Who - Time Lord Victorious: He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not - Doctor Who - Time Lord Victorious - Big Finish".
  2. "Silas Carson Profile". Gordon and French. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  3. Executive Producer: Sean O'Connor; Director: John Howlett; Writer: Liz Lake (7 November 2016). "Episode dated 07/11/2016". EastEnders. BBC. BBC One.
  4. "BBC One - the Other One, Series 1, Episode 6".
  5. "Episode #1.2". IMDb . 22 October 2020.
  6. "First Look images and further casting announced for upcoming BBC Drama The Gold". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 17 January 2023.