Meet the other Asians
who’ve appeared in the
Star Wars saga.STAR
WOK!
EIJI KUSUHARA
The Japanese actor is widely believed to be the first
Asian pilot in the Star Wars movies — as Lieutenant
Telsij, a Y-wing pilot in Return of the Jedi. He’s on
screen for four glorious seconds.BAI LING
Her scenes as Galactic Senator Bana Breemu didn’t
make it to the final cut of Revenge of the Sith, but you
can find her axed scenes in the DVD version.
KEN LEUNG
The JJ Abrams regular was Resistance Admiral
Statura in The Force Awakens. No word on whether
he’ll back in The Last Jedi.JESSICA HENWICK
The Game of Thrones alum — whose dad is British
and mum a Chinese-Singaporean — turns up as
X-wing pilot Jessika Pava in The Force Awakens.
YAYAN RUHIAN & IKO UWAIS
The Indonesian stars of The Raid play Tasu Leech
and Razoo Quin-Fee, gangsters despatched to collect
a debt from Han Solo in The Force Awakens.DONNIE YEN, JIANG WEN & RIZ AHMED
As Chirrut Îmwe, Baze Malbus and Bodhi Rook, respectively, they’re part of a suicide squad assigned to steal
the Death Star plans in Rogue One.