Dave Chapman is an English puppeteer and actor who worked as one of the two performers for BB-8 in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, and reprised his role for Star Wars: Episode VIII.[1] He served as the principle performer for Proxima in Solo: A Star Wars Story, and also portrayed a Mimban guard.[2]
During production of the Andor television series, the droid B2EMO's dialogue was originally going to be rerecorded by an actor.[3] Writer and executive producer[4] Tony Gilroy watched a long list of audition pieces for the role until his brother, John Gilroy, decided he likes Chapman's voice the most. The two then called Chapman and told him he would voice the droid, which left him overwhelmed. Chapman also operated B2EMO in the show.[3]
Works[]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Series | Contribution(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens | Performer for BB-8 | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi | Performer for BB-8 | |
| 2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Mimban guard, performer for Proxima[2] | |
| 2022 | "Kassa" | Andor | B2EMO[4] |
| 2022 | "That Would Be Me" | Andor | B2EMO[5] |
| 2022 | "Reckoning" | Andor | B2EMO[6] |
| 2022 | "Announcement" | Andor | B2EMO[7] |
| 2022 | "Narkina 5" | Andor | B2EMO[8] |
| 2025 | "One Year Later" | Andor | B2EMO[9] |
| 2025 | "Sagrona Teema" | Andor | B2EMO[10] |
| 2025 | "Harvest" | Andor | B2EMO[11] |
| 2025 | "Jedha, Kyber, Erso" | Andor | B2EMO[12] |
Sources[]
Secrets of the Solo: A Star Wars Story Creature Shop on StarWars.com (backup link)- "200 Reasons Why We Love Star Wars" — Star Wars Insider 200
- Andor — "Kassa"
- Andor — "That Would Be Me"
- Andor — "Reckoning"
- Andor — "Announcement"
- Andor — "Narkina 5"
- Tony Gilroy Breaks Down Andor Season 1 on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Andor — "One Year Later"
- Andor — "Sagrona Teema"
- Andor — "Harvest"
- Andor — "Jedha, Kyber, Erso"
Notes and references[]
- ↑
BB-8 "Vocal Consultant" Ben Schwartz on Getting Into Character and BB-8's Gender by Wickman, Forrest on Slate (December 18, 2015) (backup link archived on October 19, 2019)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Secrets of the Solo: A Star Wars Story Creature Shop on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tony Gilroy Breaks Down Andor Season 1 on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Andor — "Kassa"
- ↑ Andor — "That Would Be Me"
- ↑ Andor — "Reckoning"
- ↑ Andor — "Announcement"
- ↑ Andor — "Narkina 5"
- ↑ Andor — "One Year Later"
- ↑ Andor — "Sagrona Teema"
- ↑ Andor — "Harvest"
- ↑ Andor — "Jedha, Kyber, Erso"
