Derek Arnold is a puppeteer and actor who worked as a creature and droid performer in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. He also portrayed Lanever Villecham, the Luggabeast (along with Tom Wilton), and Vober Dand in The Force Awakens, and Pao and the Bor Gullet in the 2016 anthology film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Arnold returned to the screen to play a young Ki-Adi-Mundi in the fourth episode of Star Wars: The Acolyte.
Works[]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Series | Contribution(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens | Creature and Droid Puppeteer[1] | |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Pao[2] | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi | Creature and Droid Puppeteer[3] | |
| 2019 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Creature and Droid Puppeteer[4] Auromae Iselo (uncredited)[5] | |
| 2019 | Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker | Creature and Droid Puppeteer[6] | |
| 2022 | "Kassa" | Star Wars: Andor | CFX Movement Coordinator and Puppeteer[7] |
| 2022 | "That Would Be Me" | Andor | CFX Movement Coordinator and Puppeteer[8] |
| 2022 | "Reckoning" | Andor | CFX Movement Coordinator and Puppeteer[9] |
| 2022 | "Aldhani" | Andor | CFX Movement Coordinator and Puppeteer[10] |
| 2022 | "The Axe Forgets" | Andor | CFX Movement Coordinator and Puppeteer[11] |
| 2022 | "Announcement" | Andor | CFX Movement Coordinator and Puppeteer[12] |
| 2022 | "Narkina 5" | Andor | CFX Movement Coordinator and Puppeteer[13] |
| 2022 | "Nobody's Listening!" | Andor | CFX Movement Coordinator and Puppeteer[14] |
| 2022 | "One Way Out" | Andor | CFX Movement Coordinator and Puppeteer[15] |
| 2022 | "Daughter of Ferrix" | Andor | CFX Movement Coordinator and Puppeteer[16] |
| 2022 | "Rix Road" | Andor | CFX Movement Coordinator and Puppeteer[17] |
| 2024 | "Day" | Star Wars: The Acolyte | Master Ki-Adi-Mundi[18] |
| 2025 | "Ever Been to Ghorman?" | Andor | Senator #3[19] |
| 2025 | "Jedha, Kyber, Erso" | Andor | Pao[20] |
| Ahsoka Season 2 | Star Wars: Ahsoka[21] |
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - The Official Mission Debrief
"From Puppets to Pao" — Star Wars Insider 173 (reprinted in Aliens, Creatures, and Droids)- Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- Star Wars: Andor — "Kassa"
- Star Wars: Andor — "That Would Be Me"
- Star Wars: Andor — "Reckoning"
- Star Wars: Andor — "Aldhani"
- Star Wars: Andor — "The Axe Forgets"
- Star Wars: Andor — "Announcement"
- Star Wars: Andor — "Narkina 5"
- Star Wars: Andor — "Nobody's Listening!"
- Star Wars: Andor — "One Way Out"
- Star Wars: Andor — "Daughter of Ferrix"
- Star Wars: Andor — "Rix Road"
- Star Wars Celebration LIVE! 2023 – DAY 2 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (original link is obsolete)
- Star Wars: The Acolyte — "Day"
- Star Wars: Andor — "Ever Been to Ghorman?"
- Secrets from the Set of Andor Season 2: Week 4 Trivia on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Andor — "Jedha, Kyber, Erso"
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑ Solo: A Star Wars Story
- ↑
Dee Tails (@deetails) on Twitter (post): "Yeah, Regineer Teed, is me. Gelan Yees, Dilu Miah. Auromae Iselo, Derek Arnold. Tubes, Aiden Cook aka Two Tubes. Silvasu Fi, Stephanie Silva. Faddera Rabar, Barbara Fadden.
Other than Warrick (Weazel) and Erin (Enfys) the others are stuntmen and women." (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- ↑
Star Wars: Andor — "Kassa"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "That Would Be Me"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "Reckoning"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "Aldhani"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "The Axe Forgets"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "Announcement"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "Narkina 5"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "Nobody's Listening!"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "One Way Out"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "Daughter of Ferrix"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "Rix Road"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Acolyte — "Day"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "Ever Been to Ghorman?"
- ↑ Star Wars: Andor — "Jedha, Kyber, Erso"
- ↑ Making Tracks Episode 224: Absolutely integral: With guest Derek Arnold on the Fantha Tracks TV | Daily Star Wars News YouTube channel (backup link)
External links[]
- Derek Arnold at the Internet Movie Database
- Derek Arnold (Vober Dand) by Dennis Pellegrom on Star Wars Interviews (original article now obsolete)
- Star Wars Derek Arnold Interview – Rogue One Pao on the Red Carpet News TV YouTube channel (backup link)
- Ep. 32 Derek Arnold - The Interesting Podcast (with Brian Ballance) (Podcast) on soundcloud.com (backup link)
- Derek Arnold: Creature Performer, Puppeteer for the Stars (Wars) on talkingbay94.libsyn.com (backup link)
- Making Tracks Episode 224: Absolutely integral: With guest Derek Arnold on the Fantha Tracks TV | Daily Star Wars News YouTube channel (backup link)
