Silas Carson

Silas Carson
Silas Carson at F.A.C.T.S. 2008
Born	1965 (age 59–60) 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.

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 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.

Filmography

Year	Title	Format	Role	Notes
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]

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.

External links

• Silas Carson at IMDb