Silas Carson (born 1965) is an English actor. He played the Cerean

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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

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in ''

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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

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(

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) and

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(

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) were passengers (in the first scene). Carson made a guest appearance on the

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series '' Hustle'', as

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film fan and perfectionist Kulvinder Samar, and in '' Spooks'' and ''

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''. He provided alien voices for the ''

'' 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

, a race once enslaved by humanity. He has reprised this role in audio dramas for

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. 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 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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carson, Silas 1965 births Date of birth missing (living people) English people of Indian descent English male film actors English male television actors English male voice actors British male soap opera actors 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Living people Male actors from London People from Westminster Actors from the City of Westminster